Kitchen Porter - Part time

Thomas Franks Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on duty

Cycle to work scheme

Wider wallet discounts

Recommend a friend bonus

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Thomas Franks Ltd in Cambridge is seeking a Kitchen Porter for a part-time role with evening shifts and 1 in 3 weekends. Core hours are 5pm-8:30pm on weekdays, 5pm-11pm for formal dinners, with weekend shifts typically 10am-2:30pm. Applicants should be able to support the chefs with food prep and maintain high kitchen cleanliness.

Experience with pot wash is an advantage. Benefits include free meals on duty, cycle to work, staff discounts, and opportunities for training and progression with a

Qualifications

• Reasonable spoken English
• Reasonable written and reading English
• Good organisation and teamwork abilities

Responsibilities

• Keep kitchen hygienic, safe and up to high standards
• Assist chefs with basic food preparation
• Operate industrial dishwasher
• Clean and maintain kitchen equipment
• Ensure cleanliness of heavy catering equipment and air filters

Skills

Verbal English

Written English

Organisation

Team player

Job description

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

• Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage
• 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.
• Organisation Skills.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.

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