Kitchen Porter
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Position Overview & Specifications
The Alchemist is a mystical apothecary, dispensing the most creative cocktails and delicious all-day dining with a twist. We build our kitchen teams on the foundations of 'trust, honesty and reliability', and we value teamwork, training, comradery, and passion. This is something we look for in our chefs, and something we will give to you in return.
Training and development is at the core of our teams, you will often find our senior chefs have worked their way up the ranks from kitchen support.
We are looking for like-minded people, with cooking abilities of all levels to join the team in a fast-paced kitchen environment, keeping our kitchen operations to our proven high standards
We will provide you with training and development, as well as a strong support network, but we are looking for someone to take ownership of their role, and to take pride and enjoyment whilst doing so. As we firmly believe happy chefs are the best chefs.
Benefits also include;
- Free food and hot drinks on shift
- 50% off food when dining with guests in any of our restaurants
- Uniform
- Flexible rotas
- Guaranteed birthday + recovery day after off
- Currency of Kindness scheme allowing you to be paid to give back to local charities to your venue.
- Industry renowned training with fantastic career progression opportunities.
- Opportunity to enter our annual culinary competition to showcase your talents
- Transparent Tronc policy where 100% of gratuities and service charge to go the team.
- 24hr access to employee assistance programme, with counselling, mental health support and financial and legal advice.
- Wellbeing activities, support and sessions through our partnership with So Let's Talk
Good Luck!
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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Kitchen Porter roles across The Alchemist's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £8 - £13 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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