Kitchen Porter Supervisor

Transformationunitgm; Bath; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting challenge awaits an individual to supervise the catering team in a healthcare environment. The role involves maintaining high standards, managing portering rosters, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Candidates should have prior supervisory experience and effective communication skills.

Benefits

Well-established programme of support for staff wellbeing

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Supervisory management experience in a healthcare setting.
• Good understanding of Health & Safety and Infection Control.
• Experience communicating at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee supervision of portering duties in catering.
• Manage rosters ensuring high standards of cleanliness.
• Ensure compliance with departmental policies like HACCP and COSHH.

Skills

Good communication

Supervisory management

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Job summary

Band 3

Job overview

An exciting challenge awaits the right individual to oversee the timely and effective delivery of service and the maintaining of high standards of cleanliness throughout the catering department in this fast paced demanding role.

Candidates must be motivated professionals with previous experience supervising a team within a catering environment. Someone who takes pride in their work, paying attention to detail and able to effectively communicate at all levels. They will have knowledge of HACCP and COSHH ensuring everyone within the team adhere to departmental policies and procedures at all times.

Main duties of the job

Working with storekeepers, kitchen supervisors and catering management to ensure effective supervision over all portering duties.

Ensure timely and correct storage of all foods and non-food items.

To manage portering rosters and cleaning rosters ensuring adequate cover on each shift and that high standards of cleanliness are maintained at all times in all catering areas.

Ensure kitchen porters receive mandatory induction and refresher training as required, identifying and actioning any additional training needs of individual staff.

To ensure the timely and professional delivery of service expected by our service users.

To manage the timely and effective disposal of al kitchen waste.

Continually monitor all catering equipment and building fabric to Identify maintenance issues, reporting them on Shire and following up until completion.

To work with other departments and wards to support the continuous smooth working of the hospital.

To deal effectively with verbal complaints, incidents and accidents ensuring appropriate steps are taken to avoid reoccurrence and bringing them to the attention of the food production manager.

To continually promote safe working practices, strong team working ethics, effective communication and the Trusts values and working behaviors,

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Experience

• Good communication at all levels / Good understanding of Health & Safety and Infection Control
• Supervisory management in a healthcare setting / Proficiency in Microsoft Word & Excel

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.