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Kitchen Porter

Apex Hotels
Stirling
2 days ago
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Why join Apex Hotels?

You will receive a warm welcome into the Apex family on joining us as a Kitchen Porter in Dunblane. We genuinely care about our guests and each other and we show this through our family values of Trust, Passion, Friendliness and Teamwork. We encourage you to bring your own unique personality to the role and being yourself whilst working as part of the Kitchen Team as we believe it is our personality, style and friendliness that makes Apex Hotels 


You will meet great people, have fun at work, develop new friendships, learn new skills, and of course you will also receive a competitive rate of pay and a generous range of employee benefits which includes: 

29 days holiday 


Training and development from day one
Employee events and celebrations
Inhouse company interactive employee communication APP
Entry to our state-of-the-art gym and pools
Healthy meals to enjoy while you're working.
Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
Financial Wellbeing App, allowing you the flexibility to get paid earlier than your normal monthly pay date.
£ referral bonus when your friends or family join the team.

Following your first successful 3 months, you’ll also receive ……

Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform “Treat Yourself Here”, unlocking savings and experiences for you and your family.


Involvement in our employee recognition schemes
 Long service recognition
Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary guest experience overnight stay and dinner for two
50% discount in our restaurants
Cycle to Work Scheme
Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
Spa treatments and product discounts
Life Assurance cover

Starting your Journey:


As a Kitchen Porter,you will assist in the delivery of amazing brand standards and immaculate kitchen and back of house facilities. You will be responsible for your own work and take pride in the high standard of cleanliness and organisation whilst adhering to all food safety and health and safety guidelines. As a Kitchen Porter, you will be an integral part of the Kitchen and Food and Beverage departments working closely with all team members to deliver exceptional standards..


You will embrace every opportunity to create extra special moments for our guests and provide a personal experience our guests will want to share.


Joining the dedicated Kitchen department, you will:

Ensure the kitchen/refuse areas and relevant stores, corridors and equipment are cleaned and maintained to the highest degree of cleanliness.


Use cleaning agents and equipment within the perimeters of COSHH Legislation
Follow all food safety and health and safety guidelines.
Assist in the preparation of food

As a Kitchen Porter, you will have excellent attention to detail in order to provide consistent standards. This is a vital role in the function of the hotel and ultimately the service provided to our guests before, during and after their stay. You will love chatting to our guests offering help and assistance, you will be a great at multi-tasker, you will be efficient at solving guest enquiries and you will always have a smile for our teams and guests. We want you to be yourself here, bringing your infectious personality which helps makes Apex who we are.


On your first day you will begin a structured 12 week learning journey, giving you the skills, knowledge, and confidence to be a great kitchen porter. With this in mind, we are looking for a kitchen porter who:

Can deliver excellent standards


Uses initiative
Is self-aware and able to evaluate their own work
Has a customer service attitude
Has the ability to multi-task and provides excellent attention to detail
Exceptional Food safety standards

We encourage you to bring your true self to work - we recruit for attitude and train for skill. We’ll provide great training and development opportunities, allowing you to flourish in a fun and fulfilling career, reaching your dreams and aspirations. So, whatever your vibe, our family can never be too big, there’s a place here for you. We have one ask - that you bring your personality, ideas, and spark. We’re an innovative, thriving business and we want you to be part of our exciting journey. 


Please note, this role does not meet the requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route.

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