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Current Vacancies
We’re looking for people with a passion for hospitality and service to join our award-winning team. View our latest vacancies below and find out more here about working at the Kingsmills Hotel in Inverness…
Kitchen
Chef De Partie (4 days on, 3 days off)
We have an exciting position available for an experienced Chef De Partie to join the team. If you are looking for a career in a established Kitchen or to join an elite Brigade then please apply.
Our main Kitchen is a fast paced environment serving breakfast, lunches and dinners. We also can accommodate up to 300 for events such as weddings and private dinners. To serve our Events we have a seperate Banqueting kitchen on the ground floor.
The role: –
Applicants should be honest, hardworking and have a good knowledge of Kitchen Food Standards. Most importantly, you will have a passion for delivering great food, excellent service, confidence, energy and charisma to further yourself and the company. You’ll be ambitious, passionate and creative, bringing new ideas to our kitchen; enthusiastic about delivering service excellence; thrive on working in a pressured environment; hardworking and a great team player.
This is an excellent opportunity to join our talented team. Previous kitchen experience is required with salary dependent on experience.
Food & Beverage
Bar Associates (full-time & part-time)
We are currently seeking enthusiastic, confident, passionate associates to join our Beverage Team at the Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness. We embody the one team approach, full of knowledge and passion we strive for excellence in all that we do.
Here is a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:
- You’ll consistently ensure the highest standards of service, drinks preparation and bar organisation, always exceeding our guests’ expectations.
- You’ll bring a dynamic, warm and friendly service to our bars; from preparing wines and cocktails to serving tea and coffee.
- You’ll be delivering efficient service of drinks, providing a warm and memorable experience for all our guests.
- Assist guests with sharing your knowledge of classic cocktails, wines and spirits.
- You’ll be meticulous in preparing drinks; accurately measuring, following recipes and making sure they’re presented immaculately.
- Maintaining a clean and well-organised bar area, including preparing fresh ingredients for service.
- You’ll bring your creativity and contribute to the development of new drinks and offerings .
- You’ll be proficiently up-selling and encouraging other team members to do the same at every opportunity, Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations;
Rate of Pay; £12 per hour (18+)
Restaurant Associates (full time & part time)
Your duties will vary each day which makes working at the Kingsmills Hotel a fun place to be!
You will gain valuable experience in food service as well as developing your communication and interpersonal skills.
Who we are looking for –
- You’re friendly, bubbly, enthusiastic, welcoming and enjoy meeting new people.
- You’re a team-player and enjoy working alongside colleagues in a thriving Industry which is fast paced. Organised and efficient whilst able to work in a pressurised environment at times.
- Ideally you will have waiting/restaurant experience – If not, don’t worry, as we will nurture and develop your skills.
- You’ll consistently ensure the highest standards of service, drinks preparation and bar organisation, always exceeding our guests’ expectations.
- You’ll bring a dynamic, warm and friendly service to our restaurant. You’ll be delivering efficient service of refreshments, providing a warm and memorable experience for all our guests.
- You’ll be proficiently up-selling and encouraging other team members to do the same at every opportunity, Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay 5 star in every way
Shifts are variable between 7am and 3pm and from 3pm to 11pm as well as some shorter evening shifts and occasional split shifts. If you are available for 2 shifts, 3 shifts or 5 shifts including weekends, please do get in touch. We would love to hear from you.
We offer a highly competitive pay rate starting at £12 per hour.
Housekeeping
Housekeeping Supervisor (full-time)
We are currently seeking a driven, highly motivated and supremely organised Housekeeping Supervisor to ensure the highest standards and meticulous attention to detail are achieved throughout the Hotel, a key member of our Housekeeping team.
The Housekeeping team is a vital, dynamic and an incredibly hard-working team, with a common goal to ensure we aim to exceed customer expectations at all times. Driving high cleaning standards and working efficiently together as part of One Team.
Here’s a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:
- You’ll assist, support and supervise your own mighty team of Room Attendants
- Attending and participating in daily meetings for preparation, you’ll have a key role in the set up and service of the Kingsmills, maintaining and continually improving our standards and the quality of our service, consistently exceeding our guest expectation.
- Always warm and thoughtful, you and your team will make sure all customer requests and queries are responded to promptly, effectively and professionally
- You’ll check all areas before, during and at the end of each shift, ensuring our sky-high standards are maintained; you’ll also carry out cleanliness checks across all areas of both guest and colleague facing areas
- Playing a key role in ensuring the motivation of our team, you’ll work with them, involved in their buddying up, training and development
- Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations; playing your part in making their stay with us 4 star in every way.
