Hotel Kitchen - Team Member - Durham

Premier Inn; Eggleston; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Premier Inn is seeking a Kitchen Team Member to help prepare, cook and serve meals that guests enjoy during their stay. You may start with breakfast preparations and progress to dinner service, working as part of a supportive team to ensure guests have a great dining experience.

This role emphasizes reliability, a willingness to learn, and strong teamwork. You’ll assist with stock, deliveries and kitchen cleanliness to keep service running smoothly.

Qualifications

• Must be reliable and able to work as part of a busy kitchen team.
• Willingness to learn and develop cooking and kitchen skills.
• Excellent team-player with a positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Prepare ingredients before service starts.
• Cook and plate meals during breakfast and dinner service.
• Help keep the kitchen clean, organised and ready for the next rush.
• Receive deliveries and keep stock where it should be.
• Work closely with the hotel team so service runs smoothly.
• Help make sure every meal leaves the kitchen looking right.

Skills

Teamwork

Reliability

Willing to learn

Job description

You'll help prepare, cook and serve meals that become part of someone's stay at Premier Inn because a good meal can make a great stay even better. One minute you could be preparing breakfast before guests wake up. The next you'll be helping the team through a busy dinner service. If you enjoy working as part of a team and seeing the results of your work straight away, this could be the role for you., As a Kitchen Team Member you'll help make sure every guest gets a meal they'll enjoy. You'll:

• Prepare ingredients before service starts
• Cook and plate meals during breakfast and dinner service
• Help keep the kitchen clean, organised and ready for the next rush
• Receive deliveries and keep stock where it should be
• Work closely with the hotel team so service runs smoothly
• Help make sure every meal leaves the kitchen looking right

This isn't a role where you'll spend your shift hidden in the back washing up. You'll be part of a team that's working together to deliver the meals our guests rely on. You don't need hotel experience Some of our best Kitchen Team Members joined us from supermarkets, cafés, pubs, restaurants, warehouses and customer service jobs. If you're willing to learn, we'll teach you the rest.

What matters most is that you're reliable, enjoy working with others and don't mind rolling your sleeves up when things get busy.

Why join Premier Inn?

• Permanent contract with guaranteed hours
• Training and support from day one
• Discounts on Premier Inn stays and more
• Pension and savings schemes
• Discounts on everyday shopping, travel and more
• This could be your first role with us, or the start of something much bigger. As you build your skills and confidence, you'll have opportunities to learn, develop and explore different paths across Premier Inn.

Is this role right for you?

• Like being busy
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Take pride in doing things properly
• Stay calm when the kitchen gets busy
• Want a job where every shift goes quickly...

...we'd love to hear from you.