Kitchen Porter Team Leader

About the role

Join our team at the AXA Training Centre and play a vital role in keeping our kitchens running smoothly and efficiently. We’re looking for someone with strong kitchen porter experience. You’ll ensure all catering goods are ordered, received, and distributed accurately and on time — while also supporting with travel packing and loading when needed.

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Key Responsibilities

• Support the Head Chef and Front of House Manager in ensuring smooth back-of-house operations.
• Manage food, chemical, and cleaning stock levels using Procure Wizard, ensuring accurate ordering, storage, and rotation.
• Oversee food deliveries, storage, and stock control, maintaining full compliance with food safety standards.
• Lead, rota, and support the kitchen porter team to maintain high hygiene and cleanliness standards across all kitchen areas.
• Monitor food safety using Navitas systems, ensuring correct temperatures and traceability for all products.
• Ensure all food hygiene, COSHH, and health & safety policies are consistently met and documented.
• Process purchase orders, delivery notes, and invoices accurately and on time.
• Conduct regular stock checks and work with external auditors to ensure accurate stock counts.
• Assist the Head Chef with supplier management, ensuring approved suppliers meet quality and safety standards.
• Complete all required paperwork, reports, and compliance checks in line with company policies.
• Conduct annual performance reviews for direct reports and support team development.

Essential Requirements

• Strong experience as a lead kitchen porter/ kitchen assistant, or similar role.
• Proven stock management skills with attention to accuracy and organisation.
• Good knowledge of food safety and HACCP procedures.
• Confident using Microsoft Office and other computer systems.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with chefs, managers, and colleagues.
• Positive, professional, and team-focused approach to work.

Why should you apply?

This is a full-time permanent role working 35 hours per week, 5 from 7 days, including evenings and weekends. Your main base will be our AXA Training Centre.

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and a contributory pension scheme.

You will have access to our benefits kit bag where you can get high street discounts, and a selection of benefit schemes you can join. There are opportunities to get involved with volunteering through our LFC Foundation to give back to the local community.

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to making a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities in this area seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

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