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Premier Inn in Pontefract North is hiring a Kitchen Team Member to help prepare, cook and serve meals that guests enjoy during their stay.
Shifts include evenings and weekends; 15 contracted hours per week for a permanent role with guaranteed hours. No hotel experience is required and you’ll join a supportive team to develop kitchen skills and progress within Premier Inn.
We're currently recruiting in our Pontefract North Premier Inn. Working 15 hours per week, paying up to £13.06 per hour.
This isn't just about cooking.
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:
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.
You might have worked as a:
This could be your first kitchen job or you may have worked in hospitality before.
What matters most is that you're reliable, enjoy working with others and don't mind rolling your sleeves up when things get busy.
Here you'll learn far more than how to cook. You'll build kitchen skills, food safety knowledge and confidence working in a team.
Some people stay because they love the team. Others use the experience to move into other parts of Premier Inn. However far you want to go, we'll help you get there.
If you:
...we'd love to hear from you.
We believe that everyone is unique and there should be no barriers to entry and no limits to ambition. We are committed to being an inclusive organisation that values diversity and welcomes your application whatever your background or situation.
Under-represented groups such as women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities & members of the LGBTQIA+ community (those who identify as lesbian, gay, bi, trans and non-binary or those who use a different LGBTQIA+ term), are strongly encouraged to build a career with us. Speak to us about workplace adjustments, part-time and flexible working. Where possible we will support this.
Advertised: 02 Sep 2026