Kitchen Porter - Part time - 18 hours

Dakota Hospitality Limited (Dakota Hotels); Motherwell; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality brand in Motherwell seeks a Kitchen Porter to maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and dining areas. Responsibilities include washing dishes and organizing equipment. The role offers a minimum guaranteed salary of £12,300 annually with various employee benefits and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Special discounts on stays and dining

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Flexible working options

Bonuses for referrals

Meals on duty

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years working experience in a cleaning or cooking role.
• Training in health and safety or chemical handling will be provided.
• Must demonstrate research on the brand and desire to be part of the team.

Responsibilities

• Wash all pots, pans, and cutlery throughout the day.
• Store and organize all clean items for the Chefs.
• Deep clean the Kitchen twice daily.

Skills

Reliability

Attention to detail

Hard-working

Ability to work alone

Job description

Contract and Pay Rate

Dakota Hotel based in Dakota Eurocentral are seeking a hard-working individual suitable for a cleaning-based role for the position of Kitchen Porter

Earnings are £13.21 per hour, paid weekly equating to a minimum guaranteed gross annual salary of £12,300 (inclusive of the anticipated tronc payment).

The role carries a permanent contract of a minimum of 18 hours per week, working any 3 days out of 7.

Responsibilities

• Wash all pots, pans, crockery, glassware, and cutlery throughout the day.
• Store and organize all clean items, ensuring the Chefs have all required equipment.
• Carry out a clean down of the Employee Break Room daily and a deep clean of the Kitchen twice daily.
• Ensure the Back of House areas are clear from obstruction and maintain the bin store areas, ensuring they are clean and cleared daily.
• Follow the correct waste disposal and recycling procedures, maintaining the waste storage area within the hotel.
• Follow health and safety procedures closely at all times particularly pertaining to the handling of waste and manual handling.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of safe chemical handling guidelines and best practice relating to the immaculate upkeep of food preparation areas.

Benefits

In addition to being part of a culture infused with positivity and opportunity for ongoing development, tangible benefits you could enjoy when you join our team include:

• Special discounts on stays and dining at any Dakota
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program which includes free private mental health support and counselling sessions, video GP consultations and private prescription services, as well as access to daily rewards to be cashed out for shopping vouchers
• Support from our inhouse Mental Health Champions
• Additional holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment
• Family-friendly flexible working options
• Meals on duty and uniforming
• Bonuses to recommend a friend to join our team and every time you are mentioned on Trip Advisor
• Accredited, certified compliance training given on employment
• Access to a suite of external, certified resources via our Learning Management System
• Supportive continuous professional development culture with an annual appraisal and objectives, or a Personal Development Plan
• Opportunities to undertake both internal and external training courses, including potential for in-house Apprenticeships

Full terms on our benefits can be found in our Handbook.

About Dakota Hotels

Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserie Grills and upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota’s story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Newcastle with Manchester Airport coming soon and more in our pipeline.

Dakota is synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract hard-working individuals who are passionate about working to the highest standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best Employers in Hospitality for the last six years in a row. We were also featured within the Top 10 employers in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK for the last two years, as well as being awarded the Spotlight Award for Best Places to Work for LGBTQIA+ employees and 16-24 year olds.

As recent winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the Year’, we have award-winning internal training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted internally and, for five consecutive years, a member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in the industry, demonstrating our success in developing talent.

Eurocentral | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle| Manchester Airport (coming soon)

Our location, Parklands Ave, Motherwell ML1 4WQ, is just off the M8 motorway in Maxim Business Park at the Eurocentral Junction, we are a 92-bedroom boutique hotel which boasts a destination Bar & Grill restaurant as well as a newly built wedding events space. Our location is easily accessible by car and we offer complimentary parking for both employees and guests. Additionally, there are frequent buses using the CityLink 900 route, only 20 minutes from Buchanan St Bus Station directly to our hotel.

Applicant Requirements

The successful applicant will have/be:

• Have a minimum of two years working experience in a cleaning or cooking role.
• Previous training in health and safety or chemical handling is beneficial but not required as this training will be provided upon starting.
• A reliable and dependable individual who is able to work well alone.
• Hard-working individual who is able to work at pace.
• An enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity.
• Be task oriented with a great pride for the work they do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.
• Successful candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.

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