Kitchen Porter - 7645

Cambridge University Press Ltd.; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

Group pension scheme

Life assurance

Green travel schemes

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment in Cambridge is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Porter to support our busy catering team. You will help with daily kitchen tasks, maintain cleanliness and assist with food service as required.

The role is full-time (35 hours per week) on a permanent basis, with salary £23,500-£26,950 and benefits including leave and health cover. No visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Kitchen Porter with receiving & storing deliveries.
• Maintaining a high standard of food hygiene and cleanliness.
• Work with catering staff to set up servery and display counters.
• Ensure all our areas and catering equipment are clean at all times.

Job description

Job Title: Kitchen Porter

Salary: £23,500-£26,950

Location: Cambridge, UK

Contract: Permanent x2

Hours: Full time35hours per week

Are you looking for a career in the catering industry? We are currently looking for a Kitchen Porter for our busy site in Cambridge.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Kitchen Porter to join a dynamic and customer-focused catering team, working to deliver excellent service to all Cambridge University Press & Assessment staff, guests and visitors.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

About the role

As a Kitchen Porter you will assist with the day to day running of the stores and logistics, ensuring that data related to the stores are accurate. You will ensure the highest standards are maintained to continue to keep our customer satisfaction. You will beresponsible for maintaining our extremely high Health & Safety standards. You will be responsible for maintaining the daily cleaning of the kitchen and stores

Additional duties include:

• Assist Senior Kitchen Porter with receiving & storing deliveries.
• Maintaining a high standard of food hygiene and cleanliness.
• Work with catering staff to set up servery and display counters.
• Ensure all our areas and catering equipment are clean at all times.
• Training on our cleaning procedures will be given, to maintain our high standards.

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience in working in a busy catering or hospitality environment, ideally some with somekitchen experience, however this is not essential. We are looking for an enthusiastic team player with a positive attitude whilst porter working in a pressured environment.

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme'sOffer of an Interviewcommitment applies toapplicants who opt in, anddisclosea disability or a long-term health condition, and best meet theminimumcriteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is notpracticable, we prioritise those who best meet theminimumcriteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition.

Please note, Cambridge University Press & Assessment is unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker Visa route as it does not meet the minimum skill requirements.

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexiblerewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Group personal pension scheme
• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary
• Green travel schemes

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will be Friday, 27nd November.We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect trial shifts to take place on a rolling basis.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

• You will be introduced to the kitchen spaces, guided through the day and followed completing tasks by hiring manager or others kitchen porters present on the day (tasks are already included in job description).

If yourequireany reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

We are committed toan equitablerecruitment process. As such, applications must besubmittedvia our official online application procedure. Please refrain from sending your CV directly to our recruiters. If you experience technical difficulties or requireadditionalsupport withsubmittingyour online application, contact the Recruiter.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential.You willbelong to a collaborative teamthat isexploring new and better ways to serve students,teachersand researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals,societyand the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth,developmentand progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, whereit issafe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, genderidentityand sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought,backgroundand approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, activelyseekingto employ people from a wide range of different communities.