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Kitchen staff

On-site in Edinburgh·Full-time·Added 9 days ago (last checked 3 Oct)

JD Wetherspoon

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Overview

Job details

  • £15.30 an hour

    Gross, as stated in the ad.

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

Requirements

  • Work on-site in Edinburgh

    No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Have the right to work in the UK

Hold a valid photographic ID

Be able to provide a checkable 5-year employment and/or education history

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

  • Salary: £15.30

All training and uniform provided

£1 per hour premium for all hours worked between 00:00 and 05:59

-a free meal and a drink, when working a four-hour shift

-a 20% discount on food and soft drinks, when working; a 20% discount on all food, drinks and hotel accommodation (for you and up to three guests), when not working

-£1 extra per hour, for hours worked between midnight and 5.59am

-bonus scheme - earn up to 19% of your pay

-availability of guaranteed-hours contracts and variable-hours contracts

-paid holiday

-free shares (after a qualifying period)

-loyalty reward scheme

* free airport parking while on duty

Under-18s may attract a lower rate of pay, always in line with, but usually above, national guidelines.

The role

Full-Time Kitchen Staff - 4-Day Working Week

At a glance, your role is to deliver excellent customer service to make hungry and thirsty customers happy by supporting the day to day running of a busy kitchen. All to be discussed during the interview.

What you'll do

- preparing, cooking and presenting food to the correct spec

- operating kitchen work stations, including grills, fryers, microwaves and more

- working as a team to keep to time and quality targets

- following food hygiene and allergen, as well as health and safety, standards

- cleaning as you go, including full kitchen clean-downs

- rotating stock and storing food safely

- completing required induction, role-specific and ongoing refresher training and contributing to continuous improvement

How you'll work

  • Hours per week: 40

We are looking for full-time kitchen staff to join our team, with shifts scheduled between 03:00 and 23:00.

4-day working week

8-10 hour shifts

Please check transport links carefully before applying, as some shifts may start as early as 02:00

Due to the working hours, this position is not suitable for applicants under 18

Pub

  • Pub: The Sir Walter Scott, Edinburgh Airport

Closing date

  • Closing date: 11-10-2026

Requirements

All applicants must:

If you meet the above requirements and are interested in joining our kitchen team, we would love to hear from you.

Progression and development

If you`re looking to progress, we can support your development with:

About JD Wetherspoon

J D Wetherspoon operates a large chain of pubs and hotels across the UK and Ireland, serving food and drinks including real ales, cocktails and seasonal menus. The company runs regular beer festivals featuring UK and international brewers, and its hotels have been rated highly in a Which? survey of UK hotel chains.

Industry
Hospitality

In their own words

About the company & team

We`re looking for fun, enthusiastic, passionate people to join our hard-working teams. We recruit for personality and, as a uk top employer with an award-winning training programme, we know that we can teach you the skills to succeed.

Most Wetherspoon team leaders and managers started in the kitchen or behind the bar.

- structured on-the-job training.

- apprenticeships and management academies.

- cross-training into other areas (bar, floor, hotel).

- opportunities to move into team-leader, kitchen-shift-leader and/or pub-manager roles.

Wetherspoon promotes an inclusive working environment where everyone is welcome.

When you`re at work, we want you to feel comfortable being yourself. Whatever your background, preferences or beliefs, we`ll ensure that you have the skills and knowledge you need for a great career with us.

Additional information

If a high number of applications is received, this vacancy may close early

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