Kitchen Porter

Be Yourself – Be a Bold Team Player– Be Leonardo

As a Kitchen Porter you’ll be right in the heart of the hotel, so we want you to take pride in everything you’ll be doing to support the Head Chef and keep things running like clockwork. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role! You’ll love the kitchen environment and thrive under pressure, whilst working as part of a vibrant team to exceed our guests’ expectations.

If you’re our ideal Kitchen Porter, you will:

• Be yourself!
• Be passionate about your working area and responsibilities
• Have an eagle eye with keen attention to detail
• Be comfortable adapting to changing priorities in the kitchen
• See a future with food and Leonardo Hotels, and aspire to grow with us – we have amazing Learning and Development programs so the sky is the limit!

Why come join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. We have support on tap, so expect top-notch LD programmes, practical training and clear progression within our vibrant and dynamic team.

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels across the UK Ireland and have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to join us!

Some of the perks our colleagues enjoy include:

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Free hot meals whilst on duty
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

Adjacent to Heathrow Airport, this modern hotel is 2 miles from Junction 4 of the M4 motorway. Relaxed, colourful rooms have triple-glazed windows, free Wi-Fi and 32-inch HDTVs, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. Some offer runway views. A breakfast buffet is available for a fee. Amenities include a bar with a sundeck, and a restaurant serving modern British dishes. There's also a fitness centre and 11 meeting rooms, plus an airport shuttle (fee) and parking.

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.

As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing.

At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!

We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!