Bar Team Member

Paul Brown; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading hospitality company is looking for Bar Team Members in Maidstone. Responsibilities include greeting customers, delivering great service, and working in a busy bar environment. No prior hospitality experience is required; you must be over 18. The role offers competitive pay, tips, and various discounts. Join an inclusive team and grow your career in hospitality.

Benefits

Competitive hourly pay rate

A share of tips

25% discount on food and drink

Flexible working hours

Pension plan

Access to mental health platform

Qualifications

• Over 18 years old.
• No prior hospitality experience required; training will be provided.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers warmly and deliver great service at every opportunity.
• Work on the front line in a busy bar environment, supporting guests and team members as required.
• Contribute to a positive guest experience across the bar and dining areas, including al fresco service.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Job description

Overview

Shepherd Neame is on the lookout for Bar Team Members to join us, so if you love hospitality, are a people person and you enjoy being on the front line in a busy role, this may be just the job for you. The Boathouse offers a unique location on the River Medway, near Yalding and Maidstone. It is a rural contemporary waterside restaurant with an al fresco dining area, suitable for quick bites, family dining, working lunches and private parties. You will play an important part in our business by acknowledging customers with a warm welcome and delivering great service at every opportunity. If you haven’t got any previous hospitality experience, you do not need to worry; as long as you are over 18 and possess the qualities outlined below, we can train you and teach you everything else you will need to know.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers warmly and deliver great service at every opportunity.
• Work on the front line in a busy bar environment, supporting guests and team members as required.
• Contribute to a positive guest experience across the bar and dining areas, including al fresco service.

Qualifications

• Over 18 years old.
• No prior hospitality experience required; training will be provided.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive hourly pay rate
• A share of tips in addition to hourly pay
• Early wage withdrawal scheme
• 25% discount on food and drink at Shepherd Neame Managed Houses
• 25% discount on overnight Managed House Hotel bookings
• Up to 40% discount on select purchases from the Visitor Centre Shop at Faversham
• Sheps Hut discounts and special offers across hundreds of high street shops and services
• Access to a Workplace Mental Health Platform
• Company pension plan
• Opportunity to develop and move within our pubs, the Brewery and Support Office
• Flexible working hours

About Shepherd Neame

Shepherd Neame may be Britain’s oldest brewer, but our approach is not old-fashioned. We are an authentic, independent business that is flexible and agile, thriving on our Sheps Skills: Working Together, Pride and Passion, Authenticity, and Sheps Spirit.

Who we are

Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, is based in Faversham, Kent, for over 300 years. We are an independent family business with an award-winning visitor centre and more than 300 pubs and hotels across London and the South East. We employ around 1,500 team members across our pub estate and more than 270 at our Brewery and Support Office. Diversity, equality, and inclusion matter to Shepherd Neame. We welcome applications regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation, and strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.