Kitchen Porter

Dakota Hospitality Limited (Dakota Hotels); Leeds; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hospitality brand in Leeds is seeking a Kitchen Porter for a permanent role. The position involves washing pots, cleaning the kitchen, and ensuring safety standards. Ideal candidates should have cleaning or cooking experience and be able to work efficiently. A strong work ethic and attention to detail are essential. The role offers competitive pay and numerous benefits including discounts and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

40% off stays at any Dakota

25% off drinks and dining

Employee Assistance Program

Additional holiday days

Meals on duty and uniforming

£200 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years working experience in a cleaning or cooking role.
• Physical ability to stand for long periods and work at pace.
• Enthusiastic individual promoting a culture of positivity.

Responsibilities

• Wash pots, pans, crockery, and glassware.
• Store and organize all clean items for the Chefs.
• Clean the Employee Break Room and Kitchen daily.

Skills

Hard-working individual

Attention to detail

Ability to work at pace

Reliability

Flexibility with shift patterns

Job description

Dakota Hotel based in Leeds City Centre are seeking a hard-working individual suitable for a cleaning-based role for the position of Kitchen Porter.

CONTRACT AND PAY RATE

The role carries a permanent contract of a minimum of 37.5 hours per week, working any 5 days out of 7 including weekends. Earnings are £12.80 per hour (inclusive of the anticipated tronc payment), which equates to a guaranteed minimum £25,000 per annum, paid weekly.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Wash all pots, pans, crockery, glassware, and cutlery throughout the day.
• Store and organize all clean items, ensuring the Chefs have all required equipment.
• Carry out a clean down of the Employee Break Room daily and a deep clean of the Kitchen twice daily.
• Ensure the Back of House areas are clear from obstruction and maintain the bin store areas, ensuring they are clean and cleared daily.
• Follow the correct waste disposal and recycling procedures, maintaining the waste storage area within the hotel.
• Follow health and safety procedures closely at all times, particularly pertaining to the handling of waste and manual handling.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of safe chemical handling guidelines and best practice relating to the immaculate upkeep of food preparation areas.

BENEFITS

In addition to being part of a culture infused with positivity and opportunity for ongoing development, tangible benefits you could enjoy when you join our team include:

• 40 per cent off stays at any Dakota
• 25 per cent off drinks and dining at any Dakota
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program which includes free private mental health support and counselling sessions, video GP consultations and private prescription services, and access to daily rewards to be cashed out for shopping vouchers
• Access to discounted gift card platform
• Support from our inhouse Mental Health Champions
• Additional holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment
• Family-friendly flexible working options
• Meals on duty and uniforming
• £200 bonus to recommend a friend to join our team
• £10 bonus every time you are mentioned on Trip Advisor
• Free bi-annual eye testing for users of display screen equipment
• Accredited, certified compliance training given on employment such as in Food Hygiene, Alcohol Responsibility, Data Protection, and Health & Safety
• Access to a suite of external, certified resources via our Learning Management System
• Supportive continuous professional development culture with an annual appraisal and objectives, or a Personal Development Plan
• Opportunities to undertake both internal and external training courses, including potential for in-house Apprenticeships.
• Full terms on our benefits can be found in our Handbook.

ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS

Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known for our stylish hotels, bustling brasserie Grills and upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota’s story started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, and Manchester, with Newcastle coming in 2025 and more in our pipeline.

Dakota is synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service. We attract hard-working individuals who are passionate about working to the highest standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best Employers in Hospitality for the last five years in a row. We were also featured within the Top 10 employers in the 2024 Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UK, as well as being awarded the Spotlight Award for Best Places to Work for LGBTQIA+ employees.

As recent winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the Year’, we have award-winning internal training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering continuous development and ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our leaders have been promoted internally and, for four consecutive years, a member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded by The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’ in the industry, demonstrating our success in developing talent.

Eurocentral | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle

Our location, 8 Russell St, Leeds LS1 5RN, ideally located on Greek Street, we are just a 5min walk from Leeds Train Station. We are also easily accessible by bus, close to the east parade bus link and within a 10min walk from Leeds Bus Station.

We are an 94-bedroom luxury hotel boasting a destination cocktail bar with a champagne room, and brasserie-style Grill.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

The successful applicant will have/be:

• Have a minimum of two years working experience in a cleaning or cooking role.
• Hard-working individual who is able to work at pace
• A reliable and dependable individual who is able to work well alone.
• Previous training in health and safety or chemical handling is beneficial but not required as this training will be provided upon starting
• Be able to be physically active in your role, standing for much of your shift and working at pace.
• An enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity.
• Be task oriented with a great pride for the work they do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift patterns and available around the needs of our business.
• Successful candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.

APPLY

Please send us your up to date CV.

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