Kitchen Porter

The Coat and Bear, Newbury; Newbury; On-site; GBP 1,515,000 - 1,791,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

National Living Wage + TRONC

Stepping Stones training

Employee Assistance Program

EarlyPay access

Enhanced maternity & paternity

Refer a Friend £1500 bonus

Chef whites laundered

50% food discount

20% food discount with friends/family

Birthday gift

Long service awards

Reward Gateway discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

Heartwood Collection is seeking a Kitchen Porter to join our kitchen team in a fast-paced, award-winning hospitality group. You will support the kitchen with fresh, seasonal ingredients and assist chefs with daily prep and service in our Heartwood Inns and Brasserie Blanc sites across the region.

We offer Stepping Stones training, a generous benefits package, and opportunities to grow within the group. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a team-focused environment and takes pride in

Qualifications

• Desire to cook with fresh and seasonal ingredients to produce fabulous dishes.
• Able or willing to learn classical French cooking techniques.
• To be a real team player it is essential that you are flexible.
• Have great attention to detail and impeccable standards across the kitchen.
• Eager to develop themselves and their dishes with guidance from our Chefs.

Skills

Fresh ingredients

French techniques

Team player

Attention to detail

Willing to learn

Job description

Kitchen Porter

We're looking for passionate people to join our fantastic kitchen team as an Kitchen Porter.

Heartwood Collection is an award-winning collection of cosy pubs and atmospheric brasseries at the heart of their local communities serving great fresh, seasonal food. Brasserie Blanc, the French brasserie business inspired by Raymond Blanc and Heartwood Inns (Formally White Brasserie Company) is renowned for being a home-from-home.

Our strength is in our enduring community of like-minded individuals; warm and genuine to our core. Unforgettable moments are rooted in our commitment to seasonality, the curiosity of our people, and the pleasure of our guests.

Kitchen Porter – What we offer:

• Packages based on National Living wage including Tronc*
• Full-time and part-time hours to suit your needs
• Stepping Stones - Our industry-leading training and development platform which supports progression for those who want it
• Employee Assistance Program with Hospitality Action
• Instant access to pay you have already earned through EarlyPay
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity package
• Refer a Friend Bonus up to £1500
• Laundered chef whites
• 50% off food at any Heartwood Inns or Brasserie Blanc
• 20% off food at any Heartwood Inns or Brasserie Blanc with friends and family discount
• A thoughtful gift to celebrate your birthday
• Long Service Recognition Awards
• The Pantry – 100’s of retailers and experience discounts through Reward Gateway
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Kitchen Porter – The Ideal Candidate:

• Desire to cook with fresh and seasonal ingredients to produce fabulous dishes
• Able or willing to learn classical French cooking techniques
• To be a real team playerit is essential that you are flexible
• Have great attention to detail and impeccable standards across the kitchen
• Eager to develop themselves and their dishes with guidance from our Chefs

Our investment in your development.

The Heartwood Collection currently has over 40 locations, including Brasserie Blanc restaurants and our lovely Heartwood Inn pubs, many of which now feature beautiful boutique bedrooms. We are aiming to grow to 61 sites by 2027, which could add up to 500 bedrooms over the next four years.

We’re really excited about the amazing opportunities this growth will create, and we hope you are too! It’s a great chance for you to take the next step in your career and develop with us through our unique “Stepping Stones” training and development programme.

Heartwood Collectionis a multi award-winning hospitality group:

• Sunday Times Best Places to Work winner 2024
• Double winner at the Publican Awards 2024
• R200
• SRA 3 star rated
• plus many more!

*Hourly rate is based on National Living Wage plus TRONC, and the TRONC is calculated from the previous 6 months' site average.The rate of TRONC for the site you are applying for will be confirmed and discussed at the interview stage.