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Mr Kitchen Porter
Back-of-house staff agency in Jewellery Quarter
Jewellery Quarter · BOH staff

Back-of-house staff agency in Jewellery Quarter

Kitchen porter cover for Jewellery Quarter hospitality businesses — same-day where you need it, contracted weekly where you want stability. Birmingham's upmarket independent restaurant cluster. Heritage-building conversions with contemporary kitchens. Our operatives know Jewellery Quarter — the vyse street independent restaurants pattern, the st paul's square fine-dining crowd, the local kitchen culture.

Why Jewellery Quarter kitchens need boh staff

Heritage-shopfront kitchens with retrofitted modern extract. Service rhythms in Jewellery Quarter demand reliable BOH cover — birmingham's upmarket independent restaurant cluster. heritage-building conversions with contemporary kitchens. Our Jewellery Quarter pool is built around that pattern.

Jewellery Quarter venue clusters we cover

We work across the major Jewellery Quarter hospitality clusters: vyse street independent restaurants; st paul's square fine-dining; frederick street bistros; newhall hill mews kitchens. Covered by our local Birmingham team, with same-week availability for scheduled and one-off work.

Access and out-of-hours work in Jewellery Quarter

Out-of-hours access via Vyse Street, Frederick Street. KP shifts in Jewellery Quarter run from breakfast prep to close — we send operatives kitted in non-slip kitchen shoes and clean uniform.

What's included

Back-of-house staff agency in Jewellery Quarter

  • Kitchen porters and pot-wash
  • Plate-up runners (banqueting, large events)
  • Cellar and bar-back operatives
  • Linen and stillage runners
  • Event BOH teams (5–50 operatives with on-site lead)
  • Direct PAYE employment — no umbrella, no IR35 risk
How it works

From enquiry to sign-off.

  1. 1. Define the role

    Tell us what BOH role, shift pattern, kitchen type. We confirm availability and rate.

  2. 2. Vetted operative deployed

    Operatives arrive kitted and briefed. Single shift, week or rolling cover.

  3. 3. Weekly invoicing

    Timesheet signed by duty manager. Weekly invoice. No hidden fees.

Pricing context — Jewellery Quarter
From £22/hr

£22–£44/hr outside London · £24–£52/hr in London · Kitchen porter, waiting and bar staff from £22/hr (£24/hr London); commis chef from £24/hr (£28/hr London); chef de partie from £29/hr (£34/hr London); sous chef from £36/hr (£42/hr London); head chef cover from £44/hr (£52/hr London). All-in including PAYE, NI, holiday pay and pension.

Prices shown exclude VAT. London rates apply within the M25. All other UK cities use standard rates.

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Jewellery Quarter — coverage map

BOH staff in Jewellery Quarter — questions

Do you cover all of Jewellery Quarter? +

Yes — we cover every postcode in Jewellery Quarter, including the major clusters: Vyse Street independent restaurants and St Paul's Square fine-dining. Out-of-hours access patterns vary by cluster; we coordinate access ahead of every visit.

What does a kitchen porter cost in Jewellery Quarter? +

Standard rates apply across Jewellery Quarter — £22–£44/hr outside London · £24–£52/hr in London. All PAYE, no umbrella, single invoice.

Which EHO covers Jewellery Quarter? +

Birmingham City Council EHO. Strong scoring distribution.

What BOH roles do you cover? +

Kitchen porters, pot-wash, plate-up, cellar, bar-back, linen and stillage, event BOH teams. Not chefs — we partner with chef-specialist agencies for that.

Are operatives employed or self-employed? +

PAYE-employed by us. No umbrella companies, no IR35 risk for you, single invoice.

Can you supply an event BOH team? +

Yes — 5 to 50 operatives with an on-site lead. Regular cover for hotels, corporate venues and exhibition centres nationwide.

Get a same-day quote for Jewellery Quarter

BOH staff across Jewellery Quarter and the wider Birmingham region. Same-day quotes, most jobs within 48 hours.