Jobs

What’s on offer?

A chance to join Drayton Manor Resort as our Security and First Aid Manager reporting into our Head of Operations. You will oversee and manage health and safety of all visitors, staff, and contractors into the resort, to include the Park, Hotel, Campsite, function rooms and its assets. You will lead and coordinate your Security team attending to all call outs being integral to ensuring our guests and visitors have an exceptional experience at Drayton Manor Resorts creating long lasting memories.

We are Drayton Manor Resort and we're making tracks with our ambitious plans to be the number one theme park in the UK for families recruiting the best warm-hearted talent to work with us in promoting our successes and core values to our customers and employees. Our resort is home to a 15-acre zoo, 4-star hotel with 150 bedrooms to include Viking and Thomas Land themed rooms, conference facilities, restaurants, Europe’s only Thomas Land, 50 rides and attractions and growing!

Your responsibilities as a Security and First Aid Manager will include and not limited to;

• Coordinating the daily operations of the Security Team at Drayton Manor Resort, ensuring our premises always remain secure
• Continuously safeguard the safety of employees, guests and property while actively identifying and proposing enhancements to the Managing Director to further improve security measures
• Ensure all rotas are complete ensuring that cover is in place as requested by Senior Management to include car parking attendants
• Carrying out any investigations and disciplinary procedures as outlined in the company handbook
• Supervising ride queues and controlling queue jumpers
• Patrolling all areas of the park and responding to situations and problems within the park
• Being available as an emergency contact both inside and out of working hours for all shifts, to include all Loan worker alarms
• Ensuring the medical department is fully stocked and manned during opening hours

Key Skills and attributes as a Security and First Aid Manager

• Leadership and Team Management
• Crisis Management and confident in decision making
• Excellent knowledge of security and first aid
• Effective communicator able to handle objections delivering a positive outcome
• Able to conduct risk assessment and mitigation

What’s in it for you as our Security and First Aid Manager?

• Great fun benefits to include entry into the park for you and 3 guests and into our sister site West Midlands Safari Park
• 42.5 hours a week any days out of 7
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• 30 days holiday

Interested? Join our manor proud team as a security and First Aid Officer where you will ensure the safety and well being of our employees and guests. This is a pivotal role that combines leadership, expertise and the opportunity to make a real impact in safeguarding Drayton Manor Resort. Apply with your CV to recruitment@draytonmanor.co.uk

What’s on offer?

A chance to join Drayton Manor Resort as our Executive Chef overseeing 2 kitchens and a brigade of 10. Reporting into the Hotel General Manager you will lead the development and implementation of food for the Hotel and our Events department creating a vision for food that creates memories for our guests with an exceptional dining experience.

We are Drayton Manor Resort and we're making tracks with our ambitious plans to be the number one theme park in the UK for families recruiting the best warm-hearted talent to work with us in promoting our successes and core values to our customers and employees. Our resort is home to a 15-acre zoo, 4-star hotel with 150 bedrooms to include Viking and Thomas Land themed rooms, conference facilities, restaurants, Europe’s only Thomas Land, 50 rides and attraction and growing!

Your responsibilities as an Executive Chef will include and not limited to;

Working in a key leadership role within the management team you will have the autonomy, skills and imagination to create, develop and deliver exceptional dishes for our 4-star hotel restaurants and event spaces which includes outside catering for large corporate events. In addition to this you will

• Create and implement food concepts that successfully caters for the needs of the hotel’s restaurant, bar and extensive meeting and events facilities
• Create working schedules for your chefs and kitchen porters, ensuring they are within the agreed budgets
• Ensure all Health and Safety and Food Safety Policies and procedures are embedded, and the relevant training is delivered to your team
• Oversee the ordering process ensuring correct usage of ingredients, stock control, rotation and reduction of food waste to the targeted cost of sale
• Be responsible for managing food costs, budgets and all financials relevant to the efficient running of your kitchens

Key Skills and attributes as an Executive Chef

• You will be experience in High Volume covers
• Management of budgets and cost control
• People management to include training, development and support
• You will have worked as an Executive Chef or will be an experienced Head Chef ready to step up
• Hold an NVQ Level 3 or above

What’s in it for you as our Executive Chef?

