kitchen porter
Restaurant cleaning staff
A kitchen porter is the entry-level worker in a commercial kitchen, responsible for washing dishes, cleaning equipment, and keeping work areas sanitary.
The role involves scrubbing pots, mopping floors, taking out rubbish, and assisting cooks with basic prep work.
More common in British usage; Americans typically say dishwasher or kitchen helper.
- dishwasherAppliance that cleans cookware
- dish pitCommercial kitchen wash station
- dirty dishesUsed plates needing washing
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- platesFlat eating dishes
pots · pans · food scraps · steam · grease · apron · sink · soapy · back of house · prep · hose · rack · gloves · drain · stainless steel · clatter · shift · minimum wage
kitchen hierarchy
kitchen porterexecutive chef
Senior kitchen authority
head chef · chef de cuisine · celebrity chef · chef · sous chef
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