Kitchen Porter/Kitchen Assistant

Job Title: Kitchen Porter/assistant – Royal Yacht Britannia and Fingal Hotel

Hours: Full Time

Duration: Permanent

Pay: 12.10-12.65 per hour

Kitchen Porters/Assistants are playing an essential role in our catering operation and ensure our busy food outlets run smoothly. We currently have a vacancy for you to join our great team at a prestigious location in Edinburgh. With a dedicated and helpful approach, you’ll support our team of chefs with basic food preparation and ensure the kitchen areas and equipment are left glistening! You’ll be assisting in washing up with use of commercial dish washer, handling waste removal as well as completing any administration tasks as required.

The Royal Yacht Britannia is an award-winning five-star visitor attraction and exclusive events venue in Edinburgh. The 210-strong team on board is committed to delivering the same standards of excellence expected when Britannia was in service. Fingal is Britannia's sister ship, a 22-cabin boutique five-star hotel and events venue with our Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar awarded 2 AA Rosettes for culinary excellence.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with previous experience working in a busy hospitality environment, who has a can-do, flexible and positive attitude.

As our Kitchen Porter/Kitchen assistant duties are likely to include, but not limited to:

making sure all crockery, cutlery and glassware are cleaned to the highest standards before reaching our guests

Storing all equipment; crockery, glassware, cutlery accurately and safely

Maintain the highest standards in all storage areas so we can find what we need, when we need it

Ensuring the safe removal, segregation and storage of all recycling materials

Company benefits include:

• 10% employer pension contribution (no employee contribution)

• 6.6 weeks/33 days pro-rata, annual holiday entitlement

• Up to one week/5 days pro-rata, long service holiday entitlement

• Life Assurance

• Performance and loyalty payment scheme / gratuity scheme

• Complimentary tickets to The Royal Yacht Britannia

• Staff discount in the Royal Deck Tearoom, Britannia Gift Shop and The Lighthouse Restaurant & Bar aboard Fingal

• Free car parking

• Meals on duty – you will be entitled to a complimentary meal in the staff canteen whilst on duty

If you feel you have the personality, skills and experience we are looking for then we would love to hear from you. Experience is not necessary as full training will be provided.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From £12.10 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 40 per week

Benefits:

• Canteen
• Company events
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus scheme
• Performance bonus
• Tips
• Yearly bonus

Work Location: In person