Building Porter

Birmingham Hippodrome; Highgate; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent entertainment venue in Highgate is seeking a dedicated individual for a role that involves stock management, organisation, and cleanliness across various areas of the building. The position requires good communication, strong time management skills, and the ability to work flexibly, including occasional weekends. Benefits include generous holidays, personal growth funding, and discounts on gym memberships.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Discounted gym membership

Contributory pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free life assurance

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a fast-paced environment like retail or hospitality.
• Knowledge of health & safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Moving and transporting stock through the building.
• Organising stock and assisting with monthly stocktakes.
• Maintaining safety and cleanliness standards.

Skills

Good organisation

Strong communication skills

Time management

Numeracy skills

Flexibility

Education

First Aid Qualification

Food Hygiene Certificate

Job description

You’ll work across all areas of the building including bars, retail, hospitality and kitchens. You’ll be responsible for the handling, safe movement and organisation of stock and assets as well as supporting the functionality of the building. You’ll be knowledgeable and efficient and a recognisable face within the venue. The role will be 32 hours per week, which may vary according to business needs, including occasional weekend shifts (around 1 in 4 weekends). A typical working pattern could be working from 8am to 4pm 4 days a week, and 8am to 12pm on one day.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Moving and transporting stock through the building, including receiving deliveries (ensuring that delivery notes are correct), storing stock and moving items to required areas.
• Manual Handling, loading and unloading cages and trolleys in cellars and bars.
• Organising Stock, storing stock in the designated areas, ensuring stock is regularly rotated between cellars and bars, stock is easy to access and stored safely.
• Assisting with monthly stocktakes. Helping with the counts and ensuring that all areas are prepped in anticipation of stocktake.
• Be knowledgeable about food safety and health & safety working within our procedures and regulations.
• Cleaning & Maintenance, ensuring that all areas of the building are kept to the required cleanliness standards using correct COSHH procedures.
• Coordinating with management/events team through function sheets to ensure that all stock is delivered to required areas on time. Assisting the events team with any hospitality room set ups/striking/turn rounds, ensuring the safe movement of furniture around the building.
• Completing daily paperwork including delivery records, temperature checks, cleaning records and visual checks of areas.
• Maintaining and safely using equipment such as jet washes, compactor, cages, trolleys.
• Maintaining the cleanliness of the compactor yard, ensuring it is kept a clean and safe environment.
• Maintaining the cleanliness of the bin store and facilitating waste management and recycling procedures for the building.

This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a can‑do attitude and a passion for organisation. Good organisation, with strong time management skills and good communication skills.

A proactive & flexible approach to your work – you’ll be a good team player who goes above and beyond and offers support to others when needed. You’ll work well under pressure, keeping calm and focused. High standards around cleanliness and great attention to detail. Good numeracy skills and comfortable using technology. Working knowledge of health & safety.

It would be great if you also… Have previous experience in a fast‑paced environment, such as retail, hotel, bar or other entertainment venues. Hold a First Aid Qualification, or a Food Hygiene Certificate.

Benefits

• 6 weeks holiday, plus 8 bank holidays (pro‑rata for part‑time employees)
• An annual Personal Growth Fund to spend on something that develops you!
• Show ticket offers at the Hippodrome and beyond
• Discounted gym membership
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free life assurance
• Free critical health insurance
• Free flu jab
• Enhanced company sick pay
• Discounted public transport pass
• Discounted car parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric car scheme