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Mr Kitchen Porter
Back-of-house staff agency in Epsom
Epsom, Surrey

Back-of-house staff agency in Epsom

Kitchen porter cover for Epsom hospitality businesses — same-day where you need it, contracted weekly where you want stability. Surrey market-town with major racecourse hospitality (Epsom Derby week) plus permanent High Street restaurants. Our operatives know Epsom — the epsom downs racecourse catering pattern, the high street independent restaurants crowd, the local kitchen culture.

Why Epsom kitchens need boh staff

Permanent High Street restaurants plus event catering scale around Derby week. Service rhythms in Epsom demand reliable BOH cover — surrey market-town with major racecourse hospitality (epsom derby week) plus permanent high street restaurants. Our Epsom pool is built around that pattern.

Epsom venue clusters we cover

We work across the major Epsom hospitality clusters: epsom downs racecourse catering; high street independent restaurants; stoneleigh and ewell gastropubs; epsom hospital and university campus catering. Derby week (early June) drives concentrated demand — book ahead.

Access and out-of-hours work in Epsom

Out-of-hours access standard. KP shifts in Epsom 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 — Epsom
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 Epsom — questions

Do you cover all of Epsom? +

Yes — we cover every postcode in Epsom, including the major clusters: Epsom Downs Racecourse catering and High Street independent restaurants. Out-of-hours access patterns vary by cluster; we coordinate access ahead of every visit.

What does a kitchen porter cost in Epsom? +

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

Which EHO covers Epsom? +

Epsom and Ewell Borough 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 Epsom, Surrey. Same-day quotes, scheduled within 48 hours.