Bar & Restaurant Staff – Fixed Term / Seasonal Contracts
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Position Overview & Specifications
About the role
Location: THE PIG at Combe, Gittisham , Gittisham, Honiton
Hours: Full Time/Part Time, From £10.42 per hour, plus service charge
Location: THE PIG at Combe, Honiton, Devon.
Salary: From £10.42 per hour, plus service charge.
Service charge varies depending on bookings. last year, our Seasonal Food and Beverage Staff earned up to £500 per month in service charge during the peak summer months!
Our Pay Promise - No one in our business earns less than the National Living Wage, regardless of age.
Contract Type: Fixed-Term, Seasonal. May – Late September / Early October.
Hours: Good News! – We can offer both full & part-time fixed term contracts!
Accommodation: We have very limited staff accommodation. Therefore, this role is ideally suited to candidates who live locally and have access to/from the hotel.
Welcome to THE PIG at Combe.
A multi-award-winning restaurant with rooms nestled in the Otter Valley - our secluded, honey-coloured Elizabethan Gem!
Join our team and bring your personality to work. Experience our daily changing menu, the seasonal produce in our kitchen garden and interact with a variety of guests in a relaxed and informal setting. Whilst in your free time, you will be based only a 15min drive from the coast. The perfect location for a seasonal role!
Why join us this season:
We will provide all the training required for you to be confident and happy within your role, along with an attractive salary, service charge and an array of perks along the way.
- Staff Stays – Free B&B
- 35% discount on Food/Beverage & Treatments
- Company Uniform (Jeans & Trainers)
- Meals on duty
- Staff Parking
- Take home goods – cost price.
- Social Activities
- Refer a friend bonus.
- Range of Learning & Development courses
- Staff Accommodation (Subject to availability)
- Discounted festival tickets – Smoked & Uncut Festivals.
- 20% off Hunter Wellies & other products
- Perkbox discounts platform membership
During the warmer months, THE PIG at Combe becomes extremely popular. Both our main restaurant and alternative dining 'The Folly' welcome’s hotel guests, pre-booked reservations, and walk-ins. Our hotel sleeps at full capacity, providing our teams with a buzzy, atmospheric place of work all day, every day.
If you really like us that much, upon successful completion of the season, you will have the opportunity to discuss a future with THE PIG. Whether it’s a permanent role, for future peak seasons or as part of one of our new hotels opening teams, we will be more than happy to explore the options.
Experience for our Bar & Restaurant Staff roles is not essential. Some experience in a similar role, environment or previous exposure to customer service is beneficial. Full training will be provided.
Robin Hutson, CEO: ‘As with all good hospitality, THE PIG is fundamentally about people; it’s the personalities, passion, knowledge, and skills of the people we work with that somehow converge to creating THE PIG experience’.Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Bar & Restaurant Staff – Fixed Term / Seasonal Contracts roles across THE PIG AT COMBE's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £10 - £10 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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