Kitchen Porter - London, United Kingdom - Jamie Oliver Group

Jamie Oliver Group

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Jamie Oliver Cookery School teaches food and cookery the Jamie way. We pride ourselves on our inspirational, educational and entertaining classes; covering cuisines, skills and techniques from around the world.

Located at the heart of Jamie's headquarters, our impressive facilities help create a warm, welcome and informal atmosphere - perfect for learning, dining, and relaxing.

Our school runs over two platforms; in-person, and online, allowing us to reach a broad audience from around the globe.

Joining the Jamie Oliver Cookery School you'll also be part of the wider Jamie Oliver Group, a dynamic and diverse business that supports and delivers Jamie's commercial and campaigning vision.

The Jamie Oliver Group have creative teams who work on Jamie's award-winning books, TV and digital content; industry experts who develop Jamie's range of kitchenware, food products and partnerships; a passionate restaurant team delivering amazing dining experiences for our international restaurants; a campaigns team who lead the way on Jamie's ambitious goal to halve childhood obesity by 2030, and of course, our Cookery School.

Position:

As Kitchen Porter you'll be an essential member of our team, and the backbone of our set up.

You will be responsible for providing great back of house support to the Cookery School kitchen team by ensuring that deliveries and used equipment is all dealt with quickly and efficiently as well as helping with some basic food prep.

You'll be part of an epic team working closely with the Teaching team supporting the day to day our cookery school.

We're a small team of 4 Teaching Chefs - you'll spend each day working closely with the team, reporting into the Senior Teaching Chef.

The key aspects of the role include:

Help the Teaching Chef's set up and clean down their classes
Ensure all relevant basic COSHH, food hygiene, personal hygiene, and health & safety regulations are always adhered to and complete the relevant paperwork
Basic understanding of a plate and pot wash service area
Understanding of assigned task standards set out by the teaching team and company procedures
To maintain the highest standard of cleanliness and upkeep of equipment
To ensure daily, weekly and monthly cleaning duties are carried ensuring the company cleaning guide is followed as instructed by senior chefs

How you'll do it:

Represent the company's high standards of personal presentation and behaviour at all times during a shift
Demonstrate efficient time keeping, presentation and workflow
To contribute to the building of the team and efficient team spirit as well as having an active interest in employees' welfare, safety and development
You have a thorough understanding of and adhere to Jamie's policies and procedures relating to fire, hygiene, food safety and COSHH

Requirements:

A hard worker, able to complete jobs at speed, and to our extremely high standards

You'll:

Have high energy and stamina used to working at a fast pace
Relish the challenges that come with a demanding job like this one, always keeping a calm demeanour
Work smart, achieving jobs effectively and efficiently, making the most of the small space to work in
Be a team player, enjoy working with a tightknit team, and be able to help with a wide range of tasks
Be proactive looking for ways to support the school.

Other information:

You will work 40 hours, 5 days per week
London Living Wage salary, bonus, pension, life insurance and medical cover
Lots of training and development opportunities
Great holiday allowance, plus half a day for Christmas shopping
Fabulous food perks including free breakfast at the office, subsidised lunches, and the opportunity to test out Jamie's new recipes
Social events, discounted gym membership, plus massage and nail appointments on site

This is a permanent role beginning as soon as possible. Please submit a Cover Letter and CV to be considered for the role.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent