You spend more waking hours at work than anywhere else. In hospitality, that can mean a job you tolerate or a career you love, and the difference usually comes down to finding the right team. Pineapple Recruitment places candidates in permanent hospitality jobs across the UK, from kitchens and hotel front desks to area management and head office. We get to know you first, then match you with an employer where you can build something that lasts.
Browse the Latest Hospitality Jobs
Our consultants add new permanent roles every week across hotels, restaurants, leisure venues and contract catering. If you want to see what’s live right now, head straight to our jobs board.
Nothing catching your eye today? Register your CV anyway. Many of our best placements never reach the public listings, because clients brief us directly and we go to the candidates we already know.
What Hospitality Jobs Do We Recruit For?
Hospitality spans a large share of the UK jobs market, and we recruit across almost all of it. These are the four areas where we most often place candidates.
Hotel Jobs
From independent boutique properties to national chains, hotels need people who can keep complex operations running while guests see nothing but calm. We place General Managers, Food & Beverage Managers, Night Managers and Front-of-House professionals into hotels that match their experience and ambition. If you can balance guest experience with the commercial side, we want to talk to you.
Restaurant Jobs
Restaurant work demands composure under pressure, and the best operators know it. We recruit Restaurant Managers, Head Chefs and senior front-of-house staff for kitchens and dining rooms where standards stay high through the busiest service. Our clients run high-pressure environments, and they hire for resilience and skill in equal measure.
Chef and Catering Jobs
A reliable, creative chef is gold dust, and we treat chef candidates that way. We place everyone from kitchen porters to head chefs across contract catering, school and care contracts, hotels and fine dining. Register with us, and you also get free career counselling, honest CV advice and a consultant who understands kitchens rather than just job specs. Read more about our chef recruitment service.
Leisure and Business Support Jobs
Great customer experiences in the leisure sector depend on demanding work behind the scenes, and we place candidates on both sides of that line. We also recruit for business support roles within hospitality companies, including marketing, finance, and HR. If you want your back-office skills to count in an industry with real energy, hospitality has room for you.
Why Register With Pineapple Instead of a Job Board?
Job boards show you adverts. We give you an advocate.
We only place permanent roles: no shift cover, no short-term gaps. Every role we handle is a long-term position with a business that wants you to stay, which means we are invested in the fit, not the fee.
You get a consultant, not an algorithm. One person handles your search from registration to offer. They take the time to understand the type of operation you want, the culture you work best in, and where you want your career to go next.
We prepare you to win the interview. Once an interview is confirmed, your consultant briefs you on the company culture and the people you’ll meet, coaches you through the competency questions common in your sector, and gives you honest feedback at every stage.
Your CV goes nowhere without your say-so. We discuss every role and employer with you first. Only when you give explicit consent do we put you forward. Your privacy and your current job stay protected throughout.
We know what the market pays. Our consultants hold real-time salary data across the sector, so you walk into negotiations knowing what your experience is worth.
How It Works
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Register and upload your CV. Tell us about your experience, the roles you want and what matters to you in your next move. Register here.
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We match you with roles that fit. Your consultant looks beyond the job spec at culture, team dynamics and progression, because a placement only succeeds when both sides thrive.
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Interview with full support. Company briefings, question coaching and same-day feedback. You go into every interview prepared, and you always know where you stand.
Hospitality Careers: Where Can the Industry Take You?
Few industries promote on merit as fast as hospitality. Plenty of regional directors started as kitchen porters or waiting staff, and the route up runs through every department: supervisor, deputy manager, general manager, area and regional leadership. The sector also rewards sideways moves so that a chef can grow into operations, and a front-of-house lead can build a career in training or HR. If you bring commitment, the ceiling is high.
Hospitality Jobs FAQs
What jobs count as hospitality jobs?
Hospitality jobs cover any role involved in food, drink, accommodation and leisure. That includes chefs and kitchen staff, waiting and bar staff, hotel and restaurant managers, housekeeping, events and contract catering teams, plus the marketing, finance and HR roles that support hospitality businesses behind the scenes.
Can I get a hospitality job with no experience?
Yes. Entry-level roles such as kitchen porter, waiting staff, and housekeeping positions prioritise attitude over qualifications, and the industry promotes quickly from within. Pineapple specialises in permanent placements, and our consultants can advise on your CV and the entry-level roles that lead somewhere.
Are hospitality jobs permanent or temporary?
Both exist across the industry, but Pineapple Recruitment places only permanent roles. A permanent position gives you stability, paid holiday, a clear progression path and an employer with a reason to invest in your development, which is why we focus on lasting placements rather than stop-gap cover.
Will you send my CV out without asking me?
No, never. We discuss each specific role and company with you first to gauge your interest. Your CV only reaches a potential employer after you give explicit consent. Your privacy and your current employment are protected at every step of the process.
How do I apply for hospitality jobs with Pineapple?
Browse our latest hospitality vacancies and apply for any role that fits, or register your CV and let a consultant come to you with matched opportunities. Either way, a real person will review your details and get in touch.
Ready to Find Your Next Hospitality Job?
Pineapple Recruitment is a Worcester-based catering and hospitality recruitment specialist placing permanent candidates across the UK, with particular depth in the Midlands. We are a corporate member of the REC, and we treat every candidate the way our testimonials describe: like someone worth fighting for.
Prefer to talk it through? Call us on 0333 070 5981
or email info@pineapple-recruitment.co.
We’re friendly, discreet and professional, and we know the sector.