Kitchen Porter

Gees Restaurant & Bar; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A lively independent restaurant is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Porter to join their team. The role involves ensuring the cleanliness of cooking utensils and equipment, assisting with deliveries, and maintaining health and safety standards. Ideal candidates should have some restaurant experience but full training will be provided. The position offers a sensible shift pattern across a 40-hour working week, with a competitive pay rate of up to £13.68 per hour, plus benefits such as meals on duty, discounts, and holiday pay.

Benefits

Meals on duty

50% discount on food within restaurants

Up to £700 recruitment incentive

Pension scheme

28 days holiday (pro-rata)

Paid day off on your birthday

Qualifications

• Experience working in similar restaurants is beneficial.
• Must be able to work under pressure and manage time effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all cooking utensils and equipment are washed and stored properly.
• Assist in receiving, unpacking, and storing deliveries.
• Adhere to Health, Hygiene, and Safety standards in the kitchen.

Skills

Restaurant Experience

Customer Service

Cleaning Experience

Job description

Gees situated in Oxford city centre is an independent lively restaurant bar and terrace within a unique Victorian conservatory. Serving a Mediterranean-inspired menu using the best ingredients simply prepared and expertly cooked Gees remains loyal to its traditions of providing quality food and service in the most beautiful restaurant in Oxford.

With an ambitious expansion and refurbishment project completed in Spring 2022 Gees doubled in capacity with the addition of Gees Gallery an adjacent private dining space for up to 50 guests and Secret Garden; a covered and heated private terrace for up to 60 diners.

Gees is part of The Oxford Collection; a small privately owned group of two luxury 5* hotels and apartments three restaurants that consists of the Old Bank Hotel the Old Parsonage Hotel 36 St Giles Parsonage Grill Gees Restaurant & Bar and Quod Restaurant & Bar. Having recently undergone a complete refurbishment programme we have 80 bedrooms across three iconic properties in central Oxford with unrivalled views across the citys beautiful skyline.

We offer support training and development opportunities to help your career flourish. We believe that investment in each and every one of our collectives is key to the success of our business and the happiness of our customers. As a member of our team we are looking for an exceptional candidate who shares these values.

We are looking for a Kitchen Porter to join the Gees Kitchen team.

The ideal candidate will:

• Thrive on giving guests a memorable experience
• Be able to work under pressure
• Have effective time management skills
• Enjoy being part of a team

Typical duties of this role are:

• Ensure all cooking utensils crockery and any equipment used in food preparation is washed and dried thoroughly and returned to its correct storage place in the kitchen. This is to be done efficiently in order to ensure the chefs have sufficient equipment and resources during service.
• To assist in receiving / unpacking / storing any deliveries when requested.
• Adhere to Health Hygiene and Safety standards in the kitchen as set out in the company Health and Safety policy using COSHH and HACCP precautions where necessary.

Requirements for the position:

• Experience working in similar restaurants is beneficial although full training will be provided

We offer a sensible shift pattern across a 40-hour working week (Monday to Sunday rota with 2 days off) with an OTE up to 13.68 per hour 28454 per annum.

Based on 40 hours per week including non-contractual tronc (service charge).

Part-time hours may also be considered.

Kitchen Porter Benefits:

• Meals on duty
• 50% discount on food within our restaurants
• Up to 700 recruitment incentive
• Membership to our Employee Assistance Programme with Hospitality Action
• Pension scheme
• Opportunities to develop within our Company
• Uniform provided
• 28 days holiday inclusive of bank holidays per annum (pro-rata)
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Team awards and prizes
• Hospitality Rewards : offering discounted gym membership high‑street and online shopping discounts discounted vouchers a cashback card and 24 / 7 online GP service

Eligibility to work within the UK must be proven and two references should be available on request.

Key Skills

• Restaurant Experience
• Porter Experience
• Customer Service
• Buffing
• Dealership Experience
• Cleaning Experience
• Detailing
• Manual Transmission Experience
• Maintenance
• Custodial Experience
• Power Tools
• Commercial Cleaning

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1