Kitchen Porter (Part Time) - 31.5 hours per week - Snowhill Restaurant

Haskins Garden Centres; Crawley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A family-owned garden centre business in Crawley is recruiting a Kitchen Porter. This part-time role focuses on maintaining cleanliness in the kitchen and assisting with various tasks. Candidates should have excellent customer service skills, a desire to learn, and the ability to work under pressure. Benefits include generous discounts, health plans, and up to 38 days of holiday.

Benefits

Generous Company Discount scheme

Cycle Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Charity Day

Wellbeing support

Company pension scheme

Free on-site parking

Up to 38 days of Holiday (pro-rata)

Uniform provided

Qualifications

• Self-motivated and enthusiastic individual.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Desire to learn and adapt in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide assistance within the kitchen, ensuring cleanliness.
• Wash up and perform housekeeping duties.
• Handle deliveries and maintain storage areas.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Self-motivated

Ability to work under pressure

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

Kitchen Porter. We are recruiting a Kitchen Porter on a part-time, permanent basis, working 31.5 hours a week including every Saturday. Pay rate up to £12.21 per hour. Haskins Garden Centres is a family-owned, award-winning business with 5 destination garden centres across the South of England, each with a large restaurant. We constantly strive to improve the service and experience we offer our customers. If you are passionate about delivering excellent customer service, have a sense of humour and an eagerness to learn, we want you to join our friendly, happy team.

Haskins Garden Centres

Responsibilities

1. Provide assistance within the kitchen, ensuring all policies and procedures are followed and maintain a high level of cleanliness throughout the kitchen and pot wash areas.
2. Washing up and general housekeeping duties.
3. Handling deliveries and storing them away properly.
4. General responsibility for clean storage areas.
5. Completion of cleaning schedules.
6. Disposal of waste and recycling.

Requirements / Suitable for

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 to communicate well and work as part of a large team.

Benefits

• 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.