Kitchen Porter

Thomas Franks Ltd.; Oxford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent catering firm located in Oxford is looking for a Kitchen Porter to join their team. The role involves maintaining high standards of cleanliness in the kitchen and assisting chefs with food preparation. Ideal candidates will have strong teamwork and organizational skills, as well as a reasonable level of English. This full-time position offers various perks such as discounts, free meals, and individual training opportunities.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme (discounts)

Free meals on duty

Volunteers leave

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave

Cycle to work scheme

Recommend a friend bonus

Training and development

Well established apprenticeship programme

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Career progression

Qualifications

• Kitchen Porter experience is preferred but not essential.
• Strong organisational skills are required.
• Good verbal and written English skills are essential.
• Experience in customer service or food preparation environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain kitchen hygiene and cleanliness.
• Assist chefs with food preparation.
• Clean and maintain all kitchen equipment.
• Operate industrial dishwasher.

Skills

Experience of pot wash duties

Team player

Food preparation assistance

High standards of cleanliness

Clean maintenance of kitchen equipment

Operation of industrial dishwasher

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 13.61
Hours: 37.5 per week

An independent boarding and day Pre-Prep and Prep school for boys aged 4 - 13 years situated in Summertown, Oxford. Catering for over 400 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, lunch and Supper along with some hospitality. This is a 7 day a week operation so shift patterns tend to be 5 over 7 days.

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

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

• 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.
• 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 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.