Kitchen Porter

PLUMPTON COLLEGE; Plumpton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite parking

Eye tests

Cycle to work

LGPS membership

Comprehensive CPD

TOTUM card

Employee Assistance Programme

Free onsite gym

Staff discounts on Plumpton courses

Plumpton wine discounts

Job summary

Plumpton College in Plumpton, England, is seeking a Kitchen Assistant to support food service and maintain hygiene in a busy college kitchen. You will help with meal preparation, keep work areas clean, and ensure safe handling of food while adhering to standards.

The role requires a positive, proactive attitude and flexibility to work some evenings and weekends. Benefits include generous annual leave, pension, CPD, eye tests, and onsite facilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in a kitchen environment preferred.
• Ability to follow food hygiene practices.
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required.
• Proactive and professional attitude.

Responsibilities

• Assist with food service and preparation.
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness (pots, pans, plates).
• Comply with food hygiene standards and clothing/footwear rules.
• Support catering outside regular hours as needed.
• Undergo food hygiene and handling training as needed.
• Interact courteously with students, staff and visitors.
• Maintain a positive attitude in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Commitment to high food hygiene standards.

Skills

Food service

Food preparation

Cleaning

Customer service

Flexibility

Teamwork

Job description

• Assist with food service and preparation, ensuring smooth kitchen operations.
• Maintain cleanliness in the kitchen, including washing pots, pans, and plates.
• Comply with food hygiene standards, ensuring appropriate clothing and footwear.
• Support functions requiring catering outside regular working hours.
• Undergo food hygiene and handling training as needed.
• Ensure courteous interactions with students, staff, and visitors. You are proactive, professional, and able to work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends.
• You have a positive attitude and can maintain cleanliness and order in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• A commitment to maintaining high food hygiene standards and treating everyone with respect is essential. As well as a competitive salary, you can also look forward to a great range of benefits including:

• up to 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• up to 5 efficiency days at Christmas
• membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• comprehensive CPD
• TOTUM card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• free onsite parking
• discounted Plumpton wine
• staff discounts on Plumpton courses
• free eye tests
• cycle to work scheme
• free use of the onsite gym

With over 3,000 students, excellent resources, and a drive for continuous improvement, Plumpton College is actively seeking staff who want to make a difference and be part of this exciting phase of our development.

At Plumpton College we are Ambitious & Progressive, Enterprising, Professional, Supportive and Passionate about everything we do - if you share these values and would like to be part of our growing team then we'd like to hear from you.

Plumpton College is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and is dedicated to pursuing non-discriminatory policies and practices and eliminating unfair discrimination on any basis.

Plumpton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Commitment to safeguarding