Bar Team Member Megan's Support Office Windsor

Chelsea Fine Food Ltd; Windsor; Remote; GBP 11,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts

Team socials

Employee assistance

Early wages

Long service awards

Free meals

Pension & holiday

Job summary

Megan's Restaurants in Windsor is seeking a vibrant Bar team member. Youll be confident, energetic and thrive in the middle of the action; bartending experience helps, but personality, attitude and a willingness to learn matter most.

We train you to nail the drinks specs, build knowledge and make brilliant recommendations. Enjoy great perks, flexible shifts and opportunities to grow across our neighbourhood restaurants.

Qualifications

• Experience behind a bar is helpful, but personality and willingness to learn matter more.
• Able to keep pace, deliver quality drinks and provide great guest service.
• Eager to nail drink specs, build knowledge and suggest options confidently.

Responsibilities

• Make drinks to correct recipes and presentation standards.
• Engage guests with Megan’s magic and build genuine rapport.
• Explain menu confidently and make restaurant recommendations.
• Drive sales through confident upselling of drinks and extras.
• Keep the bar moving during busy periods and support the floor.
• Maintain a clean, safe, stocked bar and minimise waste.
• Participate in training, tastings and help new teammates settle in.

Skills

Bar experience

Customer service

Upselling

Team player

Training mindset

Job description

Shake things up, own the bar and serve up the kind of Megan's moments guests can’t wait to come back for.

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for brilliant people to join our Bar team. You’ll be confident, full of energy and love being right in the middle of the action. Experience behind a bar is great, but personality, attitude and a willingness to learn matter much more to us.

You’ll thrive when the drinks are flying, enjoy working at pace and take real pride in what you serve. Whether you already know your way around a cocktail shaker or this is your first bar job, we’ll give you the training to nail the specs, build your drinks knowledge and make brilliant recommendations to our guests.

What's in it for you?

Pay

Up to £13.50p/h (NMW + base tronc allocation), plus additional, uncapped tronc potential based on site performance.*

Perks & Treats

• 50% off when you dine with your favourite people
• Plenty of fun, feel-good team socials, including our legendary company wide annual party
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, free, confidential support 24/7 including mental health sessions
• Early access to wages, great discounts & money coaching through Stream
• Long service awards and celebrations
• Free, delicious Megan's food & drinks on every shift
• Plus all the usual standard stuff like pension contributions & holiday

Grow With Us

• Ongoing training and real progression opportunities. Whether you want to become a Supervisor, move into management or simply become brilliant at what you do, we’ll back you
• Get involved in new openings as we grow
• Opportunities to move between our neighbourhood restaurants and build your career across the group
• Regular menu training and tastings so you really know what you’re serving

Come for the kebab, stay for the career.

What You'll Be Doing

• Making every drink to the correct recipe and presentation standards, from cocktails and coffees to wines, beers and everything in between
• Bringing the Megan’s magic to every guest interaction, building genuine rapport and making sure people feel looked after
• Getting to know our food and drinks inside out so you can confidently talk guests through the menu and make brilliant recommendations
• Driving sales naturally through great recommendations and confident upselling, helping guests discover another drink, dish or extra they’ll love
• Keeping things moving when the bar gets busy, working with pace and supporting the floor and wider restaurant to deliver brilliant service
• Keeping the bar clean, safe, organised, stocked and looking its best - following our food safety and health & safety standards, looking after our products and helping to minimise waste
• Getting involved in training, menu updates and tastings - building your knowledge, following our standards and helping newer team members find their feet as you grow

About us...

We’re an independently owned, dog-friendly collection of 20+ neighbourhood restaurants, serving up fresh Mediterranean-inspired food from brunch through to cocktails. With exciting growth plans, there are big opportunities to build your career with us, plus plenty of fun along the way. Our team parties are the stuff of legends. We’re a diverse, inclusive bunch who make sure everyone feels genuinely welcome, and we’re proud to support local charities and be a real force for good in our communities.

At Megan’s, our people are the magic. Yes, we’ve got dreamy interiors, food inspired by sunny places and fresh cocktails shaken to perfection, but the real reason our restaurants feel so special? The team. They’re what set us apart and what everyone who works here and visits us loves most.

Megan’s Restaurants is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees.

*Package includes membership of an independently managed tronc arrangement through which service charge is allocated outside of and in addition to your basic pay from your employment.