Bartender

**RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO**:

- Prepare alcohol or non-alcohol beverages for bar and restaurant customers
- Interact with customers, take orders and serve normal menu.
- Assess customers’ needs and preferences, make recommendations and upsell.
- Mix ingredients to prepare cocktails
- Validate customers’ identification and confirm it meets legal drinking age.
- Restock and replenish bar inventory and supplies.
- Stay customer focused and nurture an excellent customer experience.
- Comply with all food and beverage regulations and brand standards (SOPs).
- Time to time stock take spot checks.
- Responsible for the stock in the bar area.
- Ensure cleanliness of all bar areas.
- Maintain cleanliness and standards in all bar storerooms.
- Control glassware and equipment ensuring mínimal breakages and responsible and correct usage of equipment.

**QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED**:

- Minimum of 2-3 years in a similar role.
- Knowledge of beer, wine, cocktails and spirits.
- Experience in dealing with high volume, in a similar environment would be preferable
- Strong communication skills.
- High attention to detail and process driven;
- Self-motivated with the Ability to multi-task
- Discretion and integrity
- Stress tolerance
- Decision-making
- Professional and friendly. (Even in tough situations)
- Effective communication skills with guests and staff.
- Quick thinking and a team player.
- This person will be for employment in a position of trust and honesty and entails the handling of cash.
- **PLEASE NOTE THAT PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES FROM A PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND, IN TERMS OF OUR COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYMENT EQUITY.**_
- **WE RESERVE THE RIGHT NOT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.**_
- **SHOULD YOU NOT RECEIVE FEEDBACK WITHIN TWO WEEKS PLEASE ASSUME THAT YOUR APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL**_

**Salary**: From R25.00 per hour

**Experience**:

- Bartending: 1 year (required)