Kitchen Porter

**Thorpe Park Resort** are now recruiting for **Kitchen Porters**

Are you currently working in hospitality but looking for a little more fun in your role? Do you like the idea of working in a theme park environment? Well, we have a fabulous opportunity to work within our park and hotel operations. You would be based in one of our restaurants working alongside our amazing team of chefs and cooks.

**The Role**

In this role you'll help to ensure that the facilities in our kitchens are maintained to the highest standards. We need people to help keep the strictest levels of cleanliness in the food preparation areas, by working closely with all of the Chefs in our busy kitchens.

Working straight shifts on a rota basis, the role offers excellent prospects for those interested in a career as a Chef or any other aspect of the catering industry. We proactively seek to develop all of our employees who show promise.

We currently have full time and part time positions available.

**Your main responsibilities will include**
- Supporting chefs with basic food preparation. This may involve cutting, peeling and washing food items
- Keeping the kitchen clean and providing a safe working environment for all
- Preparing the kitchen area prior to service
- Supporting with deliveries and making sure stock is tidy
- Working as part of a team to ensure the operation runs smoothly
- Washing and cleaning dishes

**Pay and Benefits**

You will be working part time on a seasonal variable contract, with an hourly rate up to £10.42 dependant on age. Not only that, but you will also be joining a great team, with fabulous career prospects - we LOVE to promote from within
- Merlin Magic Passes (Free tickets for you and your friends and family to use across our theme parks - worth **£1000**) These tickets can be used at Thorpe Park, Alton Towers, Legoland Windsor, Chessington World of Adventures and many more great attractions.
- On site discount across Merlin theme parks and attractions
- We operate a refer a friend scheme. Earn up to **£300** for every successful referral who joins our team at Thorpe Park Resort
- Generous accrued annual leave package
- Save hundreds of £'s with online staff shopping scheme
- Free Uniform
- Working with a great team who have fabulous out of work social activities
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible working hours including parent and carer shifts and shifts to work around student timetables.
- Ongoing training and development - this could be the start of your hospitality career and we can support your development
- Free bus service to and from Staines station
- Free staff parking

**Qualifications and experience needed**
- No previous experience needed as we will give you all the training you need to be the best at this role
- Flexibility in availability is preferred
- Willingness to learn
- A positive can-do attitude
- **Not enough time to apply? Simply text Magic to 60060 and we will call you back**_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

**Salary**: Up to £10.42 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Canteen
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Holidays

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Chertsey: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: TPKP2