Kitchen Porter - New Opening

The Lounges; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and successful restaurant group as a Kitchen Porter, where your passion for hospitality and commitment to quality will shine. In this role, you'll ensure that kitchen cleanliness and food preparation standards are upheld, supporting talented chefs in delivering exceptional meals. With a focus on teamwork and customer satisfaction, you'll play a crucial role in the daily operations of a vibrant kitchen. Enjoy benefits like shared tips, paid breaks, and a generous food discount from day one. This is a fantastic opportunity for personal development and career progression in a fast-growing business.

Benefits

Tips shared equally

Paid breaks

Staff food on every shift

50% discount on food

28 days holiday pro rata

Competitions and incentives

Christmas and Boxing Day off

Company pension scheme

Long service awards

Personal development opportunities

Qualifications

• Natural talent and passion for hospitality.
• Strong knowledge of food safety and allergens.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef in maintaining a clean and organized kitchen.
• Assist in food preparation and ensure high standards.

Skills

Hospitality Passion

Communication Skills

Self-Motivation

Food Safety Knowledge

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our new opening and become part of one of the most successful restaurant groups in the UK.

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!

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% discount on food in all of three brands from day one
• 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

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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