Senior Kitchen Porter & Team Lead – School Catering

Thomas Franks; Ashtead; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking on site

Free meals on duty

Volunteer leave

Cycle to work

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Thomas Franks is recruiting a Senior Kitchen Porter for our Ashtead Park site in Surrey. This full-time, permanent role offers 40 hours per week with a salary of £13.72 per hour and on-site parking.

You will support the kitchen team by managing porter duties, assisting with food prep, ensuring cleanliness, and maintaining high hygiene standards in a busy educational catering operation serving the school and staff daily.

Qualifications

• Kitchen Porter experience preferred but not essential.
• Reasonable/good understanding and use of verbal English.
• Reasonable/good standard of written English and reading skills.
• Similar experience of customer and/or food preparation environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor chemical stock levels.
• Arrange and complete end-of-day checks.
• Oversee the work and duties of the Kitchen Porters.
• Create and organise daily schedules for the Kitchen Porters.
• Work closely with the Manager and Chefs to ensure the kitchen runs smoothly.
• 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.

Skills

Kitchen Porter

English proficiency

Team player

Food prep assistance

Job description

Thomas Franks is recruiting a Senior Kitchen Porter for our Ashtead Park site in Surrey. This full-time, permanent role offers 40 hours per week with a salary of £13.72 per hour and on-site parking.

You will support the kitchen team by managing porter duties, assisting with food prep, ensuring cleanliness, and maintaining high hygiene standards in a busy educational catering operation serving the school and staff daily.