Kitchen Porter - NEC

Compass Group UK; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medicash health benefits

Annual healthcare check (Aviva Digis​t

Perks at Work

Job summary

Compass Group UK&I is recruiting a Kitchen Porter to support a busy kitchen in the Levy venue on a full-time 40-hour contract. The role focuses on maintaining hygiene, assisting chefs, and delivering customer care in a fast-paced environment.

We offer extensive benefits and development opportunities as part of a large UK-wide employer. If you thrive in a team and want to grow your career, this is a strong place to advance.

Qualifications

• Be adaptable and embrace changing priorities.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience delivering high quality customer care in a fast-paced environment.
• Strive for excellence with motivation and initiative.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate reliable timekeeping and consistency.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the kitchen is always kept at a high standard of cleanliness.
• Working quickly to prepare fresh food in a busy kitchen
• Guaranteeing chefs have everything they need to make fresh dishes
• Preparing beverages and serving high-quality food that delights customers
• Being an enthusiastic team player
• Representing Compass Group UK&I and maintaining a positive brand image
• Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards
• Complying with Health & Safety regulations

Skills

Team player

Customer care

Communication

Adaptability

Time management

Job description

We're currently recruiting a dedicated Kitchen Porter to help ensure the smooth running of the kitchen at Levy on a full time basis, contracted to 40 hours per week.

As a Kitchen Porter, you will use your skills to maintain a high standard of customer care and cleanliness. In return, you will have the chance to progress your career with company that invests in its people, celebrates individuality, and rewards and recognises employees who go beyond the plate.

Benefits

• Medicash - Healthcare benefits, including dental, optical and therapy treatments (includes up to 4 dependent children)
• Aviva Digicare - Free annual healthcare check
• Exclusive Benefits & Wellbeing site (Perks at Work)
• Entertainment discounts - up to 55% off cinema tickets
• Health & Wellbeing discounts - Discounts for Nuffield Health (20%) and Pure Gym (10%)
• Travel discounts - Discounts with holiday companies such as TUI and Expedia
• Shopping discounts - Save up to 15% at high street and online stores by purchasing Shopping Cards
• Meals on duty
• Vodaphone discounts
• Pension scheme and Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 23 days + BH's and additional day off for your birthday
• 2 days additional leave, following return from Maternity leave during first year back
• Competitive and supportive family benefits
• Day off for baby's first birthday
• Holiday purchase scheme
• On-going training & development and career pathways
• Professional subscriptions paid
• Financial wellbeing programme and preferred rates on salary finance products

Could you bring your spark to Levy? Here's what you need to know before applying:

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the kitchen is always kept at a high standard of cleanliness
• Working quickly to prepare fresh food in a busy kitchen
• Guaranteeing our chefs have everything they need to make our fresh dishes
• Preparing perfectly blended drinks and serving high-quality food that delights our customers
• Being an enthusiastic team player
• Representing Compass Group UK&I and maintaining a positive brand image
• Complying with Food Handling & Hygiene standards
• Complying with Health & Safety regulations

Our ideal Kitchen Porter will:

• Be adaptable and easily embrace changing priorities
• Be a brilliant communicator and easily build relationships
• Have experience delivering high quality customer care
• Strive for excellence in an eager and motivated manner
• Take initiative and make decisions that are right for our customers
• Possess the ability to work under pressure
• Demonstrate exceptional timekeeping and reliability

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

Job Reference: com/2809/43420001/52836372/SU #Levy UK

Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!