Job Ref: MAN2893
Branch: The Commercial Hotel
Location: The Commercial Hotel, Wishaw
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Shift pattern: Days, Nights and Weekends
Hours per week: 30
Posted date: 22/09/2025
Closing date: 24/10/2025
We're about much more than hospitality We're striving to make life better for people – whether they are team, guests or community, through our everyday actions and decisions. Our team care for others, bring their best and help us move forward, whatever job they do.
Our Kitchen Porters / Commis Chef are an important part of our kitchen teams, working with the Head Chef, Kitchen and Front of House teams to deliver clean kitchens and great hospitality to our guests and the team.
The KP's are passionate about cleanliness and supporting the team to deliver great plates of food. With responsibility for all aspects of their station to deliver a high standard of cleanliness across the whole kitchen.
Working hard within the team the KP will deliver consistent standards of cleanliness and tidiness and be an engaged and motivated member of the team. Our KP's can be found washing dishes, helping with food preparation, deep cleaning equipment and ensuring hygiene standards are kept to a high level.
Essential Requirements:
* Preferably have a level 2 in food hygiene and experience of all current legislation although this is not the most important requirement for us.
* You have a passion for cleanliness
* You're a confident communicator and know what hard work our standards require.
* Your attention to detail is first class and always strive to give your best every day.
* Our KP's are not someone who is only interested in "washing dishes" and doesn't want to get involved with the Kitchen service to learn new skills. They are not someone who doesn't want to be engaged with the wider team at both venue and group level.
Skill and experience are necessary to do this job, but more than anything else, we want someone who shares our vision of a hospitality industry that is better and sees themselves being part of the team who can make this happen
We pay a fair wage – with our hourly pay being higher than the Government rates, at a minimum. Your earnings will be further enhanced by our 10% service charges and other tips that guests leave – with 100% of tips being retained by the team.
We make life better for our team by:
* Offering great perks and benefits to be enjoyed by you and your family
* Sharing our profits with you after 1 year of service
* Giving you free meals, soft drinks and hot drinks on shift
* Listening to our team via surveys and feedback sessions
* Offering free wellbeing services and resources, for help whenever you need it
* Creating great learning and development opportunities to support your career
For locals and beyond…
Located in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, The Commercial is a hotel, bar and restaurant.
Our family friendly venue serves food 7 days a week from 12pm. Plus we have daily deals on our menu to make sure eating out is pocket-friendly as well as tasty
With the major sports channels and large screen TVs guests can also enjoy the best of football, boxing and more, live
We have a late-night bar too. Every Friday and Saturday we've got DJs providing a soundtrack to the weekend and are open til 1am, with classic drinks, shots and cocktails to enjoy On a Thursday, we also have live acoustic music from 9pm.
For those visiting from further afield, our cosy hotel rooms are the perfect place to stopover, whether you're visiting for work or pleasure.