Café Cook Rutland Water Fishing Lodge, Rutland

Serving Smiles and Refreshments with a stunning reservoir view.

Looking for a job that combines stunning views, a friendly atmosphere, and the chance to be part of something special? Join our team as a Café Cook at Rutland Water! Nestled in 4,200 acres of beautiful countryside, Rutland Water is the perfect place to work for those who love the outdoors. From thrilling watersports to relaxing nature walks, our park has something for everyone – and our cafés are at the heart of it all.

What will you be doing?

As a Café Cook, you’ll play a vital role in creating a welcoming experience for our visitors. Whether it’s serving up deliciously prepared meals, fresh snacks, barista coffee, or keeping our cafés clean and inviting, you’ll be the friendly face that helps make their day. You will also be responsible for preparing fresh buffets for our room hires, along with delivering a hearty early morning breakfast and cooking fresh evening meals for our fishing competitions. As Rutland Water is operational 7 days a week, 52 weeks per year (excluding Christmas Day), you will need to be flexible to work across peak seasons, major events within the calendar and step in to help across multiple cafes where needed.

Your responsibilities will include:

• The preparation of food and ensuring quality standards are met
• Maintaining high levels of hygiene, food safety, and compliance
• Managing stock levels, ordering supplies, and controlling costs
• Driving efficiency and enhancing the overall customer experience
• Friendly and enthusiastic individuals who love working with people.
• Passionate for delivering excellent customer service.
• Supporting the Café Supervisor with leading and training the team
• Team players who can thrive in a lively, fast-paced environment
• Proactive in maintaining a clean and safe environment, ensuring a welcoming space for all visitors.
• Reliable, punctual and flexible with shifts

We are looking for someone with:

• Previous experience in a catering or hospitality role
• Great teamwork skills
• A positive, can-do attitude and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards
• Flexibility to work weekends and Bank Holidays

As a valued member of the team, you are entitled to these fantastic benefits:

• Private Health Care for you and your loved ones
• 25 days Annual Leave Allowance + Bank Holidays
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Company Induction, Uniform and Training
• Bonus scheme (company performance related)
• Free parking at all our water parks
• Discounts across our water parks – including our Watersports Centre and Cafés
• Discounts across cinema, airport parking and gyms/health clubs

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One Team, One Experience

We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.

We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment. If you need any support, please reach out to our team at resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk.

To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.

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Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.