Kitchen Porter - London

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Are you the type of person who gets out of bed on the right side every day? If so, we'd like you to come and join our happiness as ourCasual Kitchen Porter.
Here at Royal Lancaster London, our goal is to be the happiest hotel in London and it's our people that deliver it with their fun and caring attitude. We are always on the lookout for development opportunities, and moments to grow while helping our colleagues reach their potential and opening the door to their next opportunity.
As a "We Always Care" employer, you will be provided with tailored development plans, training, and apprenticeship opportunities to develop your career!
Joining our independently owned and 5-star service hotel as our Casual Kitchen Porter, you will help to build a supportive and social place, where we can all be at our best while receiving the following happiness perks:

• Service Charge
• Employee discounts of up to 50% on food & beverage and spa treatments across our sister properties (Landmark London and K West Hotel & Spa)
• Employees and Friends & Family rates across our sister properties
• Complimentary meals on duty
• laundered complimentarily
• Refer a friend bonus
• Workplace pension schemes
• Employee recognition schemes and Social Committee events including gala dinners and much more!

In your role as our Casual Kitchen Porter within our Kitchens Team, you will provide a high standard of service from enquiry through to confirmation by constant feedback, chasing and building rapport with clients and using the set yield parameters to convert business.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure all requisitions are fulfilled to the required amount and in a timely manner.
• Set up and attend a weekly meeting with the Banqueting head waiter responsible for the requisitions and discuss set up timing and any possible issue with fulfilling the requisitions for the week ahead.
• To carry out a monthly stock take of operating equipment in banqueting areas and store and report to Back of House Manager/ Assistant Back of House Manager
• To assist and co-ordinate all set ups on the day of the event, brief and co-ordinate assigned team members to ensure all aspects of the function are covered, clearing stations organized, plating team, service team and closing team are briefed and in place at the time required.
• Maintain clean, hygienic and safe standards within kitchen and BOH areas.
• Ensure cleanliness of work areas and maintenance of various cleaning equipment is to established standards
• Conduct checks on assigned areas to establish cleaning and place needs.
• Ensure that silver, glassware, chinaware and kitchen equipment are properly washed, cleaned, dried and stored according to established standards.
• Ensure that the use of chemicals and machinery is adhered to as per COSHH and training standards in the department. No machinery or chemicals are to be used if you have not been trained in.
• Ensure that all rubbish is removed from kitchen and back of house areas. Ensure the garbage area is kept clean, tidy and organised and report any waste contamination to the Back of House Manager/ Assistant Back of House Manager
• Keep kitchen, stewarding and back of house areas clean, tidy and safe.
• Organize own working area as and when required including:

• Setting up equipment for the day's service.
• Ensuring all equipment is clean, ready for service.
• Ensuring unnecessary equipment is removed from workplace to storage areas or designated areas.

We're more concerned with what's in the glass not whether it's half full or empty so come and pour some happiness into yours by joining our team.

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All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK.