Back-of-house staff agency in Leeds
Kitchen porter cover for Leeds hospitality businesses — same-day where you need it, contracted weekly where you want stability. A finance-and-legal-quarter restaurant city anchored to a Yorkshire independent scene. Park Row and Wellington Street run corporate weekday lunch volume; The Calls and Granary Wharf draw destination evening trade; the South Bank/Holbeck regeneration is producing new venues at a steady cadence. Our operatives know Leeds — the park row and wellington street corporate-quarter restaurants pattern, the the calls and granary wharf riverside fine-dining crowd, the local kitchen culture.
Why Leeds kitchens need boh staff
Park Row corporate dining occupies the floor plates of converted commercial buildings — small kitchens with high lunch throughput. The Calls riverside venues sit in Grade II listed wool warehouses, with extract routes constrained by the listing. Holbeck and South Bank are predominantly new-build with designed-in TR19-compliant systems. Service rhythms in Leeds demand reliable BOH cover — a finance-and-legal-quarter restaurant city anchored to a yorkshire independent scene. park row and wellington street run corporate weekday lunch volume; the calls and granary wharf draw destination evening trade; the south bank/holbeck regeneration is producing new venues at a steady cadence. Our Leeds pool is built around that pattern.
Leeds venue clusters we cover
We work across the major Leeds hospitality clusters: park row and wellington street corporate-quarter restaurants; the calls and granary wharf riverside fine-dining; greek street and trinity leeds high-street and mid-market dining; south bank and holbeck regeneration venues. Leeds South Bank and Holbeck regeneration is producing new commissioning work at a steady cadence — TR19 baseline surveys on new openings catch design and balance issues while they're still under warranty. We typically commission within the first six weeks of trading.
Access and out-of-hours work in Leeds
Out-of-hours access via the M1, M62 and the Leeds inner ring road. The Calls and Granary Wharf have constrained service-vehicle access via Crown Point Road — coordinate windows in advance. Holbeck and South Bank are straightforward off A653. KP shifts in Leeds run from breakfast prep to close — we send operatives kitted in non-slip kitchen shoes and clean uniform.
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
From enquiry to sign-off.
- 1. Define the role
Tell us what BOH role, shift pattern, kitchen type. We confirm availability and rate.
- 2. Vetted operative deployed
Operatives arrive kitted and briefed. Single shift, week or rolling cover.
- 3. Weekly invoicing
Timesheet signed by duty manager. Weekly invoice. No hidden fees.
£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.
Get a quote for LeedsBOH staff in Leeds — questions
Do you cover all of Leeds? +
Yes — we cover every postcode in Leeds, including the major clusters: Park Row and Wellington Street corporate-quarter restaurants and The Calls and Granary Wharf riverside fine-dining. Out-of-hours access patterns vary by cluster; we coordinate access ahead of every visit.
What does a kitchen porter cost in Leeds? +
Standard rates apply across Leeds — £22–£44/hr outside London · £24–£52/hr in London. All PAYE, no umbrella, single invoice.
Which EHO covers Leeds? +
Leeds City Council Environmental Health Service covers the whole metropolitan area. Inspection cycles run 18–24 months for steady-state venues; new openings (notably in South Bank and Holbeck) tend to see an initial inspection within the first six months of trading.
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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