Kitchen Porter

Title: Kitchen Porter

Location: West Swindon, Whitehill Way

Salary: £13.40 / hourly

Benefits:

• 28 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 week’s enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary career leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our Perkbox app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

Are you a culinary connoisseur and gastronomic genius? Do you have an insatiable passion for the culinary arts and a burning desire to create masterful dishes that delight the senses? Yes? Then this is the role for you. At BaxterStorey we offer an exceptional culinary playground where your creativity can flourish and your talents shine. We wholeheartedly believe that the best food comes from nurturing talent, and empowering our chefs to continuously evolve and refine their craft, that’s why invest in you to develop your professional growth.

As a member of our team, you will be supported in an inclusive environment that encourages growth and celebrates diversity. We will invest in your development with ongoing training, to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge to thrive in your role, and we guarantee a good work-life balance, because we believe that people excel when they are given the space to take care of themselves.

If you are a passionate Kitchen Porter keen to make a name for yourself within the food service industry, we would love to hear from you!

- Clean and sanities all kitchen utensils, dishes, pots, and pans in a timely manner using appropriate equipment and cleaning agents.

- Assist in the maintenance and cleaning of kitchen equipment, including stoves, ovens, grills, and fryers.

- Assisting chefs with basic food preparation tasks, such as peeling and chopping vegetables when required.

- Properly dispose of food waste and other kitchen waste materials, adhering to recycling and waste management guidelines.

- Always keep the kitchen and restaurant areas in a clean and tidy state.

- Properly dispose of food waste and other kitchen waste materials, adhering to recycling and waste management guidelines.

- Operate heavy equipment according to manufactures instructions.

- Co-operate with all team members and undertake duties in the kitchen / service areas as requested to ensure an efficient and effective service is always delivered.

- Attend all location meetings as required.

- Attend to any reasonable request made by the client or BaxterStorey Management.

- Monitor and replenish kitchen supplies, such as cleaning products, utensils, and dishware, to ensure uninterrupted kitchen operations.

- Maintain a clean and organized work area, following all health and safety regulations to ensure a safe and hygienic kitchen environment.

- Work closely with chefs, cooks, and other kitchen staff to ensure effective communication and coordination throughout food preparation and service.

- Assist with general kitchen duties as required, including sweeping and mopping floors, emptying bins, and maintaining cleanliness in dining areas.

- Attend health and safety and food safety training courses as required.

- Ensure cleaning areas under your control are maintained to the company and COSHH standards.

- Rigorously follow the unit cleaning schedules.

- Unloading deliveries and storing supplies in the appropriate areas.

Previous experience preferred but not essential, must have strong work ethic, reliable, flexible and outgoing personality

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we’d like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

We are proud to be an inclusive employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We celebrate individuality and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, races, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) among our workforce and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.

Join us and bring your unique perspective to our team.