Hotel Kitchen Porter

**Your culinary journey starts here**

**Chessington World of Adventures Resort **are now recruiting **Hotel Kitchen Porters**

Do you like the idea of working in a theme park environment? Well, we have a fabulous opportunity to work within our hotel operations at Chessington World of Adventures. You would be based in one of our fantastic themed restaurants working alongside our amazing team of chefs and cooks.

We are currently looking for several Kitchen Porters to join our breakfast and evening dinner service teams.

**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.

**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 full or part time on a seasonal variable contract, with an hourly rate up to **£10.42** dependant on age.

We have morning and evening shifts available.

Shift working hours will be:
7am -3pm for breakfast shift

3pm -10pm/11pm for evening dinner service

**Our great benefits package includes**:

- 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 Chessington World of Adventures, Thorpe Park, Legoland Windsor, Alton Towers, Warwick Castle and many more great attractions.
- On site discount across Merlin theme parks and attractions
- Generous accrued annual leave package
- Save hundreds of £'s with our staff online 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 - many of our Kitchen Porters have moved into Junior Chef roles.
- Free staff parking

**Qualifications and experience needed**
- Due to the nature of this role you must be **over 18**:

- Previous catering experience would be great but not essential. 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

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Fixed term contract

**Salary**: Up to £10.42 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only

Ability to Commute:

- Chessington (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: CHHKP2