Kitchen Porter

Part time

20 hours per week
5 out of 7 days, including weekends (rota basis)
£13.45 per hour
Opportunities for career development
Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Kitchen Porter

The Hub, AstraZeneca, 1 Francis Crick Avenue, Cambridge, CB2 0AA

Supporting high standards in a world-leading scientific environment.

AstraZeneca is a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of innovative medicines. The Cambridge Biomedical Campus is a flagship site, where high standards of safety, compliance, and operational excellence are essential to supporting cutting-edge research and corporate activity.

Sodexo provides integrated facilities and catering services on site. We are seeking a reliable and proactive Kitchen Porter to support the safe, hygienic, and efficient operation of the kitchen, ensuring compliance with company, client, and statutory standards.

The Role

The Kitchen Porter plays a key role in maintaining a clean, safe, and well-organised kitchen environment, enabling the effective production and service of food. This role operates within a fast-paced, standards-driven environment, requiring attention to detail, consistency, and a strong team ethic.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness across all kitchen areas, including pot wash, equipment, utensils, and storage areas in line with cleaning schedules
• Operate dishwashing equipment safely and effectively, ensuring all items are cleaned and stored correctly
• Support the receipt, checking, storage, and rotation of stock in accordance with food safety procedures
• Ensure all food waste and recyclables are disposed of correctly, in line with environmental and hygiene regulations, with appropriate recording where required
• Comply with all company and statutory regulations relating to health & safety, food hygiene, COSHH, and safe systems of work
• Wear and maintain appropriate PPE and uniform standards at all times
• Report any incidents, hazards, equipment issues, or customer feedback to the management team promptly
• Assist with basic food preparation and support the wider catering team as required
• Contribute to delivering a consistent, high-quality (5-star) service to all customers

What We’re Looking For

• A proactive, reliable, and hands-on approach to work
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, compliance-driven catering environment
• Strong awareness of hygiene, cleanliness, and safety standards
• Good teamworking skills, with the ability to support colleagues and adapt to changing service needs
• Resilient and flexible, with a positive and professional attitude

Desirable

• Previous experience in a kitchen or catering environment
• Experience working within a standards or compliance-led environment
• Basic knowledge of food safety and health & safety practices

Additional Information

This role requires flexibility to support a rotating shift pattern, including weekend working, to meet the needs of the business.

Why Sodexo?

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater.

Belong

in a company and team that values you for you. 

Act

with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions.

Thrive

in your own way.

We also offer a range of perks, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering wellbeing support
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or life's larger problems, including legal and financial advice, support with work or personal issues impacting your wellbeing
• Access to a 24hr virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 across popular big-brand retailers
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Pension Plan
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Bike to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Sodexo UK and Irelands enhanced benefits and leave policies

A little more about Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.

Click here to read more about what we do to promote an inclusive culture.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Belong in a team. Thrive in service.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we are in receipt of a high number of applications