A Kitchen Porter or Kitchen Steward is responsible for assisting other kitchen staff like Cooks, Chefs, Supervisors or Managers. Their primary duties include cleaning the kitchen, shopping for supplies, and equipment and organising food and other items in the stockroom.
Kitchen Porter duties and responsibilities
Kitchen Porters can be found working anywhere that food is prepared on a large scale. Most commonly in restaurants, but also in school cafeterias, hospital kitchens and hotels. Their main duties and responsibilities include:
- Ability to communicate with the Kitchen Managers, Cooks and customers
- Thorough attention to detail, excellent time management and critical thinking skills
- In-depth knowledge of kitchen safety and health regulations
- Excellent stamina to work long hours
- Excellent stress management skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Teamwork skills to collaborate with colleagues
- Ability to follow all instructions given
