Kitchen Porter - Part time

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

Meal discounts

Training & development

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance

Pension

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd. in Cambridge is seeking a Kitchen Porter for a part-time role with evening shifts and 20–30 hours per week. The position offers a year-round contract with a 5-days-out-of-7 pattern and on-site parking where applicable.

You will help maintain hygiene, support chefs, and ensure clean kitchen operations. Experience in pot wash is advantageous, and a positive, can-do attitude with good English communication is important.

Qualifications

• Kitchen porter experience is preferred, but not essential.
• Can do attitude.
• Organisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Keep the kitchen hygienic and safe to high standards.
• Assist chefs with food preparation as required.
• Operate the industrial dishwasher and maintain cleanliness of kitchen equipment.
• Clean and maintain all kitchen areas and surfaces.
• Support the team during busy periods and help with general duties.

Skills

Pot washing

Customer service

Team player

Food prep

Hygiene

Equipment cleaning

Dishwasher

Job description

Kitchen Porter - Part time Cambridge Contract: Part Time, Permanent

Salary: £14,000 - £21,500

Hours: 20-30 per week

A constituent college of the University of Cambridge oriented to mature students. Catering for 200 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of breakfast, lunch, evening meal, all day café and lots of high end hospitality. This is a year-round contract operating 7 days a week and work patterns will be 5 days out of 7. Additional benefits of this location is free on-site parking depending on qualifying criteria.

We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Kitchen Porter to join our established & friendly team at our prestigious location in Cambridge.

You'll be playing a big part in keeping the kitchen hygienic, safe, and up to our very high standards of cleanliness. This is a part time position of evening shifts and 1 in 3 weekends. Exact number of hours and start time can be negoatiated but we are looking for core hours of (Mon to Fri) 5pm - 8:30pm on non fromal nights and 5pm - 11pm on Formal dinners. Weekend shifts are usually 10am - 2:30pm

Key skills:

• Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage
• Excellent customer service skills
• Great team player
• Be able to help the Chefs with some food prep
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness at all times
• Clean and maintain all kitchen equipment
• Clean allocated pieces of heavy catering equipment using instructions and cleaning materials including air filter and extraction systems.
• Operate industrial dishwasher

We are looking for:

• Kitchen Porter experience is preferred, but not essential.
• Can do attitude.
• Organisation Skills.

Knowledge / competencies:

• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable / good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and / or food preparation environment is preferred

Benefits

• Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers, restaurants, gyms etc).
• Free meals on duty
• Volunteers leave - up to one day per year.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Recommend a friend bonus.
• Unrivalled individual training and development.
• Well established apprenticeship programme.
• Team & company social events.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Workplace pension.
• Excellent career progression within a leading independent contract caterer.

About us

Thomas Franks is a founder led, fresh food catering business with a focus on excellence and service delivered with individuality, passion and style. We are unique in every approach and our clients, and our people are paramount to our daily success.

All applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Diversity and Inclusion at Thomas Franks

We actively encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds and continue to develop a culture of growth and inclusion and would like to invite applications from groups who are currently under-represented, because we believe greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life.