Kitchen Porter

Haskins Garden Centres Ltd; Crawley; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A family-owned garden centre chain in Crawley is hiring a Kitchen Porter on a part-time, permanent basis, working every Sunday. The role involves assisting in the kitchen, ensuring cleanliness, and providing excellent customer service. Ideal candidates will be enthusiastic, self-motivated and able to work effectively under pressure. The position offers benefits such as retail discounts, health plans, and a company pension for eligible employees.

Benefits

Retail discounts

Cycle Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Charity Day

Wellbeing support

Company pension scheme

Qualifications

• You must possess good communication skills and be able to work well within a team.
• A desire to learn and improve service is essential.
• Being enthusiastic and hardworking is crucial for this role.

Responsibilities

• Washing up and performing general housekeeping duties.
• Accepting deliveries and ensuring proper storage.
• Maintaining cleanliness in all storage areas.
• Completing cleaning schedules and managing waste disposal.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Ability to work under pressure

Self-motivated

Team player

Job description

Job Description

Posted Friday 23 January 2026 at 01:00

We are recruiting a Kitchen Porter on a part-time, permanent basis, working every Sunday.

Pay Rate up to £12.21 per hour

A family owned, award winning business, with 5 destination garden centres across the South of England, each with a large restaurant.

We thrive on improving service and experience for our customers, that’s why our people are so important to us. If you are passionate about delivering excellent customer service, have an eagerness to learn and be part of a leading business, we want you in our team.

The role of Kitchen Porter

To provide assistance within the kitchen, ensuring all policies and procedures are being followed correctly and maintain a high level of cleanliness throughout the kitchen and pot wash areas.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Washing up and general housekeeping duties
• Excepting deliveries and storing them away properly
• General responsibility of clean storage areas
• Completion of cleaning schedules Disposal of waste and recycling

About You

This role is well suited to a self-motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking individual with excellent customer service skills and a desire to learn.

You must be able to work on your own initiative, sometimes under pressure, in a fast-moving environment. You will need be able to communicate well and work as part of a large team.

• Retail discounts, saving money on day-to-day spending, days out, and gifts
• Cycle Scheme, helping spread the cost of a bike and saving on tax
• Health Cash Plan, for a small monthly contribution access a 24-hour online GP service recover costs for dental and optical appointments and more
• Time off to support local charities, with an annual paid Charity Day
• Wellbeing support with Mental Health First Aiders and external Assistance Program providing free counselling and advice for you and your family
• Company pension scheme for eligible employees