Closing date: Monday 15th September 2025
Salary: Up to £15,288.87 Per Annum, Plus Desirable Benefits
Part-time, Permanent Position (24 hours per week)
Are you wild about creating memorable experiences?
Do you want to work in a place where you can hear calls from troops of howler monkeys, or the roars from a pride of lions?
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve are searching for a part-time Stores Operative to join our team and help keep our operations running smoothly.
A key part of this role will involve handling and delivering linen across the park - including loading clean linen and removing dirty linen bags. These can be heavy, so you’ll need to be comfortable with regular physical work and heavy lifting as part of your daily routine.
In addition to linen handling, responsibilities can also include ensuring deliveries are received, checked, and stored correctly, completing essential checks at the off-site facility, and keeping everything organised and ready for smooth distribution. You’ll play an important role in making sure our colleagues across the park get the supplies they need - from food and stock to essential equipment - always maintaining high standards of accuracy, safety, and hygiene.
Who we are looking for:
We’re looking for a hands-on and reliable Stores Operative to keep things running smoothly behind the scenes. This role involves regular physical work and heavy lifting - particularly with linen bags and stock - so you’ll need to be fit, practical, and ready for a busy day.
You’ll bring great communication skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to stay calm under pressure. A A valid UK driving license, good eye for detail, strong time management, and a customer-focused approach are essential.
Experience in logistics, stock or deliveries, along with a good understanding of health and safety and solid IT skills are desirable, particularly with Microsoft Office 365. Food safety training or stock control knowledge would be a bonus, but above all we’re after someone hardworking, adaptable, and ready to get stuck in.
Contract details:
This is part-time, permanent position, working 24 hours a week. Working hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7am – 3.30pm, with a 30-minute unpaid break. The salary per annum for over 21-year-olds is £15,288.87. The salary per annum for under 21-year-olds is £12,746.99. This role is based at Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve near Folkestone and will report to the Stores Assistant Manager. All applicants must have the right to work in the UK. A reliable mode of transport is recommended due to our remote location.
The location:
Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve is a world-renowned wild animal park set within 600 acres of Kentish savannah. The Reserve is home to some of the world’s most rare and endangered animals and offers luxury short breaks accommodation, free roaming animal safaris, once-in-a-lifetime animal encounters and exquisite dining experiences. Most importantly, every one of our employees is part of real conservation in action and their efforts have contributed to animals such as black rhino and western lowland gorillas being returned to their natural habitats in collaboration with our partners at The Aspinall Foundation.
Why you should join us:
We’re on a mission to create memorable experiences that matter, and our Core Values ‘One Team’, Customer’ and ‘Pride’ are what drive us each day to become part of something extraordinary. As well as walking to work surrounded by the calls of Howler monkeys and the roars from our pride of Lions, you will join a supportive team who are passionate about their place of work. Be part of the Port Lympne and Howletts family and join our pride.
You can also expect a host of other roarsome benefits including:
- 28 days of annual leave pro rata to start date and working hours, inclusive of bank holidays (rising with length of service)
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including workshops and e-learning.
- Enhanced Sickness, Maternity and Paternity Policies.
- Unlimited free entry for you and a person of your choice into both of our parks as well as friends and family tickets.
- Exceptional discounts on food, retail and accommodation at our parks.
- Numerous retail discounts and access to a 24-hour counselling line through our Healthy Extras Scheme.
- Company Pension
- And many more length or service-related rewards and Benefits.
A full job description is available on request.
Your adventure awaits
#joinourpride
To apply: If you want to work in an exciting and unique environment where no two days are the same, email your C.V. and covering letter to craigb@portlympne.com
