Stores Porter - UECS Essex Food

Stores Porter - UECS Essex Food

Reference: REQ10250

Job details

Job referenceREQ10250 Application closing date27/09/2026 LocationColchester Salary£26,650.29 per annum Employment typePermanent, Full-time Job category/typeUECS Attachments REQ10250 Jobpack.pdf

Stores Porter - UECS Essex Food

Job description

Department

At Essex Food, we work as one team. We treat each other with kindness and respect, and we’re committed to empowering every team member. We listen, support, and believe in our people—giving them the confidence and autonomy to make decisions. Our aim is to help each individual grow into the best version of themselves, which in turn delivers the best value to our customers.

Together, we learn what great food service looks like—with no exceptions—and we support one another wherever we can, turning good into excellence. We believe the team makes the dream work. The “not my job” attitude has no place here. We stand united with one vision—lifting each other through challenges and celebrating success together.

We carry each other through tough times, share wins, and grow stronger as one. If you're ready for the challenge, you're ready for Essex Food. We don’t make mistakes—we learn. Every experience is an opportunity to grow, and every challenge is a chance to improve. There’s no such thing as a stupid question. Curiosity and open communication are the foundations of our learning culture. We encourage questions, ideas, and feedback from everyone, because that’s how we get better—together.

Our aim is to deliver a food service standard which reflects and supports the University’s core values of excellence, quality, creativity and diversity across the full range of catering facilities our in-house team provides. We aim to provide a broad range of high quality, value for money food and hospitality facilities across the university for students, staff and visitors. Our catering outlets are spread across the campus and range from Street food huts on our squares to High Street style eateries and coffee shops. providing value for money and supporting an ethical approach to sustainability and traceability.

We are committed to ensuring that our services meet the needs of our diverse and multicultural community on campus. As an employer we offer a range of benefits and a commitment to career development and equal opportunities in an environment that both reflects and creates a rich interaction of people, disciplines and ideas.

Duties of the Role

As a Stores Porter, you will be responsible for the cleaning and preparation of various areas within the catering department. Duties include washing crockery, cutlery, and cooking equipment, and maintaining high standards of cleanliness across both front and back-of-house areas. You will also receive, check, and store food, consumables, chemicals, and other items, ensuring correct storage, rotation, and stock levels. The role involves transporting food and supplies within the department, assisting with stocktaking, maintaining food records, and supporting the cleaning of stockrooms and kitchen areas. You will be working as part of an enthusiastic team. Shifts are based on a rota system with varied shift patterns that include evenings weekends, early mornings & evenings. 

Skills and qualifications required

You must have the ability to undertake cleaning to a high standard with good communication skills, a positive attitude to delivering good customer service and a flexible approach to work. You will have an understanding of any Health and Safety information and guidance, in order to carry out the safe use of chemicals and equipment, however this is not essential as training will be provided.

It is important that you are able to undertake physical aspects of the post, and have a flexible and positive approach to work, with a professional manner.

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.

Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application.  Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk 

*More information: Working at the University

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Stores Porter - UECS Essex Food

Job description

Department

At Essex Food, we work as one team. We treat each other with kindness and respect, and we’re committed to empowering every team member. We listen, support, and believe in our people—giving them the confidence and autonomy to make decisions. Our aim is to help each individual grow into the best version of themselves, which in turn delivers the best value to our customers.

Together, we learn what great food service looks like—with no exceptions—and we support one another wherever we can, turning good into excellence. We believe the team makes the dream work. The “not my job” attitude has no place here. We stand united with one vision—lifting each other through challenges and celebrating success together.

We carry each other through tough times, share wins, and grow stronger as one. If you're ready for the challenge, you're ready for Essex Food. We don’t make mistakes—we learn. Every experience is an opportunity to grow, and every challenge is a chance to improve. There’s no such thing as a stupid question. Curiosity and open communication are the foundations of our learning culture. We encourage questions, ideas, and feedback from everyone, because that’s how we get better—together.

Our aim is to deliver a food service standard which reflects and supports the University’s core values of excellence, quality, creativity and diversity across the full range of catering facilities our in-house team provides. We aim to provide a broad range of high quality, value for money food and hospitality facilities across the university for students, staff and visitors. Our catering outlets are spread across the campus and range from Street food huts on our squares to High Street style eateries and coffee shops. providing value for money and supporting an ethical approach to sustainability and traceability.

We are committed to ensuring that our services meet the needs of our diverse and multicultural community on campus. As an employer we offer a range of benefits and a commitment to career development and equal opportunities in an environment that both reflects and creates a rich interaction of people, disciplines and ideas.

Duties of the Role

As a Stores Porter, you will be responsible for the cleaning and preparation of various areas within the catering department. Duties include washing crockery, cutlery, and cooking equipment, and maintaining high standards of cleanliness across both front and back-of-house areas. You will also receive, check, and store food, consumables, chemicals, and other items, ensuring correct storage, rotation, and stock levels. The role involves transporting food and supplies within the department, assisting with stocktaking, maintaining food records, and supporting the cleaning of stockrooms and kitchen areas. You will be working as part of an enthusiastic team. Shifts are based on a rota system with varied shift patterns that include evenings weekends, early mornings & evenings. 

Skills and qualifications required

You must have the ability to undertake cleaning to a high standard with good communication skills, a positive attitude to delivering good customer service and a flexible approach to work. You will have an understanding of any Health and Safety information and guidance, in order to carry out the safe use of chemicals and equipment, however this is not essential as training will be provided.

It is important that you are able to undertake physical aspects of the post, and have a flexible and positive approach to work, with a professional manner.

At the University of Essex, internationalism and diversity is central to who we are and what we do. We are committed to being a cosmopolitan, internationally oriented university that is welcoming to staff and students from all countries, faiths and backgrounds, where you can find the world in one place.

To support this commitment we have our Global Forum, a staff-led network that promotes and celebrates the rich cultural diversity among Essex staff, and our Colchester campus based Faith Centre, which hosts regular services, meetings and events organised by our chaplains and faith representatives.

Please see the attached job pack, which contains a full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role plus more information relating to the post. We recommend you read this information carefully before making an application.  Applications should be made on-line, but if you would like advice or help in making an application, or need information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk 

*More information: Working at the University

Apply online Send to a friend