Kitchen Porter/General Assistant

BaxterStorey; Pulborough; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading catering company in Pulborough is seeking a Kitchen Porter/General Assistant. The ideal candidate will assist with food preparation, serving, and maintain a clean kitchen environment. Experience in education catering is preferred. This role offers a unique schedule with competitive pay and benefits including meal provision and training opportunities.

Benefits

28 days holiday including bank holidays

Enhanced maternity leave

Bespoke training opportunities

Pension and life insurance

Discounts via HAPI app

Employee assistance programme

Free meals while at work

Responsibilities

• Assist the pastry chef with food preparation.
• Serve food and clear away after meals.
• Work in a friendly & welcoming school environment.

Skills

Experience in Education catering

Good Health & Safety knowledge

Flexible with a can-do attitude

Customer focused

Fun and enthusiastic

Excellent organization skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Flexible approach to work

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Kitchen Porter/General Assistant, Pulborough

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Client:

BaxterStorey

Location:

Pulborough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

22.08.2025

Expiry Date:

06.10.2025

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Job Description:

Company Description

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Free meals whilst at work
• HIT Apprenticeships for all experience levels

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Kitchen Porter/General Assistant with a background in exceptional food catering services to join our business and work at one of our highly prestigious education settings.

If you are passionate about creating delicious dining experiences that fuel young minds and ignite taste buds, then this is the perfect opportunity to bring your expertise to our table.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Kitchen Porter/General Assistant to make a name for themselves within the food service industry and be a part of setting the new standard for education catering.

Job Description

Come and work in a friendly & welcoming school!

We are looking for a Kitchen Porter and a General Assistant to work in a local independent school just north of Findon on the A24.

The Kitchen Porter position is on a 4-day on/ 4 day off rolling rota so will include some long days and weekends, BUT! there will be time when you will have longer between working days (up to 3 weeks), when you will STILL BE PAID!!

The General Assistant position is 8am to , Monday to Friday, and you will be assisting the pastry chef including making fruit pots & yoghurts, serving food and clearing away amongst other duties.

Pay is £ per hour which will rise with minimum wage increases and there is 28 days paid holiday on top of your worked hours. Uniform is provided along with meals and drinks while on duty and there is the occasional night out. Overtime is available for both positions when we have functions.

There is also training available if you would like to progress your skills from cooking & hospitality to management & finance.

Qualifications

• Ideally have experience working within Education catering
• Have good Health & Safety knowledge.
• Flexible with a can-do attitude, customer focused.
• Fun and enthusiastic
• Have excellent organization skills.
• Demonstrate great attention to detail.
• Be a team player and enjoy succeeding as a team.
• Have a flexible approach to work.

Additional Information

Holroyd Howe is one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, providing fresh innovative food services solely to independent schools and colleges. We are a team of experienced professionals who tailor our catering service provision specifically to suit children of all ages in order to meet the bespoke requirements of each school.

To provide our teams with the right skills to succeed in their jobs, we invest in their training and development. Our exceptional teams of seasoned specialists customise our catering services to fit children of all ages and satisfy the unique needs of our clients.

We pride ourselves on:

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the heart of our thinking; always mindful of the ethics of our sourcing and how we prepare our meals.

We take nutrition seriously and understand the impact a healthy diet has on the fundamental years of development. Meals are always freshly prepared from scratch and packed with nutritious ingredients.

We offer a wide portfolio of training opportunities and experiences, which attracts chefs who are passionate about culinary excellence and menu innovation to our team.

From tasting tables, theme days and food theatre, to chef demonstrations and supplier showcases, we create engaging and fun dining experiences for our students. We work together to make mealtimes exploratory, quirky, and fun for our pupils, helping them build strong and healthy relationships with food.

“Holroyd Howe is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. All roles within Holroyd Howe are regarded as regulated activity and therefore we require an Enhanced DBS which includes a Barred List Check for all successful applicants. We will also require shortlisted applicants to provide appropriate information regarding their criminal offences.”

This appointment is offered on the return of satisfactory professional references.

If you would like to find out more, please contact Alistair Warwick on 01903 874716 or email