Kitchen Porter

Restaurants; Padstow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading countryside pub is seeking an enthusiastic Kitchen Porter to support their friendly kitchen team. This role offers a competitive salary with additional perks like tips, flexible shifts, and opportunities for career development, in a company recognized for its commitment to staff welfare and diversity.

Benefits

Staff discounts at restaurants and shops

Holiday pay: 28 days a year increasing after 2 years

Free meal for two after one year

Social events and parties

Craft skills and training opportunities

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and willing to learn.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Basic food preparation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential support to the kitchen team.
• Keep the kitchen and service areas clean and organized.
• Assist with basic food preparation tasks.

Skills

Teamwork

Food Preparation

Cleanliness

Job description

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• Pay - £11.44 per hour (£20,820 per year for a 35 hour week) £10.30 per hour for under 18s
• Plus up to £5,500 per year in tips (paid weekly, based on last years earnings), giving total potential earnings of £26,320 per year.
• Flexible shifts with part and full time options including 4 day week
• A Top 100 best companies to work for

We are looking for anenthusiastic Kitchen Porter to join our friendly kitchen team at our countryside pub, The Cornish Arms, St Merryn, Cornwall.

We see ourselves as being in the 'cheering up industry' trying to make people smile with great food, drink and experiences. As we are in the Top 25 Best Hospitality Companies to Work For, we think we are pretty good at making our team smile too. We believe in supporting our teams and embracing diversity and as such are a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

Family is the foundation of our business, and we understand the importance of work/life balance and flexibility.

W hat you’ll be getting up to

• Providing essential support to the kitchen team
• Making sure both kitchen & front of house have everything they need
• Keeping the area clean & clear
• Basic food preparation
• Working as a team to provide excellent service

Check us out!

Want to know what it's like to work here?

Check out our 'Life at Steins' media channels.

Grow your career with us

We're not just passionate about food, we're passionate about developing our people too. Many of our head chef's have worked their way up through the chef ranks from kitchen porter so they know exactly how to support and develop your chef career with us. 75% of our managers have been promoted from within and we want to help you fulfil your potential. We'll invest in you with:

• Craft skills and training (wine and food tastings, supplier visits) to develop your knowledge and confidence
• Opportunities to move between parts of our business
• Encouragement to apply for bigger roles when the time is right
• Regular encouragement and support from your manager
• Flexible shifts. Family time and work/life balance is important to us, we'll work with you to find the shifts that work for your lifestyle, and full time employees can request to work a four-day week.
• Brilliant tips. On top of your salary you'll earntipsandthese are paid weeklyintoyour bank, aren't subject toNIdeductions and you'll even get tips when you're on holiday!
• Staff discounts. You'll get 50% off in our restaurants, 20% in our shops and online and discounted hotel stays and cookery courses.
• Free meal for two .After one year with us, you'll get a complimentary 3 course meal for two people in one of our restaurants every year.
• Social events. You'll get the chance to meet Rick and the family at fun social events and parties.
• Plenty of food .We provide great quality meals whilst on duty, the chance to taste all our dishes as well drinks and snacks whilst you're on a break.
• Staff surprises .We like to make you smile, so there'll be little treats from us throughout the year.
• Holiday. You'll get 28 days paid holiday every year which starts to increase after 2 years

Our story

Rick and Jill Stein started our family run business back in 1975, and today we employ over 600 happy staff. The business has grown from the first flagship seafood restaurant in Padstow to 10 restaurants across the south of England, plus hotel rooms, cookery school, shops and an online shop. Rick and Jill are still heavily involved in the business, as are their three sons Ed, Jack and Charlie.

Our Values

We are proud to be a values-led company which you will
learn more about upon joining us, the values that we live and breathe here at
Stein's are:

• Hospitality is from our hearts.
• Enjoy learning & improving.
• Right thing, right way.
• Bring out the best in each other.
• Show great team spirit.

Good to know...

• Parking – we have free, onsite parking at the Cornish Arms.
• Travel to work – St Merryn is located on the Newquay bus route, with the bus stop a short walk from our pub. St Merryn is an easy drive along the beautiful coast road from Newquay and a short drive from Padstow and Wadebridge.
• Uniform- we provide our kitchen teams with chef whites.

Say hello

W e'd love to hear from you- to apply, please email your cv to ashleygains[at]rickstein.com or click apply to submit a quick application.

If you would like any additional support or need any reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know.

The Cornish Arms in St. Merryn, offers a simple British pub menu, with dishes like real beef burgers, mussels and chips and scampi in the basket. In the summer guests can sit outside in the fresh Cornish air and enjoy some of St Austell Brewery’s best ales and a great selection of wines, or cosy up by our log fires in the colder weather with some comfort food.