Kitchen PorterDobbies

Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd.; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Staff discount across stores

Earnings access (Stream)

Retail Trust support

Dobbies Academy

Thriving team culture

Job summary

Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd. is seeking a Kitchen Porter to support our restaurants, ensuring food hygiene and high operational standards. You will work with the kitchen team to deliver meals on time while maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming environment.

Experience in food service and knowledge of kitchen hygiene are valued, and relevant food safety qualifications are ideal. We pride ourselves on our team culture and excellent customer experience.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in food service.
• Knowledge of kitchen health, safety and hygiene rules.
• Food safety qualifications would be ideal.
• Ability to work well in a team and reflect company values.

Responsibilities

• Support general kitchen duties and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen and restaurant.
• Ensure smooth restaurant operations including dishwashing and equipment readiness.
• Collaborate with the kitchen team to present meals to a high standard and on time.
• Develop knowledge of dietary requirements, allergens and health & safety.
• Be a team player and confident communicator in a busy environment.
• Adhere to kitchen health, safety and hygiene rules.

Skills

Food service experience

Kitchen hygiene knowledge

Team player

Customer service basics

Education

Food safety qualification

Job description

Our Kitchen Porters play an essential role in delivering an exceptional customer experience across our Restaurants - delivering tasty food, ensuring food hygiene and maintaining high operational standards.,

• Working proactively and supporting general kitchen duties
• Ensure smooth running of restaurant operations including cleaning, dishwasher operations and equipment availability
• Working alongside the kitchen team to ensure your customers are presented with their meal to a high standard and on time
• Developing your knowledge of dietary requirements, allergens and health & safety
• You are passionate about all things food and delivering the best possible experience for our customers
• A team player and confident communicator who is eager to learn new skills and gain new experiences
• Flourish in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Experience of working in food service
• Knowledge and understanding of kitchen health, safety and hygiene rules
• Relevant food safety qualifications would be ideal
• Can demonstrate our values at all times - we're one team, getting better everyday. We bring a smile. We live and breathe gardens. We make it work for our customers.
• At Dobbies, we're proud to have a history dating back to 1865. We were founded by James Dobbie and are the only garden centre retailer to have stores in every nation across the UK.

Our passion and joy for gardens and plants is what makes us special. In our stores, we showcase this through own brand and branded products, concession partners and services. We champion garden living all-year-round. Many of our stores feature a restaurant or coffee shop, where customers can enjoy refreshments or meals in a relaxed and welcoming environment. We offer a calendar of events and experiences that bring people and communities together, and we have a national charity partner that both our colleagues and customers raise money for. We're committed to being a great place to work. We're one team and we encourage our colleagues to be the best version of themselves, every day; to share their wins and celebrate success. Together, we make it work for our customers.

• Generous annual leave entitlement. Use your holidays when you want with limited statutory days off required
• Treat yourself with generous uncapped discount across our stores with 50% off in our Restaurants, 25% off in the Garden Centre and 10% off in our food halls
• Access to Stream - support your financial wellbeing, with ability to access earnings ahead of pay day, save for the future and financial advice
• Access to Retail Trust - seek confidential support, access to a virtual GP, free counselling service and discounted retail rewards with our employee wellbeing platform
• Access to Dobbies Academy - continue your development with our eLearning platform and development programmes
• Thriving culture; the Dobbies team are passionate, diverse and committed to making it work for our customers