Kitchen Porter
Champneys Mottram Hall
Contract: Full Time
Salary: Up to £12.71 per hour plus tips
As a Kitchen Porter, you play a vital role in supporting both the Kitchen and Food & Beverage teams. Your work ensures the kitchen runs smoothly, safely and efficiently, enabling chefs and service teams to focus on delivering outstanding dining experiences within a luxury, wellbeing focused environment.
This is an important role for someone who takes pride in doing things properly, understands the importance of hygiene and safety, and enjoys being part of a hardworking kitchen team.
Role overview
You will be responsible for maintaining exceptional cleanliness and organisation across all kitchen areas, ensuring equipment, crockery and cutlery are ready for service, and supporting deliveries and stock processes. Consistency, reliability and attention to detail are key to success in this role.
Your role will include:
Maintaining high standards of cleanliness across all kitchen areas, staff canteens and kitchen corridors
Washing kitchen equipment, crockery and cutlery to support smooth restaurant service
Ensuring kitchen areas remain clean and safe during service, with walkways clear and floors dry
Following and signing off cleaning schedules to demonstrate due diligence and compliance
Carrying out deep cleaning of kitchen equipment as required
Keeping storerooms clean and well organised, with floors swept and mopped
Storing food deliveries correctly, ensuring proper stock rotation at all times
Supporting non food deliveries and distributing goods to relevant departments
Managing waste correctly, including food, general and recycling waste, in line with procedures
Keeping delivery yard areas clean and tidy
Assisting with stocktakes where required
Communicating effectively with chefs and wider teams
Reporting any equipment faults or issues promptly to senior kitchen team members
Health, safety and professionalism:
Maintaining excellent personal hygiene and presentation in line with company standards
Following all health, safety and food hygiene procedures at all times
Attending all required training and completing safety modules
Being familiar with resort emergency procedures and reporting hazards immediately
This role is ideal for someone who:
Takes pride in clean, organised working environments
Understands the importance of hygiene in food preparation
Enjoys working as part of a close knit team
Is reliable, hardworking and detail focused
Wants to be part of a respected luxury hospitality brand
At Champneys, our Kitchen Porters are essential to delivering safe, high quality food and seamless service. Their contribution is fundamental to the guest dining experience, and we value the role they play every day.
Why work at Champneys
At Champneys, our kitchens operate to exceptionally high standards, and our Kitchen Porters are central to making that possible. Cleanliness, organisation and food safety are essential foundations of everything we serve, and Kitchen Porters play a vital role in protecting quality, hygiene and the guest dining experience.
We recognise that great kitchens rely on strong teams behind the scenes, and we value the reliability, care and pride that Kitchen Porters bring to their work every day.
Working as a Kitchen Porter at Champneys means:
Being an essential part of the kitchen team, supporting chefs and service teams to deliver high quality, safe food
Working to luxury and hygiene standards, where attention to detail and consistency truly matter
Learning valuable skills in food safety, cleanliness, stock handling and kitchen operations
Being part of a supportive, respectful team, where everyone’s contribution is important
Working within a wellbeing focused luxury environment, where calm, order and care underpin everything we do
Opportunities to develop and progress, for those who show commitment, reliability and a strong work ethic
At Champneys, Kitchen Porters are fundamental to the smooth running of our kitchens. Their work supports every plate served, and we value the important role they play in delivering a safe, high quality and memorable dining experience for our guests.
Pathways
Kitchen Porter
Build strong foundations in kitchen hygiene, safety, organisation and teamwork
Commis Chef (development route available for those who want to cook)
Learn basic food preparation and core kitchen skills under the guidance of senior chefs
Chef de Partie & Future Opportunities
Progress into section responsibility, leadership and long term culinary careers across Champneys.
We also support progression into senior back of house and operational roles for those who prefer to specialise in standards, organisation and support.
Being the iconic wellbeing brand that we are you should expect benefits that match our simple vision; to make you feel happier and healthier inside and out.
Not only will you work in great company you will also have access to the following:
Health, Wellness and Wellbeing incentives
Digital fitness programmes
Nutrition guides and recipes
Self-Guided meditation
Wellbeing podcasts
Champneys experiences (such an overnight stay or an ultimate spa day experience)
App for all schedules, timesheets, annual leave and all the important things you need at your fingertips.
In house social media connecting our Champneys Family
Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling sessions and legal advice if required, other perks such as shopping discounts and financial support to list a few benefits.
Motivating, rewarding and engaging colleague events.
Discounted stays for you, your friends and family at any of our properties.
Complimentary Spa Day on completion of your probationary period.
50% discount on all Champneys products.
Great discounts on our partner products Elemis and Clarins.
Discounted membership to our exceptional health clubs.
Merlin Entertainments Attraction.
Introduce a friend incentive.
Long Service celebrations.
Free parking [Eastwell Manor, Forest Mere, Henlow, Mottram Hall, Springs, Tring and the College only].
Professional Uniform.