Overview
Location: Middleton Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15
Salary: £11.80
Kitchen Porter (Term-time only)
Full Time: 40 hours per week – term-time only
Salary: £19082.00 per year
Location: The Brentwood School, Brentwood, Essex
At The Brentwood School, Holroyd Howe is hiring a Kitchen Porter in Brentwood, Essex – CM15 8BD
If you are a Kitchen Porter that is looking to work for a Company that puts their people at the heart of their business and would like to work as a Kitchen Porter in one of our highly prestigious education settings, then don’t’ wait and apply now as you could be the essential ingredient in our kitchen we are looking for.
We are aware of your needs and can provide work/life balance as well as daily savings from a range of businesses. We offer discounts for your food shopping at Sainsbury's, Asda, Tesco, Waitrose, and many other major supermarkets as we appreciate how expensive the cost of living has become.
If you are a Kitchen Porter with a genuine love for food and thrive on providing excellent service, then Holroyd Howe would be interested in talking to you about opportunities. Ideally you will have worked in education catering, but it is not essential.
You also need the following to be a Kitchen Porter
Have a strong understanding of health and safety; be adaptable and customer-focused; be excellently organised; show great attention to detail; be a team member and enjoy success as a team; be knowledgeable about health and safety; and have a flexible approach to work.
The essential ingredient at the heart of our business is our people so we are searching for a Kitchen Porter with a background in food catering services would be desirable but not necessary as full training is given to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.
The Brentwood School, in Brentwood, Essex are looking for staff 8am-4pm, Term Time only. This position offers a fantastic work life balance weekly, plus all of the school holidays off, including the whole of the Christmas period, not returning until the New Year.
As a Kitchen Porter you will…
As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.
This position offers a fantastic work life balance as it is a term time only position working five days a week during term time. There are no weekends, however, if you are looking for overtime, some weekend and evening work is available.
The hourly rate is £11.75 paid for 175 working days plus 28 days holiday pay.
Strategic
- Contribute to the attainment of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) within the business
Operational
- Assist Head Chef & Chefs with food preparation and production throughout the outlet, variably for lunch and hospitality, ensuring that the agreed operating standards are consistently achieved, as agreed with the senior chef on duty
- Ensure that the production and service of food/meals is delivered to the specified requirements and agreed standards, as agreed with the senior chef on duty
- Assist with the receipt and storage of goods deliveries for the service outlet as required, ensuring that that control systems and standards are adhered to at all times
- Undertake personal responsibility for Food Hygiene, Health and Safety relating to food production and services whilst performing duties, consistently following required legal compliance and best practice in line with policy and procedure and embracing the Zero Harm culture.
- Assist with the safe keeping and maintenance of the equipment and machinery to the required standards of hygiene and safety
- Undertake professional communication with colleagues within the workplace
- Participate with colleagues in a regularly convened catering staff forums
- Work & liaise effectively & supportively with all other Somerset Larder colleagues & departments in the interests of contributing to a professional work environment
- Assist and support across the operational boundaries within Somerset Larder as and when agreed and the business dictates, in-keeping with the role and/or working development opportunities
Development
- Observe policies and procedures which are introduced for continually improved food production and services, in liaison with other colleagues as appropriate
General
- Ensure that all personal actions are in line with the overall environmental aims of the school, undertaking all tasks in an environmentally sustainable manner – promoting environmental sustainability where opportunity presents.
Our Ideal candidate will have the following characteristics in line with our values
Togetherness
· Ability to work as part of a team
· A flexible approach to working hours
· Be supportive of colleagues
Nurture
· Keen to learn on the job
· Hold Food Safety Level 2 (or be able to achieve on appointment)
Pride
· Be honest and trustworthy
· Able to work independently
· Have a can-do approach
Planet
· Hygienic approach and manner
· Committed to zero harm and sustainable practices
As well as having an excellent presentation, organisational and communication skills, you will be able to demonstrate a real passion for food & service and possess bags of enthusiasm.
This position offers a fantastic work life balance as it is a term time only position working five days a week during term time. There are no weekends, however, if you are looking for overtime, some weekend and evening work is available.
