CASUAL BAR STAFF

Leonardo Hotels UK & Ireland; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel group located in Cardiff is seeking a Bartender to join their vibrant team. You will prepare and serve drinks, entertain guests, and contribute to delivering first-class hospitality. The ideal candidate will have a passion for hospitality, some bar experience, and the ability to showcase flair in drinks and cocktail making. This role offers competitive benefits and the chance to be part of a friendly team.

Benefits

Special rates on hotel rooms

Company-wide recognition scheme

Meals on duty

Talent referral scheme

Access to the Company Pension Scheme

Ongoing job-related training programmes

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a bar is preferable.
• Genuine passion for hospitality and customer service.
• Ability to showcase flair for drinks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve drinks.
• Entertain and welcome guests.
• Work as part of the food and beverage team.

Skills

Hospitality

Cocktail making

Guest entertainment

Job description

Overview

As a Bartender you’ll be one of the faces of the hotel, so we want you to bring your warm and friendly personality to work with you every day. Take a deep breath because you’ll be stepping into a busy role! You’ll be preparing and serving drinks, entertaining and welcoming our guests, and working as part of a vibrant F&B food service team to deliver first-class hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve drinks.
• Entertain and welcome our guests, and work as part of a vibrant F&B team to deliver first-class hospitality.

Benefits

• Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you’ve been dreaming of!
• Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
• Meals on duty
• Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
• We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
• The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
• Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

Ideal Bartender, You Will

• Be yourself!
• Be a great host for our guests – we greet guests from all around the world in our hotels so you’ll meet a really diverse range of people!
• Have a genuine passion for hospitality and going the extra mile
• Be a ‘show off’, and showcase your skills: we want to see your flair for drinks and cocktail making!
• Preferably, have previous experience working in a bar

Why join us?

We look after our colleagues just as well as we look after our guests. Once you’re part of the team, you’re part of the Leonardo community. In our business, your hard work and pace is valued so it’s our role to keep you at the top of your game as a Hospitality professional! Our “GROWonline” learning portal ensures you develop the knowledge and skills you need, along with regular coaching and training from your manager. Our regular Learning Bites, “Come Join Us Guest Care” training and Wellness webinars all help your progress with us. With support on tap, top-notch practical training and clear progression you’ll be on track for a brilliant future in Hospitality!

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we operate over 270 hotels across the United Kingdom and Europe. We look after over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland, and being one of the fastest growing hotel groups, we have plans for major expansion over the next few years’; there’s never been a more exciting time to come join us!

About Leonardo Hotel Cardiff

Featuring a grand stone facade, this sophisticated hotel fronts the bustling pedestrian thoroughfare of Queen Street. It\'s a 2-minute walk from the Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral of St. David, a 4-minute walk from National Rail trains at Cardiff Queen Street and a 9-minute walk from Millennium Stadium. Sleek rooms with contemporary furnishings are decorated in earthy hues. All come with free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, minifridges, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. Suites add living rooms. There\'s a chic restaurant for contemporary dining, plus a bright lounge bar and 8 meeting rooms.

About Leonardo Hotels

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality. Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK & Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company. As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing. At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations! We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!