Kitchen Porter - Carlisle

Lounge Underwear Ltd.; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing hospitality business in England seeks a Kitchen Porter to assist the Head Chef and maintain high kitchen standards. Responsibilities include food preparation, cleaning, and ensuring timely delivery of meals. Ideal candidates will have a passion for hospitality and the ability to work effectively under pressure. The role offers competitive benefits including tips, paid breaks, and generous staff discounts.

Benefits

Tips shared equally

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% off food and drinks

28 days holiday pro rata

Opportunities for personal development

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• Driven individual with a passion for hospitality.
• Strong communication skills to build rapport.
• Self-motivated and able to work efficiently under pressure.
• Knowledge of best practices on allergens and food safety.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in managing the kitchen.
• Assist with food preparation and cleaning to ensure high standards.
• Help the team deliver food on-time and according to specifications.

Skills

Passion for hospitality

Good communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Knowledge of food safety

Job description

Overview

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!

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in the day-to-day running of a clean and well organised kitchen
• Assist with food preparation and kitchen cleaning to maintain high standards
• Jump in when needed to help the team deliver freshly cooked food on-spec, on-time, every time

Qualifications

• 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-motivated, able to work at pace with limited supervision while adhering to pressure and timescales
• Strong knowledge of best practice on allergens, kitchen essentials and food safety

Benefits

• 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