Are you an efficient and enthusiastic individual with experience working in a commercial kitchen? Chester Race Company Ltd is offering an excellent temporary opportunity for a Head Kitchen Porter to become an integral part of the Horseradish team.

The Head Kitchen Porter will play a pivotal role in directing the kitchen porter team to ensure the smooth running of the kitchens. This temporary position is the perfect fit for someone who is able to work within a team collaboratively whilst providing professional leadership to ensure the team are maintaining high standards of cleanliness.

About Chester Race Company Ltd

Chester Race Company Ltd is one of the North West’s best-known and most-admired brands. It is an evolving organisation with a broad portfolio but retaining Horseracing at its core. The Company, headquartered in Chester, owns two racecourses (Chester and Bangor-on-Dee) and operates a third course in Scotland, Musselburgh. At Chester, it also owns and operates an on-course hotel, and a vibrant pub and adjacent commercial premises in Chester city centre.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensuring Food Safety, HACCPs and Health and Safety Guidelines are always adhered to
  
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are being maintained throughout and after service
• Effectively communicating with chefs and FOH team before and during service to understand needs and prioritise tasks to support service delivery
• Supervising the kitchen porter team, ensuring the completion of kitchen cleaning schedules
• Ensuring the fleet of kitchen vehicles are cleaned inside and out
• Planning kitchens ready for upcoming events including equipment logistics, checking First Aid boxes and sourcing any missing stock
• Maintaining food storage areas such as fridges and freezers to a high standard of order and hygiene
• Place chemical orders
• Removing kitchen waste and disposing of them correctly
  

Skills and Experience Required:

• Previous experience working within a commercial kitchen as a kitchen porter
• Previous experience managing a team
• Holds an in date Food Hygiene Certificate
• Excellent organisation and communication skills
• Able to act on instructions quickly 
• Physically fit - able to be on their feet for long periods of time with regular lifting
  

Contract: Temporary ongoing, a view of 6 months with the possibility of extending the contract

Hourly Rate: £14.50 per hour plus holiday pay

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 
Evening and weekend work is expected in line with business needs.

This role is based in Chester and therefore a reliable commute to Chester city centre is essential.

If you feel like this is the perfect fit for you, please apply with your CV attached today! All applications will be collated and assessed upon the closing date by the recruitment team and the hiring manager for the role.