Job Title: Kitchen Porter
Salary: £25,862.46
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: 39 hours per week
Live-in accommodation may be available for exceptional candidates.
This role is based on-site at Langdale Hotel and Spa, Ambleside, LA22 9JD.
Role Summary
To support the kitchen team to keep kitchens running on schedule and within food safety regulations. This includes helping with essential cleaning tasks, organising equipment, and ensuring workstations remain tidy and ready for service. The role plays a key part in maintaining smooth kitchen operations, assisting chefs during busy periods, and upholding high standards of hygiene throughout the shift. Our Kitchen Porters support our kitchen operations across Stove Restaurant, Wainwrights Inn and Brimstone Hotel.
Key Responsibilities
Keep all kitchen work surfaces (counters, sinks, stoves, walls) clean and sanitised
Sweep and mop floors at the beginning and ending of shifts
Be ready to clean up spills to avoid hindering operations
Wash cookware, utensils and cutlery fast to keep them in rotation
Arrange equipment and ingredient deliveries
Help kitchen team manage inventory by organising food storage and escalating when items need to be ordered.
Receive and unpack all deliveries, ensuring all food and supplies are correctly placed.
Keep the food and supply storage areas organised
Help with routine food prep tasks when needed
Our Ideal Candidate
A fast learner with an interest in hospitality
The ability to work unsupervised after being trained, in a busy environment
Patience and able to work as part of a team
Attention to detail and the confidence to communicate with people to make sure the kitchen is well organised and clean
Awareness and understanding of hygiene and food safety procedures (training will be provided)
What We Offer
Be our guest with a yearly complimentary stay in our Langdale hotel, B&B rate for one night.
Get fit for free with complimentary access to our Fitness and Leisure Facilities.
Get fed for free with meals available in our staff canteen.
Get recognised with a chance to win cash prizes through Guest Nominations and for colleagues voting you a Langdale Superstar.
Get a bonus of up to £300.00 with out Refer a Friend scheme.
Get support with access to our confidential and impartial Employee Assistance Program (EAP) supported by our team of trained Mental Health First Aiders.
Get it for less with staff discounts in Wainwrights Inn, Brimstone Spa, Brimstone Hotel and Stove Restaurant alongside external discounts such as Kendal Physio, Windermere cruises and B&Q trade.
Get security after 6 months of service, you will gain enhanced Sick Pay and Life cover up to twice your salary.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Langdale is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. We're committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents flourish. Our dedication to diversity fuels innovation, ensuring we remain at the forefront of our industry. Join us and be a part of a team that celebrates differences, creating a brighter, more diverse future together.
Working conditions
This role is based on-site at Langdale Hotel and Spa, Ambleside, LA22 9JD.
Staff accommodation or relocation support may be available for exceptional candidates.
All candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK at the start of employment.
Company overview
Set in the heart of the English Lake District and surrounded by breath-taking scenery the Langdale Estate offers a choice of luxury hotel, self-catering and timeshare accommodation, spa experiences and therapies, restaurant, and bar.
At Langdale we pride ourselves on giving our guests an exceptional service and so we want people who want to make a difference, who care about creating a guest experience that is unique and memorable.
Purpose, vision & values
Timeshare owners and Guests should be at the centre of everything that we do.
Our people are important, and we should aim to do our very best by them at all times.
It is incumbent upon us all to ensure that the business is sustainable so that it can deliver the owners needs and ensure that our people prosper.
The natural environment and our communities are central to our thinking at all times.
