Kitchen Porter

Compass Group UK; Gravesend; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Compass Group UK&I is recruiting a dedicated Porter to support Defence on a full-time basis (35 hours per week), delivering high-quality customer care in a busy, on-site setting. You will join a team that values initiative, reliability, and safety, with clear opportunities for progression within a global leader in dining and support services.

Shifts are variable; duties include keeping the lobby clean, assisting in room setups, handling light reception tasks, and helping with errands to ensure

Qualifications

• Be adaptable and able to handle changing priorities.
• Brilliant communicator with strong customer service experience.
• Experience delivering high quality customer care.
• Take initiative and make decisions in the best interest of customers.
• Able to work under pressure and maintain reliability.
• Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Keep the lobby and public areas clean and tidy.
• Assist housekeeping, restaurant and banqueting staff with setup and moving furniture.
• Handle reception duties such as bookings and reservations.
• Respond to customer requests when required.
• Run errands as needed.
• Ensure safety by placing/removing signage for wet floors or paints.

Skills

Adaptable

Excellent communicator

Customer care experience

Initiative

Under pressure

Timekeeping

Job description

We're currently recruiting a dedicated Porter to help ensure the smooth running of operations at Defence on a full time basis, contracted to 35 hours per week.

As a Porter, you will use your skills to maintain a high standard of customer care and cleanliness. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with a company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.

Here's an idea of what your shift patterns will be: Variable shifts

Could you bring your spark to Defence? Here's what you need to know before applying:

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting in keeping the lobby and other public areas clean and tidy
• Helping housekeeping, restaurant and banqueting staff to set up rooms or move furniture
• Handling certain reception duties, such as booking theatre tickets or making restaurant reservations
• Responding to customer requests where required
• Running errands
• Ensuring the safety of customers by, for instance, placing and removing signage that indicates wet floors or paints

Our ideal Porter will:

• Be adaptable and easily embrace changing priorities
• Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships
• Have experience delivering high quality customer care
• Take initiative and make decisions that are right for our customers
• Possess the ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the US' biggest businesses.

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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!