• Great fun benefits to include entry into the park for you and 3 guests and into our sister site West Midlands Safari Park
• 40 hours a week any days out of 7
• Full support in you role
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• 30 days holiday

Interested? Do you want to have full autonomy in your role for creativity, implementing new menus and creating exceptional dishes. Are you ready to be part of our manor proud team? Apply by emailing your CV to recruitment@draytonmanor.co.uk

What’s on offer?

A chance to join our BIAZA EAZA Zoo part of Drayton Manor Resort! This is an exciting time for change at our zoo which homes 84 species, coupled with our passion for conservation and education no two days are the same. We are looking for a proactive Education Officer, your mission will be to create memories providing a phenomenal guest experience by planning, coordinating and delivering education sessions on site. You will deliver our outreach program at events, and will provide lectures to university students. As an employee you will enjoy extensive benefits, full support in your role and you will be joining Drayton Manor Resort as we embark on the next chapter of our journey!

Your responsibilities as our Education Officer will include but not be limited to;

• Developing and delivering innovative, curriculum linked workshops and education activities across the zoo via webinars, workshops and events
• Delivery of formal and informal activities across the zoo with visitors and students
• Coordinating our internship and work experience programmes, supporting the work of work placement students, providing guidance and training as needed
• Leading our Experiences Team, developing knowledge and skills
• Creative communication acting as the experience and engagement lead for external communications, training and development

Key Skills and attributes as an Education Officer

• You will need either a degree in Zoology or related subject such as conservation or animal Biology
• Possess either a teaching qualification and or have teaching experience across a wide variety of ages and abilities
• Have up to date knowledge of national curriculum, safeguarding legislation and policies
• You will have a drivers licence transport (due to the nature of the role some travel may be involved)
• Excellent presentation, time management and organisational skills
• An interest in the Zoo’s work and purpose and an understanding of the role we play in conservation
• I.T literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft packages
• Ability to obtain a satisfactory DBS check
• Experience of line management or managing a team of volunteers
• Ideally you will have worked as an Education Officer

What’s in it for you as our Education Officer

• 30 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays
• 40 hour working week
• Fun benefits to include access into Drayton Manor for you and three guests and to our sister site West Midlands Safari Park for free and staff discount on food and retails outlets in the resort

We are Drayton Manor Resort! And we are making tracking with our ambitious plans to be the number one theme park in the UK for families, we are recruiting the best warm hearted talent to work with us in promoting our successes and core values to our customers and our employees. Our resort is home to a 15-acre zoo, 4-star hotel with 150 bedrooms to include Viking and Thomas Land themed rooms, conference facilities, restaurants, Europe’s only Thomas Land, 50 rides and attractions and growing!

Our Zoo is committed to supporting global conservation efforts and achieving the highest possible standards of zoo animal welfare in our collection, our Education and Conservation department plays an integral role in achieving this mission.

Interested in our Education Officer role, do you want to be part of our manor proud team? Apply by emailing your CV to recruitment@draytonmanor.co.uk

What’s on offer?

A permanent opening at Drayton Manor for a Maintenance Assistant working any 5 days out of 7. You’ll be fundamental in ensuring the hotel is safe and presentable for staff and guests. You will work alongside and will report into your Maintenance Manager undertaking routine and preventative maintenance as instructed striving to prevent and resolve any issues which could affect our guest experience. As an employee you will enjoy extensive benefits, full support in your role and you will be joining Drayton Manor Resorts as we embark on the next chapter of our journey!

We are Drayton Manor Resort!

With ambitious plans to be the number one theme park in the UK for families, we are recruiting the best talent to work with us in promoting our successes and core values to our customers and our employees. Our resort is home to a 15-acre zoo, 4-star hotel with 150 bedrooms to include Viking and Thomas Land themed rooms, conference facilities, restaurants, Europe’s only Thomas Land, 50 rides and growing!

Your responsibilities as a Maintenance Assistant will include but not limited to;

• Performing all routine preventative and curative maintenance
• Maintaining a broad knowledge which enables you to handle minor problems in all areas of the department to include basic plumbing, carpentry, electrical and decoration
• Completion of daily reports outlining works undertaken, preventative measures and outcome
• Supporting all departments with recycling methods
• Carrying out regular inspections
• Attending to repairs and maintenance for the hotel premises including any new additions and extensions or properties belonging to our resort

What’s in it for you as our Maintenance Assistant?

