Kitchen Porter - Full Time (Permanent) - West End Restaurant

Haskins Garden Centres Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned award-winning garden centre in Southampton is seeking a full-time Kitchen Porter. The role involves maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen and assisting with various kitchen duties. Ideal candidates are enthusiastic, self-motivated, and possess strong customer service skills. Benefits include a generous discount scheme, health cash plan, and up to 38 days of holiday.

Benefits

Generous Company Discount scheme

Retail discounts

Cycle Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Paid Charity Day

Wellbeing support

Company pension scheme

Free on-site parking

Up to 38 days of Holiday

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and hardworking individual with excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative in a fast-moving environment.
• Good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Washing up and general housekeeping duties.
• Accepting deliveries and properly storing them.
• Maintaining clean storage areas.
• Completing cleaning schedules.
• Disposal of waste and recycling.

Skills

Customer service skills

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Kitchen Porter Full Time

We are recruiting a Kitchen Porter on a Full-Time Permanent basis, working 38 hours per week including alternate weekends.

Pay Rate up to £12.21 per hour

Haskins Garden Centres

A family owned, award winning business, with 5 destination garden centres across the South of England, each with a large restaurant.

We thrive on improving service and experience for our customers, thats why our people are so important to us. If you are passionate about delivering excellent customer service, have an eagerness to learn and be part of a leading business, we want you in our team.

The role of Kitchen Porter

To provide assistance within the kitchen, ensuring all policies and procedures are being followed correctly and maintain a high level of cleanliness throughout the kitchen and pot wash areas.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Washing up and general housekeeping duties
• Excepting deliveries and storing them away properly
• General responsibility of clean storage areas
• Completion of cleaning schedules Disposal of waste and recycling

About You

This role is well suited to a self-motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking individual with excellent customer service skills and a desire to learn.

You must be able to work on your own initiative, sometimes under pressure, in a fast-moving environment. You will need be able to communicate well and work as part of a large team.

In Return We Provide

• Generous Company Discount scheme
• Retail discounts, saving money on day-to-day spending, days out, and gifts
• Cycle Scheme, helping spread the cost of a bike and saving on tax
• Health Cash Plan, for a small monthly contribution access a 24-hour online GP service recover costs for dental and optical appointments and more
• Time off to support local charities, with an annual paid Charity Day
• Wellbeing support with Mental Health First Aiders and external Assistance Program providing free counselling and advice for you and your family
• Company pension scheme for eligible employees
• Free on-site parking
• Up to 38 days of Holiday (pro-rata)
• Uniform provided