Kitchen Porter
| Company: | Sodexo Ltd |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.45 to £13.45 an hour |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Holyrood, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 28 Sept 2026 |
Summary
- 37.5 hours per week
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30am - 3:30pm
- £13.45 per hour
Check your local transport linkshere: Plan Your Journey | Traveline – the destination you should enter is EH991SP
Areyou reliable, hardworking and enjoy working as part of a busy kitchen team?We're looking for a Kitchen Porter to join us in Edinburgh, where you'll playan important role in keeping the kitchen running smoothly and maintaining highstandards of cleanliness and hygiene.
Inthis role, you'll support the kitchen team with pot washing, cleaning equipmentand work areas, managing waste, and ensuring crockery, utensils and equipmentare clean and available when needed. If you're organised, have a positiveattitude and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear fromyou!
What you'll do:
- Clean and wash dishes, crockery, cutlery, pots, pans and kitchen equipment, ensuring clean items are always available when needed.
- Keep the kitchen, pot wash and back-of-house areas clean, tidy, organised and hygienic throughout service, following cleaning schedules and maintaining required records.
- Support the kitchen team before, during and after service, working collaboratively with colleagues and assisting wherever required.
- Handle food waste, bins, deliveries and stock, including safely clearing waste, receiving and storing deliveries, and moving or putting away stock and equipment.
- Maintain high standards of food safety and health & safety, following HACCP, COSHH and company procedures, and promptly reporting hazards, defects or damaged equipment.
- Attend required training and meetings and carry out other reasonable duties as requested by management to support the smooth running of the operation.
What you bring:
- Reliable, hardworking and positive, with a professional approach to work.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, with flexibility to support colleagues.
- Able to work efficiently in a busy, fast-paced kitchen environment.
- High standards of cleanliness, hygiene, food safety and attention to detail.
- Able to follow instructions, cleaning schedules and company procedures.
- Physically fit for kitchen duties; previous kitchen/hospitality experience, Food Hygiene/HACCP and COSHH knowledge desirable.
What we offer:
Working with Sodexo is more thanjust a job – it's an opportunity to be part of something bigger. You'll join ateam that values your contribution, supports your development, and empowers youto make a positive impact every day. In addition, we offer:
• Mental health and wellbeingsupport
• Employee Assistance Programmeproviding personal, legal, and financial advice
• 24/7 virtual GP access andlifestyle rewards
• Discounts for you and yourfamily
• Financial wellbeing tools andretirement planning support
• Cycle to Work scheme and a paidVolunteering Day
JoinSodexo as a Kitchen Porter in the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town and play a keyrole in keeping our busy kitchen clean, safe and running smoothly!