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Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 4, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 3, 2026. Welcome Break scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Welcome Break is a UK operator of motorway service areas and roadside hotels, running service stations with restaurants, coffee shops, convenience stores, fuel forecourts and EV charging, headquartered in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire. Its site lists 62 service areas and 31 hotels, with franchised brands including KFC, Burger King, Starbucks, Pret, Waitrose and Partners, WHSmith and Days Inn and Ramada hotels, and the business has been owned by the Irish forecourt group Applegreen since 2018. It hires restaurant and store supervisors and managers, customer service staff, baristas, cooks, waiters, hotel receptionists and housekeepers.

Hotel Chef

Welcome Break, Ramada Bristol Hotel, Portbuty, Gordano Services, BS207XG

Immediate start available | Flexible full-time or part-time hours

Earn up to £13.35 per hour, plus £1 meals on every shift

Love being in the kitchen and taking pride in food that looks good, tastes great and is served with care?

As a Hotel Chef at our Welcome Break Ramada hotel, you’ll help prepare and cook food for our guests, supporting breakfast, dinner and busy service times as part of a friendly hotel team.

From food preparation and cooking to keeping the kitchen clean, safe and well organised, you’ll play an important part in making sure every guest enjoys a great meal and a comfortable stay.

This role could be a great fit if you:

  • Enjoy working in a kitchen and have a real interest in food and cooking
  • Take pride in serving good-quality food and keeping standards high
  • Can stay organised and positive when service gets busy
  • Like working as part of a supportive team and helping wherever needed
  • Are willing to learn our kitchen routines, food safety standards and menu items, with full training provided

What you’ll do as a Hotel Chef:

  • Prepare, cook and present food for hotel guests, supporting breakfast, dinner and busy service times
  • Keep the kitchen clean, safe and well stocked, following food hygiene and health & safety standards
  • Support with food preparation, stock rotation, temperature checks and kitchen routines as trained
  • Work closely with the hotel team to keep service running smoothly and make sure guests have a great experience

What you’ll get as a Hotel Chef at Welcome Break:

  • Enjoy £1 meals every shift - that’s a week of work lunches for just £5 if you’re full time!
  • Free tea, filter coffee and fizzy drinks whilst on shift
  • Flexible working patterns that suit your lifestyle with immediate start
  • 50% off onsite brands (including big brands like KFC, Burger King, Starbucks & Taco Bell) this will extend to your family and friends when you visit with them!
  • MyWB discounts & reward portal, savings, cycle to work, cashback on thousands of retailers like Tesco, JD Sports and TUI!
  • My Wellbeing Centre & Employee Assistance Programme to support you
  • Inclusion Networks, making sure everybody’s included and recognised
  • Annual incentive schemes to reward great performance
  • Long Service awards celebrating key milestones in your career
  • Clear and (award-winning!) e-learning and structured development plans from Team Member to Supervisor
  • Apprenticeship programmes where you can learn and earn at the same time
  • Holiday allowance that grows as your career grows with us
  • Workplace pension scheme with employer contributions to help you save for the future
  • Free onsite parking across all Welcome Break locations
  • Uniform provided - of course!

About Welcome Break

Welcome Break is one of the UK’s leading motorway service operators, running 61 service areas and 31 hotels across the UK. Working for Welcome Break is not what it may seem to our everyday customer. When you come into one of our sites you will recognise your favourite brands such as Starbucks, Taco Bell, Subway, WHSmith, KFC, Pizza Express and Burger King, as well hotels under the Ramada and Days Inn brands. But what might come as a surprise is that we are all one team and that even with different uniforms, everyone works for Welcome Break.

Ready to become a Hotel Chef? Apply through our careers page now.

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