Kitchen Porter

Plumpton College; Lewes; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave (pro rata)

LGPS pension

CPD

TOTUM card

Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite parking

Discounted Plumpton wine

Staff discounts on Plumpton courses

Free eye tests

Cycle to work

Onsite gym

Job summary

Plumpton College is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Porter to support our Catering & Hospitality team in Lewes. The role focuses on keeping the kitchen clean, helping with food preparation, and ensuring high hygiene standards in a busy education environment.

You’ll work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends, and participate in training to uphold safety and food handling guidelines. Join a forward‑looking college committed to students and staff.

Qualifications

• Proactive and professional attitude
• Able to work flexibly including evenings and weekends
• Commitment to high hygiene standards
• Able to maintain cleanliness in a fast-paced kitchen

Responsibilities

• Assist with food service and preparation, ensuring smooth kitchen operations.
• Maintain cleanliness in the kitchen, including washing pots, pans, and plates.
• Comply with food hygiene standards, ensuring appropriate clothing and footwear.
• Support functions requiring catering outside regular working hours.
• Undergo food hygiene and handling training as needed.
• Ensure courteous interactions with students, staff, and visitors.

Skills

Food hygiene

Teamwork

Flexible working

Customer service

Job description

Are you passionate about maintaining high standards in the kitchen and contributing to a positive team environment? Plumpton College is seeking a dedicated Kitchen Porter to join our dynamic Catering & Hospitality team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with food service and preparation, ensuring smooth kitchen operations.
• Maintain cleanliness in the kitchen, including washing pots, pans, and plates.
• Comply with food hygiene standards, ensuring appropriate clothing and footwear.
• Support functions requiring catering outside regular working hours.
• Undergo food hygiene and handling training as needed.
• Ensure courteous interactions with students, staff, and visitors.

About You:

You are proactive, professional, and able to work flexibly, including some evenings and weekends.

You have a positive attitude and can maintain cleanliness and order in a fast-paced kitchen environment.

A commitment to maintaining high food hygiene standards and treating everyone with respect is essential.

Why Join Plumpton College?

As well as a competitive salary, you can also look forward to a great range of benefits including:

• up to 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata), and up to 5 efficiency days at Christmas
• membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• comprehensive CPD
• TOTUM card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• free onsite parking
• discounted Plumpton wine
• staff discounts on Plumpton courses
• free eye tests
• cycle to work scheme
• free use of the onsite gym

With over 3,000 students, excellent resources, and a drive for continuous improvement, Plumpton College is actively seeking staff who want to make a difference and be part of this exciting phase of our development. At Plumpton College we are Ambitious & Progressive, Enterprising, Professional, Supportive and Passionate about everything we do – if you share these values and would like to be part of our growing team then we’d like to hear from you.

Plumpton College is committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and is dedicated to pursuing non-discriminatory policies and practices and eliminating unfair discrimination on any basis.

Plumpton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.