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Kitchen Porter

Our client, an educational establishment located near Sidcup, is seeking an experienced Kitchen Porter to join their friendly, professional team.

Hours:  7.30 am – 3.00 pm – Monday to Friday – 35-hour week (Term Time Only plus possibility of 4 weeks in the Summer Holidays)

12 weeks Temp-Perm for the right person. 

The core purpose of this post is to provide a comprehensive, professional catering service and dining experience to the whole school community.

Specific Responsibilities of This Post

  • To ensure that you are an effective member of the catering team, ensuring that the area you are responsible for is to the standards expected at the school.
  • To ensure the kitchen is a safe environment to be in – moving items and putting away deliveries safely.
  • To assist in the preparation of the food for mealtimes, including service at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
  • To work within the Health and Safety framework.
  • To clean working areas, including equipment and utensils.

Duties will include:

  • To comply with all the appropriate legal and hygiene requirements in the kitchen, and other areas of work.
  • To always ensure the cleanliness and tidiness of all catering areas.
  • To put away and store correctly deliveries – includes an element of heavy lifting.
  • To assist in food stocktaking.
  • To maintain the school’s standard of hygiene and cleanliness for all items of equipment, including the operation of mechanical dishwashers and manual washing up of all equipment.
  • To ensure a high standard of personal and general cleanliness and hygiene to comply with statutory and company regulations.
  • To ensure that temperature controls are taken and recorded where relevant, and that any discrepancies are reported immediately.
  • To report any customer complaints or compliments to the Catering Manager as necessary.
  • To report immediately any incidents of accident, fire, theft, loss, damage and take such action as may be appropriate if possible.
  • To prepare food, salads etc., if required.
  • To observe “Clean Food” practices in all food production.
  • To attend meetings and training courses as necessary.
  • To cover for other members of staff during periods sickness or other absence.

Candidates must already hold a valid Enhanced DBS Certificate for this role.

Please Note:

Due to the high volume of CVs we receive it is not viable for us to respond to individuals. If you have not received a response within 7 days then please kindly assume your application has been unsuccessful in this instance.