Kitchen Porter

Wash. Rinse. Shine.

We love clean plates. Whether they’re licked clean by our customers or made squeaky clean by our kitchen porters - where would our restaurants be without sparkling plates?

Why you’ll love this job

It’s not just what you do at PizzaExpress, it’s the way you do it! Roll your sleeves up and get stuck in with a kitchen crew that’s like your family. High fiving, kitchen jiving, it’s a super high energy place to work.
It’s not all about the dough.

Here’s the deal - under 21s earn £6.83 per hour. Under 23s earn £9.18 per hour. 23 and over earn £9.50 per hour. Plus Tronc - a fair way to pay tips to our teams with a 70:30 split between waiting and non-waiting teams, respectively, ON TOP of your already awesome wages!*

BUT THAT’S JUST FOR STARTERS.

You see, once you’re in, you’re in. That means progression, benefits, tip-top training, 28 days holiday (pro rata), part time and full time opportunities and more…

Want some tasty discounts?

You got it. How about free tasty pizza every shift to keep you going? And how’s 50% discount to treat yourself, your friends and family, drinks included? Any sides? Yeah! How about a special benefits app that gives you money off online and in high street shops? Brill!

If that wasn’t sweet enough, you’ll also get:

*deep breath*

• Wagestream – a money management app where you can track what you earn throughout the month and stream up to 40% of what you’ve already earned
• Refer a friend scheme - paying £400 for pizza chefs and £1000 if you refer a manager
• Serious things - A pension scheme, life assurance and wellbeing support for you and your family
• Brilliant teammates and skills for life

And when you’re ready for your next course…

We got you. Our training and development opportunities will stretch your skills, find your calling, see you become an expert in your role, an apprentice, a manager, the ruler of the hospitality world.
Here you can be yourself.

We’re proud of every one of our team members, and we value the unique story that each of us brings. Our diversity makes us stronger, and we believe that sharing and supporting what matters to us helps to break down the barriers that stop us all from truly belonging and connecting. Whoever you are, where you come from, you’re welcome and belong here. Join our family and you’ll be encouraged to be yourself.

How can you NOT apply?

Inclusivity and respect are at the heart of our business and are valued by our teams, customers and suppliers. PizzaExpress and Milano is a place where everyone is welcome, and everyone belongs.

That’s why we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else.

• Tronc, or card gratuities, is a fair way to pay gratuities to our teams. All Tronc goes to you, shared between our waiting and back of house teams. You’ll get this at the end of each pay period, along with you normal pay and is one of the best perks about working in hospitality.

Your career is made by you.

Be part of our history and help shape our future.

We opened our first restaurant over 50 years ago. Over 600 restaurants later, our passion to create hand crafted authentic pizza remains the same.

From our teams, to our customers, at PizzaExpress we’re all about having good times, together.

Your role in our family

You’re the backbone of our team, making sure our restaurants run smoothly. Without clean plates where would we be?

If you’ve a passion for high standards, food or just an interest in learning we can help you develop a career where the sky’s the limit.

We offer fully paid training, that can teach you everything you need to know to work in one of our kitchens.

Benefits

• Free food on shift
• 50% discount off your whole bill when dining in our restaurants (yes, drinks included too!)
• Access to our exclusive benefits portal with discounts across online and high street shops
• Paid holiday (if you’re full time)
• Fully paid training when you join, ongoing development and opportunities to gain nationally accredited qualifications if you’d like to learn while you earn
• Pension
• Life insurance
• Confidential support service for all our team and your families

We’re proud of all the different team members that make up our family and think that sharing and supporting our passions helps to break down the barriers that stop us from really connecting. Each person has a different background and story to bring to the table, and we think the more diverse our family is, the richer it is. As such, we assess each application on the aptitude to do the job and nothing else. It’s vital that no one is discriminated against and that everyone can be their true self. It’s all about Good times. Together.