Kitchen Porter (20hrs)

Park Plaza; Greater London; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted hotel rooms

50% F&B discount

30 days holiday

Two meals per day

Wagestream pay access

Refer a Friend £750

BenefitHub discounts

Vitality at work gym discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Travel season ticket loans

Employee Assistance Programme

Rota two weeks in advance

Uniforms and dry cleaning

Staff parties and training

Company pension

Job summary

Park Plaza Victoria London is seeking a Kitchen Porter to support our busy kitchen team on a 20-hour week. You will help maintain high standards, prepare and manage tasks to ensure smooth service and guest satisfaction.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about quality, build strong relationships with kitchen and front-of-house colleagues, and have prior experience in a hotel or restaurant kitchen. Benefits include great discounts and career development.

Qualifications

• Fanatical about standards and quality
• Build relationships with kitchen and front-of-house teams
• Share Park Plaza values: Trust, Respect, Teamwork, Enthusiasm, Commitment and Care
• Previous Kitchen Porter experience in a restaurant or hotel

Responsibilities

• Check deliveries against purchase orders and specifications
• Judge quality, quantity, and sanitary conditions of products
• Reject deliveries not meeting specifications
• Verify weights and log details
• Log delivery information on reports
• Maintain security and proper storage handling

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Standards focus

Hospitality experience

Job description

Kitchen Porter (20 hours) Opening - Park Plaza Victoria London

At Park Plaza, authenticity is at the heart of everything we do. Our Kitchen Porter prepares and supports the kitchen team to present memorable meals for our guests, applying their energy and enthusiasm to every task.

As a Kitchen Porter (20 Hrs), You Will Receive

• Salary: £13.15 per hour + Excellent Benefits
• Heavily discounted hotel room rates in Europe (extends to the Radisson Hotel Group and family & friends)
• 50% F&B discount at our restaurants and bars (for your whole party)
• Start with 30 days holiday per year - incl bank holidays
• Two free meals per day - including days off if you wish to come in!
• Access to 40% of your pay before payday through Wagestream!
• Recommend a Friend scheme - £750
• BenefitHub – Discounted prices at hundreds of online and high street stores, supermarkets, major retailers, attractions, restaurants and cinemas.
• Vitality at work scheme with great gym discounts & more
• Ride to Work Scheme & free local cycling lessons
• Travel season ticket loans *
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Rotas published at least two weeks in advance (if applicable)
• Departmental productivity and service incentive schemes *
• Uniforms provided (if applicable) & free dry cleaning
• Annual Staff parties and events
• Company pension plan & award-winning training

The Ideal Candidate For The Kitchen Porter Role Will

• Be fanatical about standards and genuinely care about the quality of the job they do
• Build excellent relationships with kitchen and front-of-house team members to keep everything running smoothly
• Share our values: Trust, Respect, Teamwork, Enthusiasm, Commitment and Care
• Have previous experience as a Kitchen Porter in a restaurant or hotel

You position will also include the duties of a Goods Receiver who:

• Assures delivered products are checked against purchase specifications and purchase order
• Judges the quality, quantity, and sanitary conditions of products
• Rejects deliveries whenever there is a problem with products, using correct forms
• Verifies weights of products accurately using scale properly and log details
• Verifies all deliveries using the daily delivery report
• Inspects the supplier’s invoice for accuracy in quality descriptions, quantities, and prices
• Assures the net weight of products is recorded and checked against the supplier’s invoice
• Records date of delivery and products purchase price directly on the product’s packaging
• Assures all products billed on the basis of weight are weighted before signing the invoice
• Weigh meat items separately and log details
• Monitor all delivery vehicles for cleanliness and temperature, then log all details
• Counts all products billed based on count before signing the invoice
• Monitors the moving of products to storage ensuring that the most perishable items are removed first
• Issues a request for credit memo when products are spoiled, do not meet specifications, or when too many have been delivered
• Maintains proper key and lock controls to maintain security of storage areas
• Issues goods and products out only after receiving a written requisition signed by authorised staff
• Maintains professional working relationships with suppliers
• Brings needs for repair or maintenance to attention

Renowned for creating memorable moments, Park Plaza caters to both leisure and business travellers with stylish guest rooms and versatile meeting facilities which are perfectly complemented by award-winning restaurants and bars.

Park Plaza. Be part of it.