• You will be working a 40-hour week any 5 days out of 7 on a rota
• Fun benefits to include unlimited access into the park for you and 3 guests to include our sister site West Midlands Safari Park
• 30 days holiday

You’ll be joining Drayton Manor Resorts at an exciting time, we are embarking on a journey to be the best and we want you to be part of it!

Key Skills and attributes as a Maintenance Assistant

• You will be able to demonstrate general building and handyman experiences
• Ideally you will have an industry recognised qualification
• You will be a strong communicator able to work to timelines
• Will have worked in a similar role

Interested, want to hear more about the opening we have for a Maintenance Assistant? Apply by emailing your CV to recruitment@draytonmanor.co.uk

What’s on offer?

We have an opening at Drayton Manor for an Assistant Restaurant Manager who will work any 5 days out of 7. The Assistant Restaurant Manager will support the Restaurant Manager in overseeing daily operations, ensuring high standards of food quality, service and guest satisfaction. The role involves supervising staff, managing inventory maintaining budgets and providing an exceptional dining experience for guests.

As an employee you will enjoy extensive benefits, full support in your role and you will be joining Drayton Manor Resorts as we embark on the next chapter of our journey!

We are Drayton Manor Resort!

With ambitious plans to be the number one theme park in the UK for families, we are recruiting the best talent to work with us in promoting our successes and core values to our customers and our employees. Our resort is home to a 15-acre zoo, 4-star hotel with 150 bedrooms to include Viking and Thomas Land themed rooms, conference facilities, restaurants, Europe’s only Thomas Land, 50 rides and growing!

Your responsibilities as an Assistant Restaurant Manager will include but not limited to;

• Daily operations, ensuring a smooth service flow
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety regulations
• Assist in recruiting, training and supervising restaurant staff
• Conduct performance reviews
• Address guest complaints and concerns promptly through to resolution
• Gather feedback to improve service offerings
• Collaborate with the culinary team to ensure adequate presentation of dishes
• Help to develop and promote new menu items
• Participate in organising special events and promotional activities

What’s in it for you as our Assistant Restaurant Manager?

• You will be working a 40-hour week any 5 days out of 7 on a rota
• Fun benefits to include unlimited access into the park for you and 3 guests to include our sister site West Midlands Safari Park
• 30 days holiday

Key Skills and attributes as a Assistant Restaurant Manager

• Proven experience in a similar role in a hotel or restaurant
• Strong leadership and staff management skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Knowledge of food and beverage, inventory and budgets
• Able to work flexible hours to include weekends

Interested, want to hear more about the opening we have for a Assistant Restaurant Manager? Apply by emailing your CV to recruitment@draytonmanor.co.uk

What’s on offer?

A chance to join the Drayton Manor team as a Casual Chef. You will be responsible for running your section in the kitchen producing high quality food that meets our exceptional standards in our busy kitchen which can produce 1000 covers during our peak season!

We are Drayton Manor Resort!

With ambitious plans to be the number one theme park in the UK for families, we are recruiting the best talent to work with us in promoting our successes and core values to our customers and our employees. Our resort is home to a 15-acre zoo, 4-star hotel with 150 bedrooms to include Viking and Thomas Land themed rooms, conference facilities, restaurants, Europe’s only Thomas Land, 50 rides and growing!

Your responsibilities as a Casual Chef will include and not limited to;

• Preparation of food in accordance with section specification
• Assisting in providing guidance to the kitchen brigade
• Maintaining health and safety in our busy kitchen
• Showing initiative and taking appropriate action to deal with any customer complaints
• Ensuring your areas are cleaned down at the end of shift
• Delivery of exceptional food for our bar, restaurant, conference and banqueting

What’s in it for you as a Casual Chef?

You’ll be joining Drayton Manor Resorts at an exciting time, we are embarking on a journey to be the best and we want you to be part of it!

• You will be working a Zero hour contract to work around your work/homelife
• As a Casual chef you will still enjoy extensive benefits
• Onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen

Key Skills and attributes as a Casual Chef

• Can do attitude.
• Strong communication skills and able to follow instruction.
• Food Safety, NVQ
• You will have worked in a kitchen producing high volume covers

Interested, want to hear more about the opening we have for a casual chef? Apply by emailing your CV to recruitment@draytonmanor.co.uk