kitchen porter

wagamama; Leicester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading restaurant group as a Kitchen Porter, where you'll play a key role in our kitchen's success. With a vibrant team and a commitment to fresh food, this position offers both responsibilities in food preparation and a supportive environment. Enjoy benefits like flexible hours, free food on shift, and industry-leading policies.

Benefits

Biweekly pay + share of tips

Access to up to 30% of earnings before pay day

Flexible hours to support side hustles

Free food on shift from the menu

50% discount outside of work

Industry-leading family-friendly policy

Fresh clean uniform provided for each shift

Access to brand-new menus first

Wagamama parties with VIP guests

National recognition programme

Qualifications

• Genuine passion for fresh food with no microwaves or heat lamps used.
• Ability to foster a positive, inclusive work environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Keeping the kitchen clean, safe, and organized.
• Assisting with food preparation and dishwashing.
• Supporting a talented team to ensure kitchen operations run smoothly.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Organizational skills

Passion for fresh food

Job description

three whole decades of acting different, we don’t conform, we celebrate difference. appreciating personality over perfection – we call it be you, be wagamama. whether you’re looking to start a career in the kitchen or just looking for a wok inspired side hustle this could be the role for you. with over 165 restaurants and growing in the uk + ireland, we’re on a mission to nourish us all from bowl to soul

the role |

as a kitchen porter at wagamama you'll play a key role in our kitchen, keeping our kitchen clean, safe + organised. you’ll work alongside a talented team of over 100 nationalities, to make sure they have the right support and help at just the right time to keep the kitchen running smoothly, assisting with food preparation and dishwashing. not only will you gain key life skills at wagamama, you'll make great friends too, all whilst ensuring that our guests receive delicious food the wagamama way

if you...

• would love to provide exceptional experiences for everyone
• have a genuine passion for fresh food, we don’t use microwaves or heat lamps in our kitchens
• like buzzing environments, keeping organised and have excellent attention to detail
• foster a positive, inclusive work environment and empower others to thrive through training and personal growth opportunities

we'd love to hear from you

wok’s in it for you|

• biweekly pay + share of the tips
• access up to 30% of your earnings before pay day with wagestream
• flexible hours to support your side hustle
• free food on shift – yes anything from our menu! plus 50% outside of work to treat your friends + family
• an industry leading family friendly policy (any expectant person or anyone adopting a child will receive 26 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay)
• fresh clean uniform provided by us for each shift
• be the first to experience our brand-new menus
• wagamama parties throughout the year with vip guests
• be known nationwide as a love above the door legend – our national recognition programme

in addition to this, we offer the usual such as, pension scheme, holiday, training, cycle to work scheme, retail + leisure discounts, discounted gym memberships + long service awards

be you be wagamama

wagamama is proudly part of disability confident

*100% of tips go to our teams. actual tips by restaurant will vary. tips are left solely at our guests discretion and are not considered as wages by the company nor are they guaranteed in any way