Kitchen Porter

Houston & Hawkes Ltd; City of London; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning independent caterer in Central London is seeking a Kitchen Porter to maintain cleanliness in kitchen areas and assist with food preparation. The ideal candidate will be a team player with a strong work ethic interested in a long-term career in hospitality. This position offers free meals, pension scheme, and 28 days holiday including bank holidays.

Benefits

Free meals at work

Contributory pension scheme

Free access to the Employee Assistant Programme

Company events including Christmas parties

Uniform provided

28 days holiday including bank holidays

Recognition schemes and people awards

Family-friendly support

Day off on birthday

Referral bonuses

Qualifications

• Keen to get involved within the kitchen.
• Happy to help others out.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring cleanliness and maintenance of kitchen areas.
• Washing up dirty pots and pans.
• Keeping work surfaces clean and sanitised.
• Preparing and cooking basic tasks.
• Managing waste and recycling in the kitchen.
• Carrying out deep cleaning duties.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Team player

Interest in long-term career within hospitality

Job description

Job role: Kitchen Porter - Weekends off!!!

Location: Central London, Oxford Circus, W1J 0BA

Salary: £14.50 per hour

Shift Pattern: Monday – Friday, 40 hours

Kitchen Porter Duties

• Ensuring that high standards of cleanliness and maintenance of the kitchen areas and equipment are kept throughout service.
• Collecting and washing up dirty pots and pans.
• Keeping work surfaces, walls and floors clean and sanitised at all times.
• Ensuring that crockery, cutlery and equipment are clean and ready for service.
• Helping with basic food preparation and cooking tasks when required.
• Managing the emptying of bins, waste and recycling in the kitchen.
• Carrying weekly and monthly deep cleaning duties in line with company guidelines.

Kitchen Porter Requirements

• Strong work ethic – keen to get involved within the kitchen.
• Great team player – happy to help others out.
• Interested in pursuing a long-term career within hospitality.

Kitchen Porter Additional Benefits

• Free meals at work.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Free access to the company Employee Assistant Programme.
• Company events including all company Christmas parties.
• Uniform provided.
• 28 days holiday including bank holidays.
• Recognition schemes and people awards.
• Family-friendly support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and adoption leave.
• Day off on your birthday.>
• Referral bonuses.

Who We Are

Houston & Hawkes is a young and dynamic independent caterer based in the South East. We are proud to be an award‑winning company, ranked among the top 30 companies to work for in the hospitality industry, and a certified B Corp company. We believe in creating memorable experiences for our customers through our vibrant, creative, and sustainable food offerings. We operate coffee bars, staff restaurants, and delis, tailored to our clients’ hospitality and event needs. Committed to social responsibility, passionate about Great British produce and dedicated to our talented teams.