Kitchen Porter

at  Kings College London

Job id: 105826. Salary: £26,848 - £27,443 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance.
Posted: 29 January 2025. Closing date: 16 February 2025.
Business unit: Estates Trading. Department: Catering Services - Denmark Hill.
Contact details: Vikram Razdan. Vikram.razdan@kcl.ac.uk
Location: Denmark Hill. Category: Professional & Support Services.
About us:
Kings Food provides a range of retail and hospitality services through our restaurants and coffee shops across The Strand, Waterloo, Denmark Hill, Guys and St Thomas campuses.
The department has a strong commitment to providing excellent customer service and aims to ensure best value for money for its customers and the College.
About the role:
If you want to work in a friendly, fun environment where you are really valued for your contribution then we may have the job for you.
Kings Food the internal catering department of Kings College London are looking to recruit a kitchen porter to work at the Western Education Centre on our Denmark Hill campus
As a kitchen porter you will report into the head chef and work closely with the kitchen team to ensure that high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are always maintained.
Your duties will be varied and include general day to day cleaning of kitchens, food preparation areas and dish and pot washing. You will assist the chefs with basic food preparation and be responsible for checking goods in and ensuring they are correctly stored. The ideal candidate will be:
A good team player
Be reliable and efficient
Have a flexible and positive approach
The ability to work independently or as part of a team
Have a basic understanding of food and hygiene regulations.
The contract is offered on a five out of 7 days basis and will involve working evenings and weekends.
This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.
About you:
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• Good written and oral communication
• Experience of basic food preparation
• Knowledge of cleaning products and materials
• Knowledge of checking in goods and storing correctly
• Experience of cleaning kitchens
• Experience of operating a dishwasher
• Basic level of computer literacy
• Able to work flexible hours including weekends and evenings

Desirable criteria

• Hold a current food handler’s certificate.
• Experience of working in a catering environment

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