Kitchen Porter – Part-time
Fixed work pattern between 20-30 hours per week, to include weekend working.
Monday - Saturday 11:00 – 5 (Sundays 11:00 – 4)
Schedule to be agreed at job offer stage.
We are looking for a kitchen porter to join our award winning catering team. Our coffee shop usually seats up to 270 and is often full, meaning our kitchen porters play a vital role in the success of our business.
The right candidate must have drive, enthusiasm, motivation and be able to perform well under pressure. In return we offer training, time and a half pay at weekends and no evening hours.
Rewards and Benefits
In addition to your salary, you will receive the following benefits:
- Discount – From the start of your employment you will receive 10% discount on specific items. Following a successful probation period, the discount increases up to 20% discount on specific items and after one year’s service up to 40% discount on specific items. (some exceptions apply)
- Paid holiday – holiday entitlement is 22 days per year, plus bank holidays. Restrictions apply (part-time pro rata)
- Annual Christmas bonus
- Part-uniform provided
- Employee Assistant Programme - a confidential personal and professional support service available to all employees and their immediate families 24/7, 365 days a year.
- Training & development, as required. We have an e-learning scheme called GROW, and also take part in other training with product suppliers and external trainers
- Company sick pay – following a successful probation period employees are entitled to 10 days paid sickness (part-time pro rata)
- Access to our Retail Discount Scheme – savings on retailers including Tesco, Pizza Express, M&S, Waitrose, Argos, Apple, Currys PC World, Thomas Cook and 100’s more
- Workplace pension
- Free parking
Key Duties
- Operate and maintain industrial dishwashers including loading/unloading
- Hand washing of some items
- To collect, wash and store crockery, cutlery and catering utensils, ensuring a continued supply
- To maintain scrupulous cleanliness of all areas covered under your place of work
- Take part in cleaning in kitchen as required
- To wash and tumble dry tea towels
- Unloading weekly deliveries
Your capabilities
- You will have good communication skills as well as being conscientious, enthusiastic and motivated
- You must be able to maintain a high standard of personal and working hygiene
- Ability to work as a member of a team
Requirements
- Proven experience of working in a team, along with the ability to organise daily and weekly workload, adapting to changing priorities.
- You must be able to bend, lift and carry items as required and sustain long periods of time on your feet
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to follow instructions
- Smart appearance
If this Kitchen Porter position sounds like the ideal opportunity for you, please apply directly to us. We’d love to hear from you!
For further information and a full job description, please visit the Perrywood website https://www.perrywood.co.uk/careers/
Perrywood is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you require any reasonable adjustments, please inform us as soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.
Pay: £8.00-£12.71 per hour
Work Location: In person
