Bar Tender

TN United Kingdom; Belfast; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in hospitality is seeking a reliable and enthusiastic individual to join their Food & Beverage Team at a luxury hotel. This full-time role offers a unique opportunity to develop skills in a dynamic environment while providing excellent service to guests. With a focus on teamwork and guest satisfaction, you'll be responsible for serving food and beverages, maintaining cleanliness, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The company values its employees and offers a range of benefits, including free meals and opportunities for career progression. If you have a passion for hospitality and a desire to grow, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free staff meals

Employee discounts

Cash and credit card tips

Excellent service charge shared across the team

29 days holiday plus your birthday

Opportunities for career progression and development

Qualifications

• Previous bar experience in a quality hotel/bar is preferred but not essential.
• Must have excellent communication and basic numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve food and beverages ensuring the highest standard of service.
• Maintain cleanliness of service areas and comply with health and safety policies.
• Work effectively with colleagues to ensure a harmonious environment.

Skills

Servicing

Hospitality

Communication Skills

Basic Numeracy Skills

Education

GCSE level or equivalent

Job description

Hastings Hotels is a family owned, luxury hotel group based in Northern Ireland.

We value our people. It's our people who provide the excellent experience we offer to all our guests. When we work together we can do amazing things.

We are seeking a reliable and enthusiastic person to become part of our Food & Beverage Team at the exclusive Grand Central Hotel.

Under the inspiring leadership of our General Manager, Jake McHugh, you will have the opportunity to work with our friendly team, develop your skills and enjoy the variety offered by a role in hospitality.

The successful candidate can expect to work 35 hours per week (excluding breaks), five shifts out of seven including weekends. Hours vary and will include late finishes.

The salary for this full-time position is £23,660.00 per annum.

We offer a range of benefits including free staff meals, employee discounts, cash and credit card tips, an excellent service charge shared across the team, 29 days holiday plus your birthday and opportunities for career progression and development.

The company reserves the right to apply enhanced short-listing criteria.

Hastings Hotels is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

About The Role

To be responsible for the presentation of the bar and the service of beverages and snacks for greatest enjoyment of our guests. To maintain the cleanliness of the service areas according to Hastings Standards.

• To serve food and beverages to guests ensuring the highest standard of service and that all guest needs and expectations are met. Typical tasks include bar stocks, preparing and serving beverages, taking orders and payments.
• Greeting guests and responding to their queries.
• To ensure all cash, charges, floats and till procedures are carried out correctly.
• To use equipment and bar pumps efficiently, to maintain proper measures and ensure minimum wastage.
• To always maintain the security of stock areas, immediately reporting any breaches.
• To be knowledgeable about the hotel offerings and be proactive in the sale of these to guests.
• To ensure that guest concerns are dealt with politely and efficiently, reporting them to the Supervisor/Manager on duty.
• To work effectively with colleagues to ensure a harmonious working environment where all employees are treated with respect and dignity.
• To comply with all health, safety and hygiene policies and procedures.
• Any other duties as required by management.

About You

We would love you to have some similar previous experience, but this is not essential as our Food and Beverage Managers will provide you with full training.

Skills Needed

Servicing, Hospitality

Desired Criteria

Required Criteria

• Must have previous bar experience gained in a quality hotel/bar.
• Must have a professional appearance.
• Must have excellent communication and basic numeracy skills.
• Good Command of English Language.
• Right to Work in the United Kingdom.
• Must be educated to GCSE level or the equivalent with grades A-C in English and Maths.

Closing Date: Monday 7th April, 2025