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Mr Kitchen Porter
Back-of-house staff agency in Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks, Kent

Back-of-house staff agency in Sevenoaks

Kitchen porter cover for Sevenoaks hospitality businesses — same-day where you need it, contracted weekly where you want stability. Affluent Kent commuter market town. High Street fine-dining, Knole-Park-adjacent country hotels, village gastropubs. Our operatives know Sevenoaks — the high street fine-dining pattern, the knole park country hotels crowd, the local kitchen culture.

Why Sevenoaks kitchens need boh staff

Heritage country-hotel and gastropub kitchens. Service rhythms in Sevenoaks demand reliable BOH cover — affluent kent commuter market town. high street fine-dining, knole-park-adjacent country hotels, village gastropubs. Our Sevenoaks pool is built around that pattern.

Sevenoaks venue clusters we cover

We work across the major Sevenoaks hospitality clusters: high street fine-dining; knole park country hotels; riverhead village gastropubs; otford and kemsing village dining. Knole AONB venues have extract planning constraints.

Access and out-of-hours work in Sevenoaks

Out-of-hours access via M25 J5 and A21. KP shifts in Sevenoaks 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

  • 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 — Sevenoaks
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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BOH staff in Sevenoaks — questions

Do you cover all of Sevenoaks? +

Yes — we cover every postcode in Sevenoaks, including the major clusters: High Street fine-dining and Knole Park country hotels. Out-of-hours access patterns vary by cluster; we coordinate access ahead of every visit.

What does a kitchen porter cost in Sevenoaks? +

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

Which EHO covers Sevenoaks? +

Sevenoaks District Council EHO.

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.

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BOH staff across Sevenoaks, Kent. Same-day quotes, scheduled within 48 hours.