Kitchen Porter - Vapiano Paddington

The Company:

Vapiano is an Italian restaurant, making the ultimate handmade fresh pasta, pizza and insalata in over 130 locations around the world and 6 here in the UK. We are a growing hospitality company with lots of opportunities to progress into other roles too!

The Role:

Keep our back-of-house operations running smoothly. We cook fresh food made fresh for each customer. This means we use a lot of woks! Our Kitchen Porters make sure the chefs have everything that they need to make delicious pasta by washing dishes, keeping kitchens clean and stocked and supporting the team to get the right work done at the right time.

You will likely have:

• Energetic approach to work

• Excellent attention to detail

• Good organisational skills

• Positive, active and team-oriented approach to work

• The ability to multi-task in a busy environment

What's the job like?

We have open kitchens so that our chefs and front of house all work as one. And because we believe everyone plays a part in giving our guests a great experience, we distribute our tips equally to everyone on the shift whether you served the food or made it! This means you will get approximately 2 extra per hour in tips no matter the role! As you'd expect evenings and weekends are our busiest times so you'll likely need to be available to work at those times!

You will also have the opportunity to train in different departments so there are lots of opportunities to learn something new and keep your job varied and exciting. There will be lots of natural opportunities to progress too; 2 of our General Managers started their careers with us as Kitchen Porters!

The package:

• 50% off food at any Vapiano restaurant for up to 4 people once a month

• Free meals while working

• Company pension scheme

• Benefits website (Vcare) with discounts on lots of major retailers (Apple, Odeon and many more!)

• Cycle to work scheme

• 28 days holiday per year

• A share of tips

• Annual team party and plenty of social events

• Regular incentives and competitions

• Employee Assistance Programme

• 24/7 phone line for a Private GP

• Fun skills development with access to our gamified learning platform

• Actual career progression opportunities (we are an established restaurant business with regular openings planned each year.)