Kitchen porter

Code 9412.2

Kitchen porters wash and clean kitchen areas, including pots, pans, utensils, cutlery and dishes. They prepare the kitchen area before service, and receive and store supplies.

Essential skills

Skills and competences

  • ensure cleanliness of food preparation area
  • carry out stock rotation
  • report on possible equipment hazards
  • clean surfaces
  • handle glassware
  • handle chemical cleaning agents
  • maintain a safe, hygienic and secure working environment
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • handover the food preparation area
  • follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
  • operate dishwashing machine

Transversal competences

  • eliminar residuos
  • clean kitchen equipment
  • work in a hospitality team

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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences