food service worker London, England
Job description
Kitchen Porter – The Trafalgar St. James
Part of Crimson Hotels, The Trafalgar St. James, Curio Collection by Hilton is a 5 Star hotel with 131 bedrooms including 3 signature suites, and a number of venues consisting of our unique Rooftop bar and Rockwell that pride themselves in the quality of food service that they provide.
The Role
When working as a Kitchen Porter, your main role is to assist the other chefs. Even though it is an entry-level role, as you gain more experience you will be able to take on more complex tasks.
Kitchen Porters are responsible for:
- Receiving deliveries and ensuring that deliveries are organized once in the kitchen.
- Upkeeping cleanliness, as it is directly related to a safe cooking environment
- Ensuring a safe environment by effectively cleaning all cookware and cooking surfaces.
- If a kitchen is extremely busy, the kitchen staff may turn to Porters to perform basic food prep.
- Once a kitchen is closed, assisting in cleaning to make sure that the kitchen is ready for the next day.
The Person
The ideal candidate is an individual who is passionate about food and wishes to learn and progress. The ability to be positive, punctual, reliable, and have a flexible attitude is important, as well as the ability to work well within a team.
As a minimum, we would expect you to have basic communication skills, the ability to work a variety of shifts, and an understanding of basic food hygiene. Although experience within a similar environment is preferable, we recruit for attitude rather than experience and will give you the tools to ensure you will be successful in your role.
The Trafalgar St. James
The Trafalgar St. James London, Curio Collection by Hilton, is an iconic London hotel with unique restaurants and bars poised on the edge of St. James and Trafalgar Square but moments from Soho, Mayfair, and the West End. This luxury hotel blends innovative bold designs and thoughtful service with excellent dining and nightlife, entertaining both international visitors and Londoners under the same roof.
Why join the Trafalgar St James Team? Benefits and perks.
Working at The Trafalgar St. James has its perks. As part of our team, you’ll have access to a range and benefits, including:
- 3% contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance scheme
- Health and wellbeing cash back plan
- Discount program for you, your friends family to stay in over 7,200 Hilton portfolio of hotels around the world starting from £40 a night.
- 50% discount in restaurants and Bar
- Opportunities for internal career progression
- Professional training and development opportunities
- Complimentary meals, uniform laundering, and dry cleaning
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Long Service recognition and awards
- Wellbeing calendar of activities
Working with us
Our team is very diverse. From newcomers making their way to the industry to some of the most experienced professionals in London. We promote a strong culture where quality interactions, excellent service and fun dominates our day to day. We describe ourselves as a brand personality. If these traits resonate with your own personality, then The Trafalgar St James is for you.
#The Trafalgar St. James is an equal opportunities employer.#
The Trafalgar St. James London, Curio Collection by Hilton, is an iconic London hotel with unique restaurants and bars poised on the edge of St. James and Trafalgar Square but moments from Soho, Mayfair and the West End. This luxury hotel blends innovative bold designs and thoughtful service with excellent dining and nightlife, entertaining both international visitors and Londoners under the same roof. The Trafalgar St. James is a true sanctuary to work, rest and play.
Trafalgar Square is the axis on which London tilts, and The Trafalgar St. James hotel stands at its epicentre. A luxury lifestyle, boutique hotel boasting 3 signature suites, 12 boutique studio junior suites and 116 rooms. Iconic wall art features the best of London’s idols. Details such as in-room books and teas from the Tregothnan estate share a distinctly British flavour. All rooms are decorated in a contemporary urban London style, and are the perfect central point for exploring the capital.
Each room enjoys complimentary Wi-Fi, soft drinks, water and snacks, a vanity make up mirror laptop safe, Tregothnan tea, ceramic kettle and Nespresso coffee machine. Bathrooms include amenities from Molton Brown, for that quintessentially British touch. At the heart of the city, The Trafalgar St. James is mere moments away from Mayfair, London’s famed West End and the iconic City of London.
Rockwell is a plant-filled hideaway to sip on botanical cocktails and scape reality with fantasy. Open all day, guests and Londoners alike are invited to join. The Rooftop is a space for sipping individually crafted cocktails and drinking in the inimitable city view. Complete with alfresco and canopy-covered seating, the sky-high space lends itself as a year-round experience. Biblio, the in-house living room, accommodates up to 80 guests for a reception or 22 guests for a private dinner or boardroom-style meeting.
