Kitchen Porter Supervisor

Contract: Full Time/ Permanent

Hours: 40 hrs per week

Salary: 15.50 per hour

Main Purpose:

As Kitchen Porter Supervisor at Searcys you will be responsible for the efficient safe hygienic practices within the kitchen environment. To supervise coordinate and train kitchen porter team members.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• To support the catering operation by providing a clean and safe working environment in accordance to cleaning schedules and Searcys food safety policy.
• To support the catering operation to ensure utensils and other catering equipment is clean and stored properly to avoid damage/breakage.
• To supervise proactively coordinate and train member of the kitchen porter team.
• To support in the production of sandwiches and some food preparation and service when necessary.
• Inspect all deliveries for quality quantity packaging integrity date codes and food safety compliance.
• To report at once any discrepancies to deliveries to your line manager.
• Check and record chilled and frozen delivery temperatures reporting any non-conformances to the Senior Kitchen Team.
• Ensure FIFO procedures are followed with older stock placed at the front and new stock behind.
• To ensure stock of uniforms of the kitchen brigade and kitchen porter team is maintained.
• To ensure all Health Hygiene and Safety requirements are being adhered to as described in the Searcys Health & Safety Policy 
• To comply with all legal requirements with reference to (but not exclusively) fire regulations security License requirements and any Local Authority or Clients Stipulations.  
• To ensure all areas of the kitchens and service areas on all floors are maintained to the highest standard of cleanliness providing a clean and safe working area. 
• To be flexible to work in all areas of the kitchen. 
• To maintain all catering storage areas ensuring they are always organised and clean. 
• To receive count inspect and store goods and/or equipment and dispensing or disposing them to/from departments as and when required. 
• Report immediately any incidents or accidents fire theft loss damage unfit food or other irregularities and take such action as may be appropriate.
• Report any broken equipment to the Senior Kitchen Team / Head Chef 
• Any other reasonable request by management.

Qualifications :

• Excellent communication skills
• Takes the initiative
• Excellent time management
• Supportive / Team player
• Demonstrate high level of organisation
• Excellent record keeping

Additional Information :

We are the oldest caterer in the UK having been founded in 1847 working with us will give you an opportunity to be part of some of Londons most prestigious events gaining insights and mentoring from skilled and experienced colleagues as well as getting a chance to be part of a storied legacy in the hospitality industry.

A career at Searcys means you are part of something special we are an employer with a rich history and an established reputation which will provide you with an enormous sense of pride and belonging.

To find out more on the rich history of Searcys please visit our website at 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time