Kitchen Porter

Corpus Christi College
Cambridge
Job Description
Job Title: Kitchen Porter
Department: Catering Department – Kitchens
Responsible to: Catering Manager
Reports to: Executive Head Chef
Purpose of Job: To ensure the overall cleanliness of the kitchen and
surrounding areas, and to ensure the highest standards
of hygiene and safety are maintained.
Duties and responsibilities:
Co-ordination of service and Food served
• Ensuring machine and hand-washed crockery and cutlery is cleaned to a high
standard of cleanliness.
• Ensuring the general pot wash and cleaning duties are carried out in the
kitchen and catering areas satisfactorily.
• Removing all rubbish and empty boxes as required under the College’s Health
and Safety policy.
• Other duties as requested by Senior Kitchen Team members
Hygiene, Health & Safety
• Ensure all hygiene, health and safety standards are adhered to and the College’s
Health & Safety policy are complied with.
• Ensure all aspects of Allergen and Food safety procedures are maintained at all times.
• Delivery of all cleaning rotas are completed on each area.
• Demonstrate a consistently high standard of personal cleanliness and appearance
• Ensure that all faults are reported as necessary to the Executive Chef, or Catering
Manager.
Security
• Maintain all aspects of on site security and all relevant instructions are followed.
Other Responsibilities
• Behave in a professional & polite manner at all times when dealing with customers &
staff.
• Display a problem solving and positive attitude towards supporting the Catering
Department and College objectives and values.
• Attend all College training, any staff meetings and any other reasonable duties as
requested by the Catering Manager or Executive Chef.
• Ensure care and maintenance of the kitchen porter equipment.
Health and Safety
• All Catering team members must ensure they follow, and there colleagues follow, and adhere
to all aspects of the Food Safety Manual, Allergen Policy and Allergen Procedure Guide at all
times.
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•  All staff must adopt a responsible and proactive attitude towards health and safety and to
comply with any procedures as required by the College in order to ensure the health and
safety of themselves, their colleagues and any other persons that may be affected by their
actions.  They must be prepared to undertake any training provided in relation to health and
safety or which is identified as necessary in relation to their work.

College Staff Values
•  To uphold the College Staff Values:  Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Creativity.

The above is not an exhaustive list, and the post holder may be expected to undertake other related
duties as required by the Catering Manager. The list of duties may be subject to revision at the end
of the probationary period.

| Criteria  | Essential  | Desirable  |     |
| --------- | ---------- | ---------- | --- |
Education/Qualifications
| •  CIEH/Basic Food Hygiene Certificate         |     | x   |     |
| ---------------------------------------------- | --- | --- | --- |
| •  CIEH/Intermediate Food Hygiene Certificate  |     |     | x   |
| •                                              |     |     | x   |
CIEH Basic Health & Safety Certificate or equivalent
•  City & Guilds 706 1 & 2 or NVQ equivalent qualification    x
Knowledge/Experience
•  Experience, skills and achievements gained from working within  x
a hotel, restaurant or contract catering environment.
•  A  minimum  of 1  years’  experience  would be  desirable with    x
ambition to progress within the team
| •  Good knowledge of current food trends  |     |     | x   |
| ----------------------------------------- | --- | --- | --- |
| •                                         |     |     |     |
Skills
•  Ability to maintain Health and Safety records including allergen  x
information
| •   |     | x   |     |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
Accuracy and attention to detail
| •  Works well under pressure  |     | x   |     |
| ----------------------------- | --- | --- | --- |
IT Skills
| •  Sound workable knowledge of Microsoft packages  |     |     | x   |
| -------------------------------------------------- | --- | --- | --- |
Personal Qualities
| •  Good oral communication skills                   |     | x   |     |
| --------------------------------------------------- | --- | --- | --- |
| •  Prepared to work additional hours when required  |     | x   |     |
| •  Flexible working attitude                        |     | x   |     |
Physical/Special Requirements
|     |     | x   |     |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
•  Due to the age and layout of the college, there are a number of
steep staircases and areas of restricted access

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| Issued by Department Head  |     |     | Iain Sutherland……Name  |            |
| -------------------------- | --- | --- | ---------------------- | ---------- |
|                            |     |     |                        | Signature  |

|     |     |     | ……20.03.2026…………….Date  |     |
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| Accepted and Understood by Postholder   |     |     | …………………………………….Name  |     |
| --------------------------------------- | --- | --- | -------------------- | --- |

|     |     |     | …………………………………….Signature  |     |
| --- | --- | --- | ------------------------- | --- |

|     |     |     | …………………………………….Date  |     |
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This job description will be reviewed periodically when additions and amendments may be made.

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