Thomas Franks - Kitchen Porter

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Oxford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Oxford is seeking a Kitchen Porter to maintain hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen. You will operate dishwashing equipment, assist with food preparation, and ensure high standards are consistently met. The successful candidate should have good customer service skills and be a great team player. This is a full-time position with benefits including free meals and training opportunities.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme

Free meals on duty

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression

Qualifications

• Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Keep the kitchen hygienic and clean to high standards.
• Operate the industrial dishwasher.
• Assist with food preparation.
• Clean and maintain all kitchen equipment.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Great team player

Organisational skills

Knowledge of English (verbal and reading/writing)

Job description

Overview

Kitchen Porter Oxford Contract: Full Time, Permanent. Salary: 13.07. Hours: 37.5 per week.

A private day school for girls in Oxford, part of a group of well-established schools. Catering for 770 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack and sixth form café open all day taking cash sales. There is some hospitality daily at this location and it is a term-time contract working 41 weeks a year. This operates Monday to Friday and has the additional benefit of free parking on site.

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

Monday to Friday 7am - 3pm

You'll be playing a big part in keeping the kitchen hygienic, safe, and up to our very high standards of cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Keep the kitchen hygienic and clean to high standards.
• Operate the industrial dishwasher and assist with some food preparation as needed.
• Clean and maintain all kitchen equipment, including heavy catering equipment following instructions and cleaning materials, such as air filters and extraction systems.
• Assist Chefs with some food preparation tasks when required.
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness at all times.

Requirements / Skills

• Experience of pot wash duties would be an advantage.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Great team player with a can-do attitude.
• Organisation skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of English (verbal and reading/writing) sufficient for role needs.

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.

Disclaimer

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

An enhanced DBS, Identity & reference checks (covering the last five years) will form part of the selection process. As an organisation using the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure service to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, Thomas Franks Ltd complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure based on conviction or other information revealed. However, for any post in a school please be aware that any application is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such any criminal conviction, caution or bind-over must be declared.

Diversity and Inclusion

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.