Kitchen Porter

Lodestone House; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Chartwells is hiring a Kitchen Porter on a part-time basis to support a busy kitchen across approximately 39.9 weeks per year in the UK. The role emphasizes cleanliness, fast food prep, and assisting chefs to deliver high-quality meals.

You will join a team that values initiative, reliability, and strong customer care in a large hospitality group. The successful candidate will be adaptable, a strong communicator, and capable of working under pressure while maintaining high standards of hygiene

Qualifications

• Adaptable and responsive to changing priorities.
• Strong communicator who can build relationships with team and customers.
• Experience delivering high quality customer care in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent timekeeping and reliability.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Proactive, take initiative and makes decisions in the best interest of customers.

Responsibilities

• Keep the kitchen clean to a high standard at all times.
• Help prepare fresh food in a busy kitchen.
• Ensure chefs have everything they need to cook.
• Prepare blended drinks and serve high quality food to customers.
• Be an enthusiastic team player.
• Represent Compass Group UK&I and maintain a positive brand image.
• Comply with Food Handling & Hygiene standards.
• Comply with Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Adaptable

Communication

Customer care

Timekeeping

Reliability

Under pressure

Job description

We're currently recruiting a dedicated Kitchen Porter to help ensure the smooth running of the kitchen at Chartwells on a part time basis, contracted to 30 hours per week.
As a Kitchen 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 company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.
Please note: This role is contracted to 39.9 weeks per year
Could you bring your spark to Chartwells? Here's what you need to know before applying:

Your Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Ensuring the kitchen is always kept at a high standard of cleanliness
• Working quickly to prepare fresh food in a busy kitchen
• Guaranteeing our chefs have everything they need to make our fresh dishes
• Preparing perfectly blended drinks and serving high-quality food that delights our customers
• Being an enthusiastic team player
• Representing Compass Group UK&I and maintaining a positive brand image
• Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards
• Complying with Health & Safety regulations

Our Ideal Kitchen Porter Will

• Be adaptable and easily embrace changing priorities
• Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships
• Have experience delivering high quality customer care
• Strive for excellence in an eager and motivated manner
• 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 UK's biggest businesses.

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!