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About the Role

The Kitchen Porter is responsible for undertaking a range of kitchen duties in an efficient and effective manner, including performing simple manual work to maintain a clean and orderly kitchen. The Porter typically works in the back of the cafe performing essential duties and assists in clearing dishes from server stations during downtime.

Responsibilities

• Contributes positively to the team environment, working cohesively with the team to deliver exceptional experiences.
• Washes pots, pans, cutlery, crockery, glasses, and traps.
• Maintains neat appearance of working areas and cleaning equipment storage areas.
• Ensures store is prepped with tools needed to operate effectively and cleaning station is ready for table turns.
• Works closely with front of house teammates to ensure efficient bussing of tables to quickly turn tables.
• Performs fast, efficient, and thorough cleaning of all cooking and eating tools.
• Builds relationships and works cohesively with the back of house & front of house teams to ensure a seamless experience.
• Communicates effectively across all levels in the café to ensure responsibilities can be executed to standard.
• Follows all procedures and meets food hygiene regulations.
• Receives and unpacks all kitchen & food deliveries.
• Sweeps and mops kitchen floors.
• Cleans garbage cans and waste barrels.
• Washes worktables, walls, and refrigerators.
• Operates dishwashing machine according to standard operating procedure.
• Performs general cleaning duties, such as sweeping and mopping floors, vacuuming, tidying up stations, emptying bins, checking and cleaning bathrooms.
• Maintains grooming & uniform guidelines.

Requirements

• Minimum of one-year porter experience in a high-volume cafe environment preferred.
• DOH accreditation or Safe Serve Certified recommended.
• Attention to detail.
• A team player with proven experience working on a team to achieve great performance.
• Ability to work in a high stress, fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to stand for extended periods.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.
• Manual dexterity, auditory and visual skills.
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions and procedures.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills

• Communication
• Teamwork
• Cleaning
• Food hygiene
• Attention to detail

Experience Level

• Minimum of one-year porter experience