Kitchen Porter (CPU)

The Kitchen Porter role is a hands-on position suited to someone who takes pride in maintaining a clean, organised, and efficient production kitchen environment. Based across in our Bermondsey production kitchen, you will play an essential part in supporting the kitchen team by ensuring workspaces, equipment, and utensils are clean, ingredients and deliveries are stored correctly, and the kitchen operates safely and efficiently throughout the day.

You will help maintain the highest standards of cleanliness, food safety, and organisation, supporting the wider team to deliver best-in-class breakfast and lunch products to our Houses.

Directly reports to our Kitchen Supervisor and Kitchen Lead.

Key Responsibilities

• Washing dishes, utensils, trays, and kitchen equipment throughout the shift.
• Maintaining a clean and organised kitchen, including food preparation areas, storage areas, and communal spaces.
• Cleaning floors, walls, workstations, fridges, and other kitchen equipment in line with cleaning schedules.
• Following hygiene SOPs and complying with all food hygiene, health and safety, and COSHH requirements.
• Supporting the kitchen team with basic food preparation tasks such as washing vegetables, preparing ingredients, and portioning items as required.
• Assisting with the receipt, checking, storage, and rotation of deliveries, ensuring stock is stored correctly and labelled appropriately.
• Removing waste and recycling throughout the shift, ensuring refuse areas remain clean and organised.
• Reporting any maintenance, equipment, or health and safety concerns promptly to the Kitchen Supervisor or Kitchen Lead.
• Helping maintain food safety standards by completing cleaning records and other compliance tasks when required.
• Working collaboratively with the wider kitchen team to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

Key to this Role

• A positive attitude with a willingness to learn and support the wider kitchen team.
• Available to work 40 hours per week, any 5 days out of 7.
• Previous experience in a kitchen.
• A good understanding of food hygiene and health and safety practices.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining exceptionally high cleanliness standards.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality and safety.
• Reliable, organised, and able to prioritise tasks throughout the shift.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills with the ability to build positive relationships with colleagues.
• A proactive approach and willingness to take ownership of maintaining a safe and well-organised working environment.

Working at WatchHouse

WatchHouse was born from a passion to do better - with diligence, detail, and a relentless pursuit of excellence at our core. We are a people-first business that celebrates individuality and places respect, inclusion, and equality at the heart of everything we do. We believe in hiring the right person for the role, valuing personality and potential as much as skills and experience. As a team, we lead with empathy, communicate openly, collaborate effectively, and support one another to succeed. We hold ourselves to high standards, sharing in each other’s successes while staying mindful, kind, and committed to progress.

It is an exciting time to join WatchHouse as we continue our ambitious expansion plans and evolve our food offering across the business. With growth comes opportunity, and we are focused on building best-in-class experiences, products, and teams for the future.

Our four core values - passion, drive, diligence, and empathy - guide every decision we make and shape the culture we’re proud to build together.

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