Kitchen Porter

InterContinental Hotels Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company in Edinburgh seeks a Full-Time Kitchen Porter to support kitchen operations. You will maintain cleanliness and assist the team in food preparation. The ideal candidate will possess kitchen experience, a warm personality, and the ability to work under pressure. The role offers £12.60 per hour in addition to various perks such as complementary stays, generous discounts, and training programs. If you have a can-do attitude and thrive in a collaborative environment, we welcome your application.

Benefits

Complimentary hotel stay for you+1

Discounts at restaurants and hotels

Extensive training and career progression opportunities

Wagestream financial app

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Kitchen Porter or Prep Chef preferred.
• Warm personality and commitment to service.

Responsibilities

• Wash cooking equipment and maintain cleanliness in the kitchen.
• Support the kitchen team in food prep and organization.

Skills

Experience in a fast-paced kitchen

Ability to work under pressure

Strong teamwork skills

Can-do attitude

Job description

A fantastic opportunity for a Kitchen Porter to join our team at Kimpton Charlotte Square on a Full-Time contract!

You will earn £12.60 per hour – equal to £26,208.00 salary, plus service charge.

Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel brings together traditional Edinburgh architecture with an exciting and fresh indoor feel, offering our guests a modern luxurious stay. Welcoming locals to relax in our Garden area (a must visit), experiencing mouth‑watering food in BABA restaurant, or guests from far and wide being pampered in our state‑of‑the‑art Spa – we cover it all!

What’s in it for you as our Kitchen Porter:

Complimentary stay for you+1 in our Hotel upon successful completion of probation, generous discounts across our F&B outlets at Kimpton Charlotte Square and InterContinental Edinburgh The George, plus Spa & Gym discounts at our Kimpton property.

Extensive training, opportunities for career progression across the world, plus 2 paid days volunteering per year with a cause of your choice.

Wagestream – a financial wellbeing app giving you the opportunity to save, track and withdraw your pay as you earn it.

Enhanced Family Leave (you can ask more details at the interview).

Mental Health First Aiders on Duty and access to Employee Assistance Programs.

Taxi subsidy for shifts starting/ending between 23:00‑06:00.

We provide every employee company sick pay and life insurance.

Amazing discounts for our hotels and restaurants around the world.

Discounts from over 15,000 stores – all the way from retail to cinema.

Don’t forget, bring your friends and take part in our generous ‘Refer a Friend’ programme!

As a Kitchen Porter, your main duties and responsibilities will be working in our fast‑paced Kitchen environment and supporting the team by washing our cooking equipment, keeping the area clean and tidy and ensuring sanitisation of important workspaces!

To succeed as a Kitchen Porter, you will need:

Experience working as a Kitchen Porter or as Prep Chef would be preferred.

Ability to work to a fast pace and help out where needed.

Drive to produce results, we work together within the Kimpton family to continue to provide our guests with extremely personal experiences and human connection.

A warm and authentic personality, with a can‑do attitude and commitment to service.

Overall, you will be willing to work within our team to embrace our service and delight our guests!

At IHG, we believe there’s Room for You: Room to Grow (providing career development and learning opportunities), Room to Belong (fostering an inclusive environment where diverse employees can be their authentic selves), and Room to Make a Difference (empowering employees to have an impact on the guest experience and the business).

Be yourself – bringing the real you to work, with your unique personality we want you to be who you are!

Lead yourself – we trust you to make decisions and exert your creativity in order to provide our guests with heartfelt human connections, we trust you to do right!

Make it count – you matter, and we will provide you with all the tools you need in order to create ridiculously personalised experiences for our guests every day!

If you are someone who likes to march to the beat of their own drum and wants to join a company which encourages authentic individuality, apply today to join us as a Kitchen Porter!

You must meet the legal requirements to work in the UK.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We firmly believe that all our colleagues deserve to be treated equally and have the same opportunities to develop and grow their skills within our business and provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and colleagues without regard to an individual's, race, colour, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Who we are

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants crafts unique destinations that kindle heartfelt human connections. Our bespoke spaces blend spirit, style and delight to create an addictive culture of refined irreverence where locals, visitors & colleagues seamlessly connect.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.