Kitchen Porter

• 40 hours per week
• Monday to Friday | Alternating weekly shifts and early finish Fridays:
  Week 1: 7:00am – 3:15pm
  Week 2: 12:00pm – 8:15pm
• £14.80 per hour
• Early finish on Friday’s
• Free meals while on shift
• Opportunities for career development
• Apprenticeships and learning opportunities
• Increased holiday allowance with length of service
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

Kitchen Porter | Brock Street, NW1, London

Be part of a busy kitchen team and help keep the operation running smoothly

At Sodexo, you'll belong in a supportive kitchen team where everyone plays an important part in delivering a great food service. As a Kitchen Porter, you'll work alongside the chefs and Kitchen Porters, helping to keep the kitchen, pot wash and wider back-of-house areas clean, organised and running efficiently.

This is a busy corporate environment where food is prepared and served on a large scale serving 800 to 1,500 customers. You'll work as part of a team to keep up with service, ensuring clean dishes, pots, pans and equipment are always available when needed. You'll also support with food waste, deliveries, cleaning and general kitchen duties, helping the team deliver a smooth service every day.

This is a great opportunity to build your experience within a professional kitchen, with training and development available for those who are keen to learn and progress.

What you'll do

• Clean and wash dishes, crockery, cutlery, pots, pans and kitchen equipment
• Work as part of a team of 4–5 Kitchen Porters on the pot wash line
• Keep the pot wash area clean, organised and running efficiently throughout service
• Support the kitchen team before, during and after service
• Ensure production areas, equipment, machinery and floors are kept clean and hygienic
• Clear food waste and kitchen bins safely and efficiently
• Support with the acceptance and storage of deliveries
• Help move and put away stock and equipment when required
• Ensure clean crockery, utensils and equipment are available when needed
• Follow daily and weekly cleaning schedules and maintain required records
• Maintain clean, tidy and safe standards across the kitchen, wash-up and back-of-house areas
• Identify and report hazards, defects or damaged equipment
• Follow food safety, HACCP, COSHH, health & safety and company procedures
• Attend required training and meetings
• Support colleagues and assist wherever required
• Carry out any other reasonable duties requested by management

What you'll bring

• Previous Kitchen Porter, kitchen, cleaning, hospitality or similar experience is beneficial
• A positive, reliable and professional approach to work
• Ability to work effectively as part of a busy kitchen team
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Ability to manage your time effectively and work to cleaning schedules
• Good understanding of the importance of cleanliness and hygiene in a kitchen
• Ability to follow instructions and company procedures
• Willingness to learn and develop new kitchen skills
• A flexible and helpful approach to supporting colleagues
• Ability to work efficiently in a busy environment
• Good attention to detail and pride in maintaining high standards
• Ability to work independently when required
• Understanding of food safety and HACCP requirements
• Physically able to work in a busy kitchen environment, including being on your feet, washing up, cleaning and moving stock/equipment
• Professional appearance and commitment to wearing the correct uniform

Desirable

• Previous Kitchen Porter or pot wash experience
• Experience working in a high-volume kitchen or catering environment
• Food Hygiene training
• HACCP knowledge
• COSHH awareness
• Experience working as part of a larger kitchen team
• Experience within a corporate, hotel, restaurant or hospitality environment

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 wellbeing platform
• Employee Assistance Programme to support everyday issues, plus legal and financial advice
• Access to a 24-hour Virtual GP Service
• Sodexo Discounts Scheme with savings across popular retailers
• Company pension
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced family-friendly 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 Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers every day through our unique combination of Food Services, Facilities Management and Workplace Solutions.

We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, Forces Friendly employer and supporter of Early Careers. We encourage our colleagues to get involved with our employee networks, including Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability Network, SoTogether, Generations and Origins.

Ready to be part of something greater?

Bring your energy and team spirit to a busy kitchen, work alongside an experienced team and play an important part in keeping our food service running smoothly every day.

Sodexo reserves the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of applications.