Kitchen Porter

Kitchen Porters at Kanada-Ya

Our speciality Tonkotsu ramen boasts an 18-hour cooked pork bone broth, batch crafted with love using traditional techniques learned from the Motherland. Added to this succulent, rich and flavourful broth are Hakata style wheat noodles, beautifully braised chashu pork belly and a superb selection of toppings all sourced from Japan. Our bold bowls are much beloved by our regular diners and newcomers alike.

Our Kitchen Porters play an essential role in our service and we are looking for enthusiastic candidates that we can train and develop into Chefs and kitchen management positions. A fully bespoke training plan will be created and all the support you need will be on offer to help you flourish within our organisation. As well as helping to keep the kitchen clean and tidy you will also be involved in food preparation and plating beautiful dishes for our customers to enjoy. We are offering 16.5+ hours a week.

What we offer & our benefits:

• Starting pay between £10.50-£11.00 p/h. Pay is every 2 weeks.

• £250 loyalty bonus after 6 months.
  

• Private Healthcare scheme for you and your children after 1 year of service.

• Employee Assistance Program offering access to counselling services along with experts in law, personal finance and family matters; a 24/7 365 helpline and an online health & well-being online app.

• CODE Hospitality Rewards: Discounts across thousands of restaurants and bars, gym memberships, hotels, meal kits, wine, produce, training, and many other rewards.

• Full uniform provided.

• Bespoke training and development program to help you achieve your career goals.

• Free team meals whilst on shift.

• 28 days holiday (including Bank Holidays).

• Closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

• Optional pension scheme.

• Successful applicants will be paid for their trial shift.

A Back-of-House Working Day At Kanada-Ya:

A typical day in the Kitchen begins at 10am, everything is cleaned and made ready for a busy service. There is delicious chashu pork to slice, crisp fresh vegetables to prepare and rich ramen broths to boil. At around 11.30 all the staff will meet to taste the menu and to discuss the day’s activities. At 12 the doors are opened and the line of customers that has formed will be greeted, seated and their orders taken. Sides and main dishes are cooked to order, fresh ingredients are prepared and the dishwasher is kept busy throughout the active service. Breaks begin at 3pm, choose anything you fancy from the menu for your lunch or work with the other chefs to prepare something flavourful for the whole team. Meals on duty are free of charge. Service winds up at 10pm and the team will close the kitchen and make everything shiny and hygienic ready for the next day's action. Time flies!

Working on shift with us you will:

• Prepare ingredients & meals to company specifications.

• Take pride in keeping the premises organised & clean.

• Work within the company’s food hygiene and health and safety procedures.

• Enjoy being part of a friendly & cooperative team.

• Be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

• Take an interest in Japanese food & culture.

Once you’ve joined, if you then decide you’d like to develop your career with us, there are lots of opportunities – most of our Head Chefs joined us as Chefs and they can earn well over £35k per annum.

To find out more about what we do, why don’t you visit our website www.kanada-ya.com. If you like what you see, then you know what to do!