Kitchen Porter - Ashby-de-la-Zouch

Lounge Café Bars; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent café chain in East Midlands is seeking a Kitchen Porter to support the culinary team in maintaining high kitchen standards. You will ensure cleanliness and assist in food preparation, working closely with chefs to deliver exceptional service. Ideal candidates will have a passion for hospitality and strong communication skills. Benefits include competitive pay, shared tips, paid breaks, and staff discounts from day one. This position offers opportunities for personal development within a growing business.

Benefits

Tips shared across the team

Paid breaks

Staff meals on shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday

Company pension scheme

Opportunities for career progression

Qualifications

• Must have a natural talent and passion for hospitality.
• Extremely driven and relentless at overcoming challenges.
• Ability to build rapport and trust with others.
• Self-motivated and compliant under pressure.
• Strong knowledge of allergens and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Ensure kitchen cleaning and food preparation standards are high.
• Support the Head Chef in the daily kitchen operations.
• Help the team to deliver freshly cooked food on specification.
• Maintain a clean and organized kitchen.

Skills

Natural talent for hospitality

Driven and persistent

Good communication

Self-motivator

Knowledge of allergens and food safety

Job description

Kitchen Porter - Ashby-de-la-Zouch*

At Lounge you'll be joining a team of real people who love real cooking - fresh, customer led, and with high-quality ingredients.

As Kitchen Porter, you'll be making sure all kitchen cleaning and food preparation standards are top notch, supporting our team of talented chefs to make sure every customer leaves happy.

It's pretty simple.

Without you, the kitchen just doesn't operate properly.

You’ll support the Head Chef in the day-to-day running of a clean and well organised kitchen, and jump in when needed to help the rest of the team deliver freshly cooked food on-spec, on-time, every time.

Simple!

Benefits

• The Good Stuff*
• Tips shared equally across the team, based on hours worked
• Paid breaks
• Staff food on every shift, regardless of hours worked
• 50% off food and drinks (including alcohol) from day one at all three of our brands - Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside
• 28 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays) pro rata
• Competitions and incentives (like jetting off on an all expenses paid trip with one of our supplier)
• Christmas and Boxing Day off!
• The best staff party - Loungefest
• Emotional and practical support via the Licenced Trade Charity
• Power over your pay with Wagestream
• Company pension scheme
• Long service awards
• Great opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business

Qualifications

• What you'll bring*
• A natural talent and passion for hospitality.
• Extremely driven and relentless at overcoming challenges or obstacles.
• Good communication skills with the ability to build rapport and trust.
• Self-motivator working at pace with limited supervision whilst adhering to pressure and timescales.
• Strong knowledge of best practice on all things allergens, kitchen essentials and food safety.

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