Kitchen Porter

Holiday Inn Express Stansted Airport; Bentfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts across retail and hotels

Family and Friends discounts

Leisure Club / Gym membership

Employee travel rates

Free on-site parking

Free meals on shift

Career progression

Uniform provided

Flexible hours

Job summary

Kew Green Hotels in the United Kingdom is seeking a Kitchen Porter to support a busy, high-standard kitchen environment. Youll help keep the kitchen running smoothly, prep basic menu items, and assist chefs to deliver memorable guest experiences.

Join a team that values hard work, flexibility and a positive attitude. This role offers practical training, on-site facilities and opportunities across the group.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced kitchen environment.
• Basic food hygiene knowledge is required.
• Understanding of cooking methods, ingredients and equipment.
• Flexible and able to stay focused under pressure.
• Self-motivated, confident and a team player.
• Hard-working with a positive, fun attitude.

Responsibilities

• Preparing basic food items from our menu
• Prepping kitchen spaces, including waste management, washing and organisation
• Supporting your Chefs in ensuring that all Health and Safety and Food Safety regulation are met
• Set up and stock food items and other supplies
• Keeping the kitchen clean and sanitised
• Facilitating special requests from guests
• Completing all training to timescales and looking for ways to develop your skills and experience
• Arriving on time, in the correct uniform with a positive, can-do attitude

Skills

Basic food hygiene

Fast-paced environment

Cooking methods understanding

Self-motivated

Hard-working

Positive attitude

Job description

Are you known for being all about the details? Do you like to be working behind the scenes, being trusted to ensure everything runs smoothly?

As a Kitchen Porter at Kew Green, youll play an integral role in ensuring that our kitchen runs smoothly so that, as a team, youre creating outstanding, memorable experiences. Without you and your rubber gloves, your team of Chefs couldnt deliver. We know itis not uncommon for Kitchen Porters to sometimes get overlooked, but to us youe a hero. Why else do you think theres an award for best Kitchen Porter each year?!

A role as a Kitchen Porter is the perfect first job for any individual looking to get a taste for what a career as a Chef might be like, in addition to offering individuals with a passion for supporting teams the ideal opportunity to do so.

What you1ll be doing as a Kitchen Porter

• Preparing basic food items from our menu
• Prepping kitchen spaces, including waste management, washing and organisation
• Supporting your Chefs in ensuring that all Health and Safety and Food Safety regulation are met
• Set up and stock food items and other supplies
• Keeping the kitchen clean and sanitised
• Facilitating special requests from guests
• Completing all training to timescales and looking for ways to develop your skills and experience
• Arriving on time, in the correct uniform with a positive, can-do attitude!

Whatll make you a great fit for this Kitchen Porter role

• Where you6ve worked doesnat matter as long as you have experience working in a fast-paced environment
• You1e have basic food hygiene
• A great understanding of cooking methods, ingredients, equipment and procedures
• Flexible and able to remain focused on results under pressure and to challenging deadlines
• Self-motivated and confident
• Hard-working but FUN!

The Benefits

• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events etc (because we know life isnt just about work)
• Family and Friends discounts in hotels across the Kew Green Hotels estate
• Leisure Club / Gym free membership
• International Travel at Employee Rate for other branded hotels within our brand family (and youre not just limited to good old Britain 30 our family has hotels that span all over the world!)
• Parking on site for free
• Meals for free on shift hard work is hungry work!
• Progression Room to grow, with opportunities across the UK and internationally
• Uniform provided
• Flexible attitude and working hours