Kitchen Porter

Role Overview & Responsibilities

Kitchen Assistant Job Description

As a Kitchen Assistant with the Daish’s group you will be helping to maintain the high standards of cleanliness in our commercial kitchen operation. You will be guided by the chefs and required to work to our daily/weekly/monthly schedules to maintain standards. The main responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• Maintain a process that ensures crockery, cutlery and all other kitchen utensils pots and pans are cleaned or washed and dried in a timely manner as directed by the chef team.

• To ensure equipment cleanliness is maintained per the schedules

• To report any damage to plant or machinery likely to cause loss of service or quality • To wear appropriate uniform if provided, along with flat, non-slip shoes. Strictly no trainers.

• Attend Training and Refresher Training sessions, as required by the hotel management.

• Be aware of company Health & Safety policy in your workplace and assist others to help to maintain a safe working environment.

• If you become concerned about any aspect of your employment that may effect yours or other people’s performance, you have a duty to report your concerns to the higher hotel management.

• Take note of the absence reporting procedure in your workplace and adhere to the policy, this greatly assists the Hotel Management and also your colleagues

The ideal candidate for this role will possess some or all of the below qualities, local procedure training will be provided but it will assist us if you have a basic understanding of the role you are applying for which will consist of the following qualities and experience:

Desired Attributes • Experience of the role in a commercial kitchen environment

• Good communication skills

• Enthusiastic, confident and competent.

• Ability to multi-task and not lose performance level under pressure

• Learn and continue the values of the organisation and a wish to contribute to them.

• Working knowledge of Health and Safety issues relating to kitchen working environments

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £10.42 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Language training provided
• On-site parking
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Night shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus
• Tips

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bournemouth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location