British Garden Centres
Restaurant Team Member Kitchen Porter
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Location: Bridgnorth
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Part Time
Hours: 14 Hours Per Week Including Weekends
About Us
British Garden Centres is the UK’s largest family owned garden centre group, with 80 centres nationwide. Founded by the Stubbs family, the business has grown rapidly through significant expansion and acquisitions, evolving from its first site at Woodthorpe Garden Centre into a national brand.
The group now includes garden centres, restaurants, nurseries, and distribution centres, employing more than 3,500 colleagues across the UK. Despite its scale, British Garden Centres maintains strong family values, a community focus, and a commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive environment for both customers and employees.
Role Overview
As a Kitchen Porter, you will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness, assisting with food preparation, and supporting the overall efficiency of our culinary team.
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In this role, you will work closely with our chefs, cooks, and other kitchen staff to ensure that all equipment, utensils, and work areas are clean and sanitized.
You will also assist with basic food preparation tasks as directed by the chef or cook.
The Ideal Candidate
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Able to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
- Good communication skills.
- Professional and reliable.
- Remain calm under pressure.
- Fully flexible with days and hours worked to meet business needs.
Responsibilities
- General kitchen duties
- Cleaning/clearing tables
- Pot wash
- Serving customers
- Basic food preparation
- Maintaining high standards of cleanliness
- Adhering to company policies
- Helping to prepare salads and desserts
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What We Offer
- No evening work, split shifts or unsociable hours, year-round business.
- Security of working in a well-established expanding family business & the associated benefits.
- Rate Of Pay Negotiable, Dependent Upon Skills And Experience.
- 50% meal discount at any BGC restaurant & 20% discount at any BGC store, additionally discount rates available for Woodthorpe Leisure Park.
If you would like to join our family run business and bring your ideas and talents to our fast-growing company and forward-thinking team, we want to hear from you.
How to Apply
Please send your CV to:
Thomas Kilgallon
Restaurant Manager
tkilgallon@britishgardencentres.com
Applications close – Wednesday 16th September 2026
Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact you if your application is successful.
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