Located in the heart of Leeds, The Queens Hotel is a place like no other. Marrying authentic art deco glamour with on-trend fittings and furnishings, this newly refurbished city-centre retreat offers style and comfort in equal measure.

KITCHEN ASSISTANT - GRAND PACIFIC LEEDS

Nestling in the stunning Art Deco architecture of the Queen’s Hotel Leeds with its entrance at the epicentre of the city on City Square. The restaurant has played host to royalty and high society since the early days of the 20th century. The great and the good of Leeds society convened here for discourse and pleasure. Grand Pacific Leeds continues the tradition of providing the good citizens of Leeds with food and drink of the highest order.

Why Grand Pacific?

As part of Living Ventures Group, Grand Pacific are renowned for their investment in their team members and our new restaurant will be no different.

You’ll have a detailed induction when you join the team, along with an extensive training programme and a real opportunity to develop. You can be assured that once you are in role, you will have been set up for every success.

We are currently recruiting for a Kitchen Porter to join our Truly Talented team.

What we offer

• £9.25p/h or NMW + TRONC
• Zero hour contracts available with flexible working hours

Benefits

• Hotel discounts across all Axiom Hospitality hotels – colleague rates and up to 50% discount on F&B;
• 28 days holiday, including bank holidays, increasing yearly to 33 days;
• Discounts across retail, restaurants, events and more through our benefits & rewards portal;
• Access to our Employee Assistance Line to support your Mental Health and Wellbeing;
• Use of Wagestream Financial Wellbeing platform, allowing instant access to your pay;
• Yearly complimentary Axiom Xcape stayover after one year of service;
• A growing team with great training, progression, and promotion opportunities;
• Rewards for referring a friend: referral bonus for recommending a new team member starts at £250 per successful hire;
• Length of service awards, ranging from 1 year to 3, 5, 10 and 20-year rewards and more!
• 50% off food for up to 6 people at Living Ventures sites such as Grand Pacific and Blackhouse

Your role

You will be a key member of our kitchen team. You will be responsible for general cleaning duties and help to oversee the operation of pot-washing machinery, keeping the kitchen clean and tidy, and help deliver an excellent guest experience while ensuring back-of-house areas are clean and Health & Safety guidelines are observed.

You’ll work in a busy and hardworking team environment, where you’ll continually learn and develop.

The core skills and experience required to succeed:

• A positive attitude
• Team player who communicates well with other colleagues
• Punctual, reliable and trustworthy
• Can do attitude and ability to work under pressure
• To be an enthusiastic team player with a flexible approach
• The ability to work on your own or within a team

You must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from all candidates prior to commencing employment.

Having these core skills will put you one step further to joining Axiom Hospitality and The Queens Hotel.

Opportunities for all

At Axiom Hospitality, we thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a fast-growing hospitality company with global aspirations. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from various backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We, therefore, encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages, and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

At Axiom Hospitality, we are making efforts to reduce our carbon, energy, water and waste footprint. We strive to be ethical in all we do and want to be a thriving, sustainable and responsible business for our people, our communities and our planet. Working closely with our Hotel Owners, we are committed to the journey to sustainability. In addition, we are working to reduce our hotels’ impact on the environment through internationally recognised eco-label certification.

Our hotels strive to be active members of their local communities by giving back where they can. Supporting local charities is important to our teams, from volunteering at soup kitchens to collecting donations and fundraising. Our hotels aim to leave a positive impact on their neighbourhoods. At Axiom Hospitality, we are working closely with our stakeholders to support our social impact commitment. Caring about people extends outside our business and is part of our DNA.