Kitchen Porter

Job Ref:
CAM1959

Branch:
Cameron House

Location:
Cameron House, Loch Lomond

Salary/Benefits:
£ £10.42 gross per hour plus excellent company benefits

Contract type:
Permanent

Hours:
Full Time

Shift pattern:
shifts typically pm or 10.00am-6.30pm and 4.00pm

• 12.30am

Hours per week:
Full time and part time will be considered. Includes weekend working but must also be available midweek

Posted date:26/06/2023

Closing date:28/07/2023

Magnificent and uniquely inspirational.

Cameron House, a 5 star resort nestled on the world-famous bonnie banks of Loch Lomond has reopened following a multi-million pound restoration.

Located where the Scottish Highlands meet the Lowlands, the 17th century Baronial estate where Cameron House resides is rich in character and history.

With an award-winning Spa with rooftop infinity pool, an 18-hole championship golf course, an extensive array of resort activities, and a choice of six restaurants and five bars that will cater to everyone.

The iconic lochside setting is impressive in its grandeur, celebrated and treasured.

Set within 400 acres of beautiful Scottish countryside, adventure is on your doorstep, with Loch Lomond providing the perfect location for water sports and land activities, including speedboat tours, paddle boarding, canoeing and kayaking, 4X4 off-road driving, falconry and more.

THE ROLE -
KITCHEN PORTER

Kitchen Porters play an important role in various outlets across our resort from the Cameron Grill in the heart of the Hotel, our family friendly Boat House with its seafood and pizza, The Clubhouse at the Carrick Golf course serving popular everyday options, our new Tavern Bar serving pub classics, or you might join the main kitchen and support our Banqueting and Events team and Pastry brigade.

Wherever you are based, as
Kitchen Porter your scope is to generally assist your Head Chef and brigade with the cleanliness of kitchens and equipment, ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the kitchen and every service.

It's the perfect entry level position to a professional kitchen, with scope to progress into food preparation for those with ambition to become a chef.

The key things you will be responsible for:

• Kitchen opening procedures
• Ensuring sufficient tools, crockery cutlery and equipment in the correct place for service
• Receiving, and safe storage of deliveries
• Performing cleaning duties according to schedules ensuring regular sanitization of all workstations, hand contact surfaces, floors, walls fridges freezers and equipment
• Use of commercial dishwasher for the cleaning and sanitization of crockery, cutlery, and cooking utensils.
• Handwashing of pots and pans, trays and large equipment
• Cleaning of heavy duty equipment like bbqs ,chargrills ,ovens, deep fat fryers
• Discarding all expired and spoiled food items stored in the stock rooms, refrigerators, and freezers and recording
• Logging dishwater temperatures, and cleaning records
• High powered jet washing
• Working with food grade chemicals and managing storage
• Ordering the chemicals and PPE required for the kitchen
• Assisting with stock and crockery counts
• Kitchen closing procedures

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We recruit people with widely varying personalities from different walks of life and backgrounds. While we don't have a 'typical' employee, there are some specific qualities or traits we look for.

• People who want to achieve great things your interest in us suggests you have the ambition, drive and determination to meet challenges head on.
• People who are naturally friendly who genuinely care about our guests and the service they receive.
• People who will always go beyond what our guests expect from us to make their stay a special and memorable one.
• People who show the same level of care for their team, as our guests
• It's about supporting our colleagues to be the best they can be and to do the best job they can.
• People who will respect and protect the magical place we work in it's up to all of us to look after our environment and never take it for granted.

TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY YOU WILL ALSO NEED:
Good numerical skills to measure, count and calculate

Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification or equivalent an advantage

Previous experience or work experience within a professional kitchen is an advantage

To be thorough, with keen attention to detail

Good communication skills

A flexible approach to work

Midweek availablility

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?:

At Cameron House we can offer fully funded, work-based training and development.

Everything from apprenticeships, structured work experience in other businesses and supported scholarships through to graduate programmes, specialist craft training, and formal qualifications up to HND and Degree level.

We offer a generous range of employee benefits and, given what we do and where we are, you'll have plenty of opportunity

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