Today, Travelodge, one of the UK’s largest hotel chains is kick starting its 2023 recruitment drive and is looking to fill 435 positions across the UK which includes 56 positions across the group’s 80 hotels in London.
Travelodge is the UK’s first budget hotel chain and the country’s most iconic brand. It is growing at pace and achieved sales growth year on year for the last eight years. The group operates hotels in the UK, Ireland and Spain and annually welcomes 20 million business and leisure customers and it employs over 10,000 colleagues.
Joining Travelodge opens the door to training, coaching and a successful career in one of the UK’s most successful industries – the UK hospitality sector. This is one of the few UK industries where you can develop a career from an entry level position
Travelodge operates a successful in-house management development programme called Aspire. This bespoke programme is designed to help colleagues at all levels to learn the skills and obtain the qualifications to progress their career To date thousands of entry level colleagues have successfully built a career with many now running their own hotels.
Travelodge is looking to fill 56 jobs immediately across its 80 hotels in London. Positions include full and part time roles with flexible working hours and consist of the following roles:
Assistant Hotel Manager
Reception Team Member
Night Reception Team Member
Administration Assistant
Hotel Team Member
Housekeeping Team Member
Housekeeping Supervisor
Chef
Food & Beverage Supervisor
Kitchen and Bar Café Team Member
Linen Porter
Also, there are 14 positions that need to be filled in Travelodge’s dedicated 270 strong nationwide in-house maintenance team. Travelodge is the only UK budget hotel chain that has invested in a bespoke dedicated in-house maintenance team of experts to support its 580 hotels across the length and breadth of the UK.
The group is committed to developing its maintenance teams and has an established training programme in place to up-skill maintenance team members; so that they are multi-skilled and qualified to undertake a range of jobs across the company’s 580 hotels. Successful candidates will be given a branded kitted-out vehicle to enable them to travel across their network of hotels and they will also receive a comprehensive personal package of branded uniform and high quality tools.
These 14 full time positions are field based, carrying out a variety of maintenance related tasks. Each Maintenance Engineer will be given their own network of hotels to service. Applicants must have at least one trade skill-set which includes a City & Guilds / NVQ 2 or equivalent qualification in a trade (for example: Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry,
Painting, Plastering or Air-Conditioning). In addition applicants must hold a UK
driving licence in order to apply.
There are also 30 roles available at Travelodge’s support office in Thame, Oxfordshire. This is the central network providing support to the company’s 580 hotels in the UK. Positions are available in the following departments: Customer Services, Finance, HR, IT, Marketing & Sales, Property, Procurement, Revenue and UK Operations.
Everyone belongs at Travelodge, and the group is committed to enabling its colleagues to learn more and earn more. Therefore, if you have passion, determination and a real desire to look after people then, Travelodge will help you learn the rest.
The company is also dedicated to supporting parents by offering flexible working hours around the school run so that parents working at Travelodge can easily work and build a career whilst raising their family.
Hannah Thomson, Travelodge’s Chief People Officer, said: “The start of a new year is a great opportunity to kick start a career change and joining the UK hospitality sector can be the best New Year’s resolution that you make. Working in the hotel industry is fun and exciting and it opens a door to a world of opportunities. We are currently searching for 56 new colleagues to join our Travelodge family across our 80 London hotels and we welcome everyone, from all walks of life.
We are looking for candidates who have a passion, determination and a real desire to look after people and in return we will provide training, coaching and career opportunities. Our in-house management development programme, Aspire, has helped thousands of entry level colleagues build a career into hotel management and other specialist functions.”
“Travelodge is also a great choice for mums and dads looking to begin or restart their career. Our ‘Working Parents Programme’ offers jobs close to home, hours that can match the school run, benefits that suit families and a career path at a time that suits them It is the one-stop programme to help parents work, raise their family and keep their career goals within reach.
For further details on all positions at Travelodge and to apply, please visit: https://www.travelodge.co.uk/careers/
