Kitchen Porter (casual)

The Lowry Hotel; Salford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Uniform provided

Meals on duty

Staff discounts

Training facilities

Death in service

Job summary

The Lowry Hotel in Manchester is seeking a Kitchen Porter to join our busy back-of-house team. Reporting to the Chief Steward, you will help maintain hygiene, cleanliness and presentation across back-of-house areas, supporting the Food & Beverage team.

You will work five days out of seven, including weekends, with shifts varying to meet business needs. The ideal candidate has excellent customer service, a professional approach and a collaborative attitude.

Qualifications

• Customer service experience is essential.
• Able to work five days out of seven, including weekends.
• Willingness to adapt to flexible shift patterns and varying hours.

Responsibilities

• Carry out back-of-house cleaning duties in accordance with established schedules and hotel standards.
• Maintain high levels of hygiene and cleanliness at all times.
• Remove food waste in line with health, safety and hygiene standards.
• Support the Food & Beverage team by ensuring equipment and requirements are provided promptly.
• Complete allocated duties efficiently and to a high standard.
• Work independently and use initiative, especially when unsupervised.
• Assist other team members and contribute to smooth operation.
• Follow hotel procedures relating to health, safety, hygiene and cleanliness.

Skills

Customer service

Teamwork

Reliability

Initiative

Attention to detail

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Kitchen Porterto join The Lowry Hotel, Manchester’s iconic five-star hotel.

Reporting directly to the Chief Steward, you will work closely with the Senior Stewards throughout your shift. You will be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of hygiene, cleanliness, and presentation across the back-of-house areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out back-of-house cleaning duties in accordance with established cleaning schedules and hotel standards.
• Maintain excellent levels of hygiene and cleanliness at all times.
• Remove food waste and rubbish at agreed intervals and in line with required health, safety, and hygiene standards.
• Support the Food & Beverage team by ensuring equipment and other requirements are provided promptly when needed.
• Complete allocated duties efficiently and to a consistently high standard.
• Work independently and use your initiative when carrying out tasks, particularly during periods when you are working unsupervised.
• Assist other members of the team when required and contribute positively to the smooth running of the operation.
• Follow all hotel procedures relating to health, safety, hygiene, and cleanliness.

The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills, a professional approach, and a strong team spirit. You will be organised, reliable, and able to work independently using your own initiative, with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene. A genuine passion for service excellence, along with flexibility to work a five-day-out-of-seven shift pattern, including weekends and varying shifts, is essential.

Please note, this is a casual position, with shifts and working hours varying according to business needs.

Benefits include:

• Uniform and Meals on duty provided
• Unique team member discount rate and 50% of all food and drink. Friends and family discount also available.
• Access to discounted rates with Millennium and Copthorne Hotels
• Access to online training facilities with Flow
• Death in service benefit for contracted employees

The Lowry Hotel is an equal opportunity employer.

We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We keep our recruitment process simple and consider applicants on their abilities alone to ensure a fair interview process. If at any point throughout our process you require reasonable adjustments, please contact [e-mail]

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

Compensation: Competitive salary