Kitchen Porter

Role overview

The Address Collective is hiring a Kitchen Porter for its Glasgow location. The position is focused on keeping all kitchen and storage areas clean, safe, and fully compliant with hotel hygiene standards and regulations.

Key duties

• Follow the HACCP checklist and support food-safety compliance.
• Clean fridges, ovens, food mixers, food stores, and other kitchen equipment.
• Handle pot washing and keep the surrounding work areas tidy.
• Maintain cleanliness in refuse, skip, and bin areas.
• Ensure kitchen and storage spaces remain hygienic at all times.
• Empty bins, remove refuse sacks, and clear out boxes and other waste when required.
• Report to work on time, fully prepared, in a clean uniform that meets hotel standards and grooming policy, and wearing any PPE provided.
• Keep personal presentation standards high during the whole shift, including changing aprons, hats, or similar items as needed.
• Carry out cleaning tasks according to the schedule and complete daily and weekly checklists for work performed.
• Wash pots, pans, and equipment when needed, and store them properly and neatly afterward.
• Inform the head chef or manager on duty about any damaged equipment.
• Carry out bin emptying whenever bins are full or when requested.
• Perform deep-cleaning duties for kitchen, larder, equipment, and storage areas according to the cleaning plan.
• Use the protective clothing supplied when dealing with hazardous materials, such as rubber gloves or face masks.
• Attend training sessions and meetings when asked to do so.
• Report defective or damaged equipment to the senior chef on duty.
• Keep all assigned areas safe, hygienic, healthy, and free from hazards.
• Comply with company rules relating to fire safety, health and safety, hygiene, food hygiene, and security.
• Understand and follow the responsibilities set out in the Health and Safety Statement and Staff Handbook.

Additional information

This role requires consistent attention to hygiene, safe working practices, and adherence to internal hotel procedures throughout every shift.