Night Porter

Malmaison Hotels; Winchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates

35% off dining

Fully funded Apprenticeship programmes

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare Cash Plans

Referral scheme up to £1,500

Uniform provided

Job summary

Malmaison Hotels in Winchester is seeking a dedicated Night Porter to oversee hotel operations from sundown to sunrise. The role is hands-on, managing guest expectations, maintaining brand standards, welcoming guests, and ensuring public areas are immaculate. You will assist guests with luggage, handle inquiries, and perform nightly health and safety audits.

We operate 7 days a week, with flexible shifts. The position offers apprenticeship pathways, staff discounts, dining perks, and

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is beneficial and night shift work is essential.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Friendly, helpful attitude and professional presentation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee hotel operations from sundown to sunrise.
• Welcome guests and manage expectations, ensuring brand standards.
• Keep public areas immaculate and prepare meeting/event spaces for the next day.
• Assist guests with luggage and respond to inquiries.
• Conduct nightly health and safety audits.

Skills

Night shift experience

Guest service

Luggage handling

Health & safety

Job description

The Night Porter is instrumental in overseeing the running of the hotel from sundown to sunrise. This is a hands on role managing the guest expectations and ensuring the standards of the brand are maintained. As guests sleep sound in their beds, the Nights team keep everything running like clockwork. Your role as Night Porter will involve taking responsibility for the Food & Beverage Department of the hotel during the night, you will welcome our guests to the hotel in a friendly and helpful manner, ensuring that the public areas are kept immaculate - you will be cleaning public areas and preparing meeting and event spaces ready for the next day. You will be assisting guests with their luggage, dealing with any enquires and carrying out nightly Health and Safety audits. You will be organised, an excellent communicator. Experience of working in a similar role is beneficial and experience of night shift work is essential.

We are open 7 days a week 365 days a year and need people to work a range of shifts and days - this means we can offer great flexibility if required. We are busier generally during evenings and weekends but shift patterns and contracted hours can all be discussed at interview. If you are looking for career training, we offer nationally recognized apprenticeships which sit alongside our detailed brand training. We'll help you be 'The Difference' between good and great guest experiences. Successful candidates for this role can look to progress through to Night Supervisory or Assistant Night Management roles.

In addition to competitive rates of pay we offer:

• Heavily discounted Staff Room Rates at Malmaison & Hotel du Vin with rooms available from £65 per night.
• Discounted Friends and Family Room Rate with 50% off best available rate.
• 35% off your bill when you dine in our Brasseries and Bistros.
• Fully funded Apprenticeship programmes that support you in developing your career.
• High Street Discounts on a range of high street shops, experiences, holidays and much much more.
• Cycle to work scheme - save up to 40% on a wide range of bikes.
• Healthcare Cash Plans - dental, optical, medical and more available from £5 per month.
• Referral scheme that pay up to £1,500, just for getting your friends jobs! (Terms & Conditions apply).
• A quality uniform where required.
• We have a Wellness & National Campaign Days Calendar which promotes and encourages activities like - Pay Day Lunches/Treats, National Popcorn Day, Mental Health Awareness week and more.
• We work with Stream giving instant access to your pay as it's earned. Stream is a tool for everyday life that lets you get paid your way by letting you track your wages in real time, stream up to 40% of the money you're already earned, learn easy tips to manage your money better and save direct from your salary.
• We also offer complimentary stays on your 1st, 3rd and 5th anniversary with Dinner, Bed & Breakfast
• We are a proud sponsor of The Brain Charity, helping people with all forms of neurological conditions to lead longer, healthier, happier lives.
• Employee Assistance Programme - free, confidential advice available 24/7 to you and your family.

Our Sustainability Goals:

• 100% of our electricity is generated using renewable energy with most of it coming from Wind Farms around the UK.
• We recycle a minimum of 70% of the waste from our hotels. This target is achieved by everyone I the hotel focusing on the waste we produce and is championed by our Sustainability Council who work on project year round.
• We have moved to a chemical free cleaning system in our bedrooms and public areas and an enzyme based eco-friendly system for our kitchens.
• Volunteer to work for sustainable charities 2 days per year on full pay instead of your normal workplace.