Kitchen Porter

Sodexo; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on shift

Career development

Apprenticeships and learning

Increased holiday allowance

Employee benefits package

Job summary

Sodexo in London is seeking a Kitchen Porter to join a busy corporate kitchen team. You will help keep the kitchen clean, support the chefs and porters, and ensure a smooth service for hundreds of customers each day.

You'll gain hands-on experience in a professional kitchen with training and development opportunities, a friendly team, and an employee benefits package. A tiring but rewarding role for those keen to learn.

Qualifications

• Experience as Kitchen Porter or in a similar role is beneficial.
• Able to work in a busy kitchen and follow instructions.
• Commitment to cleanliness and hygiene in a kitchen.
• Willingness to learn and develop new kitchen skills.
• Good communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Clean and wash dishes, crockery, cutlery, pots, pans and kitchen equipment.
• Work as part of a team of 4–5 Kitchen Porters on the pot wash line.
• Keep the pot wash area clean, organised and running efficiently throughout service.
• Support the kitchen team before, during and after service.
• Ensure production areas, equipment, machinery and floors are kept clean and hygienic.
• Clear food waste and kitchen bins safely and efficiently.

Skills

Kitchen Porter

Hospitality experience

Teamwork

Cleaning hygiene

Time management

Food safety awareness

Willingness to learn

Flexible schedule

Job description

• 40 hours per week
• Monday to Friday - Alternating weekly shifts and early finish Fridays:
  Week 1: 7:00am – 3:15pm
  Week 2: 12:00pm – 8:15pm
• £14.80 per hour
• Early finish on Friday’s
• Free meals while on shift
• Opportunities for career development
• Apprenticeships and learning opportunities
• Increased holiday allowance with length of service
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Kitchen Porter

London, N1C 4DB

This role delivers in more ways than one.

At Sodexo, you'll belong in a supportive kitchen team where everyone plays an important part in delivering a great food service. As a Kitchen Porter, you'll work alongside the chefs and Kitchen Porters, helping to keep the kitchen, pot wash and wider back-of-house areas clean, organised and running efficiently.

This is a busy corporate environment where food is prepared and served on a large scale serving 800 to 1,500 customers. You'll work as part of a team to keep up with service, ensuring clean dishes, pots, pans and equipment are always available when needed. You'll also support with food waste, deliveries, cleaning and general kitchen duties, helping the team deliver a smooth service every day.

This is a great opportunity to build your experience within a professional kitchen, with training and development available for those who are keen to learn and progress.

What you'll do:

• Clean and wash dishes, crockery, cutlery, pots, pans and kitchen equipment
• Work as part of a team of 4–5 Kitchen Porters on the pot wash line
• Keep the pot wash area clean, organised and running efficiently throughout service
• Support the kitchen team before, during and after service
• Ensure production areas, equipment, machinery and floors are kept clean and hygienic
• Clear food waste and kitchen bins safely and efficiently
• Support with the acceptance and storage of deliveries
• Help move and put away stock and equipment when required
• Ensure clean crockery, utensils and equipment are available when needed
• Follow daily and weekly cleaning schedules and maintain required records
• Maintain clean, tidy and safe standards across the kitchen, wash-up and back-of-house areas
• Identify and report hazards, defects or damaged equipment
• Follow food safety, HACCP, COSHH, health & safety and company procedures
• Attend required training and meetings
• Support colleagues and assist wherever required
• Carry out any other reasonable duties requested by management

What you'll bring:

• • Previous Kitchen Porter, kitchen, cleaning, hospitality or similar experience is beneficial
  • A positive, reliable and professional approach to work
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a busy kitchen team
  • Good communication and organisational skills
  • Ability to manage your time effectively and work to cleaning schedules
  • Good understanding of the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in a kitchen
  • Ability to follow instructions and company procedures
  • Willingness to learn and develop new kitchen skills
  • A flexible and helpful approach to supporting colleagues
  • Ability to work efficiently in a busy environment
  • Good attention to detail and pride in maintaining high standards
  • Ability to work independently when required
  • Understanding of food safety and HACCP requirements
  • Physically able to work in a busy kitchen environment, including being on your feet, washing up, cleaning and moving stock/equipment
  • Professional appearance and commitment to wearing the correct uniform

• Desirable:

  • Previous Kitchen Porter or pot wash experience
  • Experience working in a high-volume kitchen or catering environment
  • Food Hygiene training
  • HACCP knowledge
  • COSHH awareness
  • Experience working as part of a larger kitchen team
  • Experience within a corporate, hotel, restaurant or hospitality environment

Why Sodexo?:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it's a chance tobe part of something greater.

Belong in a company and team that values you foryou.

Act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo:

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed tobeingan inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We're a Disability Confident Leader employer. We are committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Belong in a team. Thrive in service.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications