Production Kitchen Stores and Kitchen porter

Job Summary

Northampton General Hospital has an excellent opportunity for a Stores and Kitchen Porter to join our catering team. This role is essential to the smooth delivery of patient food services and supports the work of our chefs in the Central Production Kitchen.

• Be responsible for the transportation of food between patient catering kitchens and wards.
• Carry out date labelling and stock rotation to ensure food safety and compliance.
• Assist with a variety of tasks within the kitchen environment to support daily operations.

The receipt, storage, and distribution of goods, maintaining accurate records. Receive and check deliveries, ensuring quality, quantity, and accuracy against invoices.

• Transportation & Stock Control:
  Safely transport food from the Central Production Kitchen to ward kitchens; deliver stock to ward kitchens; operate electric transportation vehicles in line with Trust policies; ensure correct storage, labelling, and rotation of chilled, dry, and frozen produce.
• General duties:
  Assist with a variety of tasks within the kitchen environment to support daily operations; cleaning duties to maintain hygiene levels across food production areas, ancillary rooms, fridges, and catering equipment; clean floors, surfaces, and machinery in line with departmental cleaning schedules; maintain a clean and hygienic state throughout production and service.
• Reporting & Communication:
  Report any work difficulties or potential hazards to the line manager; lead by example with a respectful and professional manner; maintain a pleasant, customer-focused attitude.
• Training & Procedures:
  Undertake on-the-job training and ensure all mandatory and job-specific training is completed and kept up to date; follow Trust-wide, Directorate, and Departmental procedures at all times.
• Protective Clothing & Safe Practices:
  Wear protective clothing in line with policy; use approved safe methods when lifting and handling to prevent injury.
• Workload & Organisation:
  Prioritise workload with minimal supervision, arranging tasks to achieve daily and weekly goals.
• Other Duties:
  Complete any other reasonable tasks as identified by the Senior Management Team to support catering services.

• Education, Training & qualifications:
  • No formal education is required as on-the-job instruction is provided; ability to retain information and learn is essential with excellent communication skills (written and oral).
  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate level 2
  • Awareness of COSHH, HACCP, and Health & Safety regulations
  • Manual handling training
• Knowledge and
  
  Experience:
  • Previous experience of working in a food production environment
  • Experience in cleaning, stock rotation, and food handling
  • Experience in operating catering equipment or transportation vehicles
• Skills & Abilities:
  • Awareness of Food Safety procedures and ability to work to high standards of hygiene
  • Knowledge of cleaning techniques and safe use of cleaning materials/equipment
  • Ability to follow departmental procedures and Trust policies
  • Organisational skills to prioritise workload and meet daily/weekly goals
  • Basic numerical and literacy skills for stock labelling, rotation, and record keeping

• Ability to operate electric transportation vehicles safely

• Date posted: 14 January 2026
• Pay scheme:
  Agenda for change
• Band:
  Band 2
• Salary: £24,465 a year per Annum/ Pro Rata
• Contract:
  
  Permanent
• Working pattern:
  Full-time
• Reference number:
  
  -COR
• Job locations:
  Northampton General Hospital, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BD

Northampton General Hospital
Cliftonville
Northampton
NN1 5BD

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