We offer a highly competitive pay rate of £12 per hour.
Hotel Management
Duty Manager
We are currently seeking a experienced, passionate, talented Duty Manager to join our Experienced Team.
We are looking for someone who can work five days from seven which includes weekends working a mixture of shifts but predominately in the evenings. You will work 8 hour shifts either from 7am-3pm or from 7 working 3pm-11pm.
Here’s a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:
- A Duty Manager works closely with Guests to greet, converse, and assist with enquiries, especially when our VIP Guests, long-stay Guests, and others are in the hotel reception.
- Responsible for managing the first impressions of our Guests and, therefore, must perform the following tasks to the highest standards.
- Occupy the hotel reception and other public areas, particularly at busy times
- Engage Guests in conversation and provide general assistance Manage, record, and resolve promptly all Guest complaints.
- Meet and greet VIP Guests and major corporate clients upon arrival.
- You will be operating your shift and ensuring all areas are sufficiently covered with the appropriate staffing levels.
- Working predominately in our F&B Departments such as the Bar and Restaurant.
- Stay current with all hotel products, services, policies and emergency procedures Handle, record and follow through with management issues or emergencies that arise.
- Conduct any Health and Safety procedures, if required, including fire walks etc.
- When working on a late shift you will be the Host in our Lounge/ Bar Area and supporting functions when running.
Competitive Monthly Salary.
Spa & Leisure
Spa Therapist (Part-Time)
We have an exciting opportunity available for someone to join as a Part-time Spa Therapist.
The kind of person we’re looking for:
- You hold an HND in Beauty Therapy qualification and ideally, you have already experienced a busy 4* spa environment
- Immaculate personal presentation through neat grooming, you also maintain a professionally presented working environment at all times
- Highly motivated and possessing an immense sense of pride in your work; you’re passionate about delivering the high standards for our guests in line with Kingsmills Hotel
- You have a positive “can do” attitude to solving problems in a professional and courteous manner
- A strong team player with great communication skills and an enthusiastic approach; you’re well organised and punctual with an eagle eye for detail
- You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and above all has fun along the way
- If you’re attentive, personable and love creating a fantastic customer experience, you’ll be a great fit in our spa team.
- We’re looking for someone who can provide all our Spa treatments.
Here’s a bit more detail on what we see you doing in this role:
- Performing all professional spa treatments and our full range of treatments offer, including massages, facials and body treatments
- Providing the highest level of customer service, interacting, building trust and recommending bespoke treatments to our guests at the start and throughout their time with you, providing a warm, professional and efficient guest experience
- Carrying out Spa duties and general cleaning tasks enhancing guest experience within each therapy room and spa facility
- Managing, organising and keeping our Spa therapy rooms maintained to the highest of standards adhering to all hygiene standards and health and safety regulations
- Interacting with our guests, always warm, professional, helpful and doing everything you can to exceed their expectations, playing your part in making their stay with us luxurious in every way
- Our spa uses Comfort Zone products which is the leading Italian company in the field of the development and production skincare products and treatments.
Hours of work will be discussed with applicants but weekends are our busiest times therefore we do require the person to work weekends. There will be flexibility in having some Sundays’ off however this will all be discussed at Interview.
24 Hour Hospitality
Night Porter/ Night Auditor (full-time)
Don’t miss this exciting new opportunity to join Kingsmills Hotel team as a Full-time Night Porter/Night Auditor
We are looking for someone with the personality and passion to deliver excellent hospitality that will ensure our guests feel safe in the Hotel during the night.
Working five nights from seven approximate hours 11pm-7.15am.
Duties include cleaning and hoovering public areas, serving drinks to any late residents in the lounge bar, assisting with the set-up of meeting rooms for early morning starts. Checking in late arrivals to the Hotel and checking out early departures, answering telephone and often taking messages. Completing several security checks of the building throughout the night and being aware of night shift procedures.
We are looking for someone with a clean driving license in order to take staff home at night and collect in the morning. 2 of these nights you will be covering Night Audit so computer competency is essential. Previous experience desirable however training will be provided.
Excellent staff benefits for working with the company such as use of leisure facilities, discount in Kings club Spa along with many other incentives.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and guest relation terminology are a must. You are a professional and polite team player who is enthusiastic about hospitality and who strives to be a supportive part of your team’s success.
Highly Competitive Salary
Apply Today
To apply for any of our current vacancies, please contact us here, sharing your CV and why you would love to join the Kingsmills team. Don’t forget to let us know what position you would like to apply for.
Careers at the Kingsmills
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