Kitchen Porter - Torquay

Hotel Indigo; Torquay; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A renowned hotel brand in Torquay is seeking Kitchen Porters to join their team. The role offers flexible part-time (8 hours/week) and full-time (40 hours/week) contracts. Responsibilities include maintaining cleanliness in a fast-paced kitchen environment, strong communication with chefs, and ensuring adherence to health and safety regulations. Benefits include competitive pay, paid holidays, and career progression opportunities, making it a great fit for those eager to grow in the hospitality industry.

Benefits

Free meal on shift

Paid holidays

Subsidised unsocial hour travel support

Enhanced sick pay

Wagestream financial wellbeing app

Worldwide discounted room rates

Generous friends and family rate

Qualifications

• Experience working in a fast-paced kitchen environment would be a plus but not essential.
• Knowledge of cleaning chemicals and H&S regulation would be desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Keeping the dishwashing area clean and safe.
• Working closely with chefs to ensure clear communication.
• Sanitising workspaces in line with H&S regulations.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Experience in a fast-paced kitchen

Knowledge of cleaning chemicals

Job description

Kitchen Porter - Torquay

Hotel Indigo Torquay is looking for Kitchen Porters to join our growing team and bring the Hotel Indigo values to life!

Hotel Indigo Torquay, opening in 2025, promises a stimulating new addition to this idyllic coastal town. Nestled along the stunning English Riviera, the hotel will offer guests breathtaking views of Tor Bay and access to some of Torquay’s most iconic beaches and walking trails where you can truly appreciate nature. Close to local attractions, including the historic Torre Abbey and the lively harbour, guests can also indulge in the region's renowned culinary scene featuring fresh seafood and artisanal delights. Hotel Indigo will provide a unique and memorable experience, offering a tonic for the body, imagination and soul; capturing the spirit of this longstanding English seaside location.

We have a variety of contracts available, Part-Time (from 8 hours per week) and Full-Time (40 hours per week).

Responsibilities

As a Kitchen Porter (Full-Time or Part-Time), you can expect to carry out the following duties:

• Keeping our dishwashing area clean and safe (you will loading and unloading our dishwashing area in a fast-paced Kitchen environment whilst ensuring that the area is kept free of hazards) - experience working in a fast-paced kitchen environment would be a plus but not essential!


• Working in the wider Kitchen team to ensure clear communication (you will be working closely with our Chefs in the wider Kitchen team, ensuring that communication lines are kept clear) - we are looking for someone who is confident working independently with minimal guidance but has strong communication skills!


• Sanitisation of work spaces (you will be working with various chemicals to ensure the sanitisation of our Kitchen in line with H&S regulation) - knowledge of cleaning chemicals and H&S regulation would be desirable but not essential!

Benefits

Financial security - 12.60 per hour, guaranteed hours, paid overtime, a free meal on shift, paid holidays, subsidised unsocial hour travel support and enhanced sick pay! Plus Tronc paid monthly if in eligible role. Wagestream - a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.

Growth and development - extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.

Colleague perks - worldwide discounted room rates and discounted F&B whilst on employee rate (IHG has over 6,000 hotels and growing), plus generous friends and family rate. Discounts through our portal on your supermarket shop, experiences and loads of retailers on our perks portal.

Wellbeing - generous maternity / paternity pay, employee assistance programme available 24 / 7 and access to mental health first-aiders

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.

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

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Hotel Indigo is an upper-upscale lifestyle brand that captures the true spirit of the neighbourhood. With over 150 properties worldwide, we look for individuals that can inspire our guests to make unique discoveries through meaningful connections to the diverse people, places, and cultures of the local area.

Bring your story, to inspire new ones.