Kitchen Porter

Edinburgh - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Hospitality

Job Summary

Description

Grade UE02: 24547 per annum plus a 5% Premium Band for flexible working

Department: Accommodation Catering and Events (ACE)

Location: The Scott The Scholar and KM Hotels

Full time: 35 hours per week 5 over 7 days including weekends

Open Ended: Permanent Contract

The Opportunity:

We have a fantastic opportunity in our hotel kitchen team part of the University of Edinburgh and are looking for an enthusiastic and team-player kitchen porter.

Have you got a passion for hospitality Are you looking to progress your career within a world class organisation and develop your skills further You will work both by yourself and assist other chefs during your shift ensuring high quality hygiene standards are served in the kitchen across our three properties which have undergone significant investment and refurbishment.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Kitchen experience in a hospitality setting.
Cleaning and maintaining the kitchen at the highest possible standards.
Take pride in delivering a memorable service to hotel guests.
Ensure that all Health & safety requirements are met whilst on shift to ensure a safe environment is provided and all our legal obligations met.
Impeccable standards and an eye for detail.
Flexibility and a positive can-do attitude.
Continuously look to improve our standards; menu offering and deliver world-class hospitality.
Be an ambassador for our brand and catering operation.

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Application Information

Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:

- CV

- Cover letter

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

A competitive salary.
An exciting positive creative challenging and rewarding place to work.
To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
Comprehensive Staff Benefits such as a generous holiday entitlement competitive pension schemes staff discounts and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on ourstaff benefits page(opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on ourright to work webpages(opens new browser tab).

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 5th January 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be held 2 weeks after closing date.

DescriptionGrade UE02: 24547 per annum plus a 5% Premium Band for flexible workingDepartment: Accommodation Catering and Events (ACE)Location: The Scott The Scholar and KM HotelsFull time: 35 hours per week 5 over 7 days including weekendsOpen Ended: Permanent ContractThe Opportunity:We have a fanta...