Food Service Assistant / Kitchen Porter

Location: Caterham

Salary: GBP22,800

Hours: 40 hours per week

Days: 5 over 7, 52 weeks of year

Food Service Assistant x 1

Kitchen Porter x 2

Working for a well-established Specialist Contract Catering Company our client is actively seeking to recruit a Food Service Assistant to join their full complement of Kitchen Staff who are based in an independent school in Caterham, Surrey.

As a Food Service Assistant you will be working in a friendly, busy and physically demanding position. Your principle duties will be to, assist with Food Service during meal times, subsequently conduct clear down and cleaning duties in a timely manner. Ideally you will have some experience of working in a professional Kitchen environment. In addition, you will be expected to: -

Duties

• Works as part of the catering team to prepare food for service.
• Prepares service and dining areas as instructed by line manager
• Prepares light refreshments and beverages as instructed by line manager
• Ensures minimum food wastage
• Creative with food presentation and preparation
• Ensure area(s) under control are cleaned as per cleaning schedule
• Operate catering equipment
• Prepare and participate in special functions (which may be outside normal working hours) and 'theme days' (and dishes) as required
• Attends training sessions as required
• Complies with all statutory and company health and safety practices and procedures, including manual handling

As a Kitchen Porter you will be working in a friendly, busy and physically demanding position. Your principle duties will be to, assist with Food Service during meal times, subsequently conduct clear down and cleaning duties in a timely manner, and help with deliveries in the mornings. Ideally you will have some experience of working in a professional Kitchen environment. In addition, you will be expected to: -

Duties

• Co-operate with all team members and undertake duties in the kitchen / service areas as requested to ensure an effective service is delivered at all times
• Clean and wash up all kitchen and service items in an efficient manner.
• Keep the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state at all times.
• Operate Kitchen equipment according to the Clients and Manufacturers Hygiene, Health & Safety polices
• Possess a willingness to work under pressure and in timely manner
• Provide a friendly, efficient service to all work Colleagues and Customers.
• Show commitment to Company values in all aspects of the role

Please note: Under taken by the Client the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS clearance

If you are interested, please apply today!