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Kitchen Porter - Aspire Executive Lounges-Edinburgh Airport
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Kitchen Porter
Pay: £13.75 per hour
Location: Aspire Lounge at Edinburgh Airport
Contract: 32 hours per week
Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the most exciting and fastest-growing sectors in Travel & Hospitality?
If you have a passion for delivering world-class guest experience, leading hospitality teams, and enjoy meeting new faces every day, then this is the role for you.
About Us
We are Aspire Executive Lounges. With more than 35 years of award-winning hospitality experience, we are Europe’s largest brand of executive lounges and serve over 5 million customers worldwide within 80 lounges, that’s over 14,000 guests per day.
We deliver outstanding customer experiences, bringing sophistication to everyday travel, delivering our brand promise of ‘the perfect start’.
We are seeking candidates for an exciting opportunity to join a high-flying team of hospitality professionals and to continually improve the Aspire Executive Lounge offering to meet our ambition of being the Best Lounge provider globally.
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Job Summary
The Kitchen Porter reports to the Team Leader and is a key member of the back-of-house team, assisting the Cook and Store team to ensure guest expectations are met and exceeded, so they leave our lounges feeling Welcome, Relaxed & Energised.
Responsibilities
- Loading and unloading of the dishwasher.
- Receive and store stock delivery and rotation.
- Waste away services following recycling procedures.
- Restocking of cleaned crockery.
- Maintaining high levels of hygiene in all areas.
- Assist the chef with retrieving stock required.
- Assist the Chef with applying the Food Safety Management System consistently.
- Adhoc reasonable requests by the local leadership team.
The list is not exhaustive and is not intended to restrict the scope of the job but clearly define a starting point and may vary depending on location and local customer requirements.
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Qualifications
Qualifications and Competences:
- Background in kitchen environment.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team or be self-motivated to complete tasks.
- Ability to follow processes and procedures and to apply flexibility when required.
- Flexible to work shifts covering 0330 – 2100, 7 days a week.
Benefits
- Free parking whilst at work.
- Industry-recognised food safety training and qualifications to FSA L2.
- Industry-recognised CPD opportunities with the Aspire Hospitality Academy.
- Comprehensive Employee Recognition scheme.
- Free meals and soft drinks during shifts.
- Uniform provided.
- Swissport pension scheme with the ability to self-contribute.
- 24-hour employee assistance programme.
- Discounted retail – Varies by Airport Outlet.
- Discounted access to Aspire lounge network for family and friends.
- Potential for placements to other Lounges within the network.
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