Kitchen Porter – Oxford, England

Holroyd Howe; Oxford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contract caterer in Oxford is seeking a Kitchen Porter to ensure cleanliness and smooth operation of kitchens. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness, assisting with food preparation, and adhering to hygiene standards. Ideal candidates are customer-focused, organized, and enjoy working in a team. The position offers competitive salary, career development opportunities, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Free meals whilst at work

Career development opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Pension scheme

28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering.
• Have good Health & Safety knowledge.
• Be customer focused and enthusiastic.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness of all kitchen and service areas.
• Work in various kitchen areas as per the rota.
• Organize and maintain catering storage areas.
• Adhere to all health, hygiene, and safety requirements.

Skills

Customer service skills

Attention to detail

Organization skills

Flexible attitude

Team player

Job description

Kitchen Porter – Oxford, England

Company Description

Salary: £23,981 (£12.49 per hour) / Full time 48 weeks / 5 days over 7 – 40 hours per week

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

Can you commit to feeding hungry tummies as well as hungry minds? We serve more than just a meal in our kitchens, so are you the exceptional Kitchen Porterwe’re looking for?

If you are looking for an employer that will invest in you and develop your career further, then look no further and apply!

For successful candidates support with transport to work may be considered.

Job Description

Our Kitchen Porters play an integral part in ensuring the smooth running of all aspects of the catering operation.

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure the all areas of the kitchens and service areas on all floors are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness.
• To work in all areas of the kitchen according to the weekly rota.
• To maintain all catering storage areas, ensuring they are always organised and clean.
• To ensure all Health, Hygiene and Safety requirements are being adhered to.
• To receive, count, inspect and store goods and equipment
• To be involved with some food preparation and service as required

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering
• Have good Health & Safety knowledge
• Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Have excellent organization skills
• Demonstrate great attention to detail
• Be a team player, and enjoy succeeding as a team
• Possess great customer service skills
• Have a flexible approach to work

Additional Information

There are many advantages to working for us and we provide our employees with bespoke benefits which include:

• Free meals whilst at work
• Career development opportunities
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels
• Reward & recognition schemes
• People awards to celebrate our employees
• Work/life balance
• Employee Benefits Platform
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Company sick pay scheme
• Prestigious working environments
• Team events scheduled throughout the year
• 28 Holiday days inclusive of bank holidays
• Pension scheme
• Competitive salary

We invest in the training and development of our teams to give them the appropriate skills necessary to thrive in their job roles. We have outstanding teams of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children, of all ages, meeting the bespoke requirements of our clients.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

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