Hotel Chef

Welcome Break; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£1 meals on every shift

Immediate start

50% off onsite brands

Discounts at retailers

Career progression

Apprenticeship programmes

Holiday allowance

Free onsite parking

Uniform provided

Job summary

Welcome Break is hiring a Hotel Chef for our Ramada hotel, with immediate start and flexible full-time or part-time hours. Earn up to £13.35 per hour, plus £1 meals on every shift.

You’ll prepare and cook meals for guests across breakfast and dinner service, keep the kitchen clean and safe, and follow food safety standards while working with a friendly team. Alongside training and development, you’ll experience onsite discounts and a variety of benefits designed to support your career in

Qualifications

• Experience in kitchen environments and a passion for cooking.
• Ability to follow food safety standards and kitchen procedures.
• Willingness to learn the kitchen routines and menu items.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, cook and present food for hotel guests, supporting breakfast, dinner and busy service times.
• Keep the kitchen clean, safe and well stocked, following food hygiene standards.
• Support food preparation, stock rotation and temperature checks as trained.
• Work with the hotel team to ensure smooth service and a great guest experience.

Skills

Food preparation

Cooking

Food safety

Job description

Immediate start available | Flexible full-time or part-time hours
Earn up to £13.35 per hour, plus £1 meals on every shift

Love being in the kitchen and taking pride in food that looks good, tastes great and is served with care?

As a Hotel Chef at our Welcome Break Ramada hotel, you’ll help prepare and cook food for our guests, supporting breakfast, dinner and busy service times as part of a friendly hotel team.

From food preparation and cooking to keeping the kitchen clean, safe and well organised, you’ll play an important part in making sure every guest enjoys a great meal and a comfortable stay.

This role could be a great fit if you:

• Enjoy working in a kitchen and have a real interest in food and cooking
• Take pride in serving good-quality food and keeping standards high
• Can stay organised and positive when service gets busy
• Like working as part of a supportive team and helping wherever needed
• Are willing to learn our kitchen routines, food safety standards and menu items, with full training provided

What you’ll do as a Hotel Chef:

• Prepare, cook and present food for hotel guests, supporting breakfast, dinner and busy service times
• Keep the kitchen clean, safe and well stocked, following food hygiene and health & safety standards
• Support with food preparation, stock rotation, temperature checks and kitchen routines as trained
• Work closely with the hotel team to keep service running smoothly and make sure guests have a great experience

What you’ll get as a Hotel Chef at Welcome Break:

• £1 meals on every shift
• Immediate start available + overtime if you want it
• 50% off onsite brands (including KFC, Burger King, Starbucks & Pizza Express) that will extend to your family and friends when you visit with them!
• My Welcome Break discounts – savings at hundreds of retailers
• Incentive schemes to reward great performance
• Clear career progression & development opportunities
• Apprenticeship programmes where you can learn and earn at the same time
• Holiday allowance that grows with serviceCycle to Work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Uniform provided

About Welcome Break

Welcome Break is one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, running 61 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.