Kitchen Porter- Term time only

Peoplebank; Godmanchester, Kimbolton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Godmanchester is seeking a Kitchen Porter to maintain hygiene and cleanliness in the kitchen while assisting chefs with food prep. Experience is preferred, but candidates with a good understanding of English and teamwork skills are encouraged to apply. Opportunities for career progression and various employee perks are offered.

Benefits

Wider wallet scheme (discounts at major retailers)

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

Individual training and development

Team & company social events

Employee assistance programme

Workplace pension

Excellent career progression

Qualifications

• Experience of pot wash duties preferred, but not essential.
• Ability to demonstrate reasonable/good standard of written English.
• Similar experience in a customer or food preparation environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain hygiene, safety, and cleanliness standards in the kitchen.
• Help the chefs with some food preparation.
• Operate and clean all kitchen equipment including the industrial dishwasher.

Skills

Team player

Good understanding and use of verbal English

Organisation Skills

Job description

Contract: Full Time , Permanent
Salary: 20582
Hours: 38 per week

A co-educational private day and boarding school in the village of Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire. Catering for about 1200 students and teachers daily. We offer a core feeding of Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with a good amount of hospitality throughout the year. The location is split between the senior school and Prep school down the road. This is a 7 day a week operation so work patterns would 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 Huntingdon.

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.