Role Overview & Mandate
Executive Summary
We're a growing company passionate about good food that happens to be vegetarian and vegan!The Gate has been one of the best vegetarian...
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We're a growing company passionate about good food that happens to be vegetarian and vegan!
The Gate has been one of the best vegetarian restaurants in London since our founder, Michael Daniel, and his brother opened their first restaurant in Hammersmith in 1989. We now have 3 locations across London.
We’re all about fresh, seasonal produce and friendly service and we’re now looking for a passionate Kitchen Porterto join our team.
To succeed in this role, you will need to have a positive attitude and the ability to work well under pressure with bussers, cooks, and other staff.
Job brief
We are looking for a Kitchen Porter to clean our kitchen and support our cooking staff. This is an entry-level job but if you’re good at it, you’ll be invaluable in making sure our kitchen is always sanitized and tidy.
Kitchen Porter responsibilities include washing pots and pans, keeping floors clean, sanitizing food preparation areas and occasionally helping with food prep work. If you think you’ll enjoy the buzz of a busy kitchen, we’d like to meet you.
Ultimately, you’ll help our kitchen adhere to health standards and service customers faster.
Responsibilities
- Keep all kitchen work surfaces (counters, sinks, stoves, walls) clean and sanitized
- Sweep and mop floors at the beginning and ending of shifts
- Be ready to clean up spills to avoid hindering operations
- Wash cookware, utensils and cutlery fast to keep them in rotation
- Arrange equipment and ingredient deliveries
- Keep the food and supply storage areas organized
- Take out the garbage
- Help with routine food prep tasks (such as peeling and chopping vegetables) when needed
- Keeping kitchen areas clean and sanitized
- Washing all cooking tools and utensils fast
- Supporting kitchen staff by taking on food prep tasks
Requirements and skills
- A fast learner with an interest in kitchen work
- The ability to stand for long hours
- Willingness to adhere to health and safety rules
- Good organizational skills
- The ability to work unsupervised in a busy environment
- Patience and cool-headedness
- A high school degree or equivalent is a plus but not necessary
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Salary: £10.74 per hour
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Gym membership
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Flexitime
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
- Loyalty bonus
- Performance bonus
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: One location
Application deadline: 01/03/2023
Reference ID: #thegateporter
Expected start date: 01/03/2024
