Kitchen Porter – Leicester,

Benugo; Leicester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal on shift

Endless tea and coffee on shift

WSH pension scheme enrollment

28 days annual leave (plus birthday)

Enhanced maternity, paternity and long

Access to discounts and portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Benugo in Leicester is seeking a Kitchen Porter to help keep the kitchen clean and orderly and to support the wider kitchen team. You will ensure all areas of the kitchen and service areas meet high cleanliness standards, assist with storage, receiving and light food preparation when required.

This role offers good team dynamics, opportunities to develop within an exciting hospitality company, plus benefits such as meal on shift, pension, and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• Passion for the hospitality and catering industry.
• Positive can-do attitude.
• Strong communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet business needs.
• Good organisational skills.
• Reliable and able to work well within a team.
• Self-motivated and proactive.

Responsibilities

• To ensure all areas of the kitchens and service areas are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness, providing a clean and safe working area.
• To maintain all catering storage areas, ensuring they are always organised and clean.
• To receive, count, inspect and store goods and/or equipment as and when required.
• To be involved with some food preparation and service when required.
• Report immediately any incidents or accidents, loss, damage, unfit food, or other irregularities and take such actions as may be appropriate.
• Report any broken equipment to the Kitchen Leader and Managers.
• To ensure all legislative and government guidelines are adhered to, such as Health and Safety, Food Safety and COSHH.
• Perform additional duties as required to support operational requirements such as offloading deliveries and waste management.

Skills

Passion for hospitality

Positive can-do attitude

Strong communication

Meticulous attention to detail

Work under pressure

Organisational skills

Team player

Self-motivated

Education

Job description

Kitchen Porter – Leicester,

When we founded Benugo we had a vision of not just creating superb, natural food but of giving London something that was a real experience. This vision is still true today. The Benugo brand stretches from our own award-winning high street stores to cafes and restaurants within some of the world’s best loved public spaces and visitor attraction.

We are incredibly proud to be growing our partnership with John Lewis to deliver a new brand for their in-store restaurants in 32 of the retailer’s stores. This is an incredibly exciting time to reimagine the offering with fresh, quality ingredients which are thoughtfully sourced and rooted in local suppliers.

You will play an integral part in ensuring the smooth running of all aspects of the kitchen. You will ensure all cleaning duties are carried out as quickly and efficiently as possible, and will act as a support to the overall kitchen team

Job Description

• To ensure all areas of the kitchens and service areas are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness, providing a clean and safe working area.


• To maintain all catering storage areas, ensuring they are always organised and clean.


• To receive, count, inspect and store goods and/or equipment as and when required.


• To be involved with some food preparation and service when required.


• Report immediately any incidents or accidents, loss, damage, unfit food, or other irregularities and take such actions as may be appropriate.


• Report any broken equipment to the Kitchen Leader and Managers.


• To ensure all legislative and government guidelines are adhered to, such as Health and Safety, Food Safety and COSHH.


• Performadditionalduties asrequiredto support operational requirements such as offloading deliveriesand waste management.

Qualifications

• Passion for the hospitality and catering industry


• Positive can-do attitude


• Strong communication skills


• Meticulous attention to detail


• Ability to work under pressure to meet business needs


• Good organisational skills


• Reliable and able to work well within a team


• Self-motivated and proactive

Additional Information

• Meal on shift


• Endless tea and coffee on shift


• Enrolment into the WSH pension scheme


• 28days annual leave (plus extra day for your birthday off)


• Enhanced maternity, paternity and family friendly leave with length of service


• Access to everyday discounts and communication portal


• Employee Assistance Programme and qualified Mental Health First Aiders


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Opportunity to develop and further your career in an exciting company