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 hospitality porter to work at our Strand campus.
As a hospitality 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.
Duties
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
* 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.
Grade and Salary: £26,848 - £27,443 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Allowance
Job ID: 110345
Close Date: 30-Mar-2025
Contact Person: Cyril Joseph
Contact Details: Cyril.joseph@kcl.ac.uk
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