Restaurant Team Member

Old Post Office; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 9,600 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal discounts 33% off

Hotel accommodation discount 33%

Lifestyle card access

Service awards

Birthday gift

Refer a friend incentive £1000

Development program

Flexible shift patterns

Job summary

Upham Inn is seeking Food & Beverage Team Members to join a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment where energy and motivation to learn and grow are valued. You will welcome guests, take orders, handle cash/card payments, and serve beverages while maintaining a clean, inviting space.

Ideal candidates are energetic, reliable, and ready to develop within a growing brand. We offer training, a clear career path to General Manager, staff discounts, and opportunities to learn new skills while

Qualifications

• Be at least 18 years of age due to licensing laws.
• You’ll be a great communicator.
• You’ll have great decision‑making skills.
• You should be confident.
• You’ll need to be organised.
• General knowledge of food, wine and beer.
• Have the Right to work in the UK.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming guests in the pub.
• Taking food & drink orders and handling cash/card payments.
• Serving hot & cold beverages including alcohol.
• Ensure cleanliness throughout the restaurant.
• Assisting with managerial requests.
• Looking after and caring for our guests throughout their whole experience.
• Balancing high volume with high quality.
• Participating in ongoing training and development.
• Must have an eagerness to take advantage of new opportunities.
• Learning different skills.

Skills

Great communicator

Decision-making

Confident

Organised

Food, wine & beer knowledge

Job description

If you are looking for a new challenge in a growing business, then read on!

What’s in it for you?

• Up to £12.21 per hour plus a share of Tronc
• Flexible shift patterns
• Up to 33% off meals taken off duty for you and up to 6 guests
• 33% off our hotel accommodation & 20% for Friends and Family
• Development program with a clear pathway to General Manager
• Access to the lifestyle card – which will provide you with instant access to over5,000 discountsacross all aspects of their lifestyle. With thousands of discounts covering local independents, national and online businesses, there are plenty of opportunities to save money. The lifestyle card is a100% free benefitfor our Upham Inn team members.
• Service Awards
• A Birthday Gift
• Refer a friend and Chef recruitment incentives of up to £1000

Restaurant Team member Requirements

• Be at Least 18 year of age due to licensing laws
• You’ll be a great communicator
• You’ll have great decision-making skills
• You should be confident
• You’ll need to be organised
• General knowledge of food, wine and beer
• Have the Right to work in the UK
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including weekends and holidays

Restaurant Team member Responsibilities:

• Welcoming guests in the pub
• Taking food & drink orders and handling cash/card payments
• Serving hot & cold beverages including alcohol
• Ensure cleanliness throughout the restaurant
• Assisting with managerial requests
• Looking after and caring for our guests throughout their whole experience
• Balancing high volume with high quality
• Participating in ongoing training and development
• Must have an eagerness to take advantage of new opportunities
• Learning different skills
  

A job you can enjoy

We are seeking to recruit Food & Beverage Team Members, if you have high energy and motivation to learn and grow in a professional, high volume, team-oriented environment we really want to here from you.

Ideally you may have worked in a restaurant / bar before, but the great thing about Upham Inns is that we hire on the basis of potential more than previous experience.

Have fun and work hard! you will learn as you grow – training on every aspect of the operation and progressing in responsibility and pay. You will acquire various certifications along the way and will gain skills and experience to help you contribute to your success and ours.

Our teams are pivotal to our success. We provide training and development to ensure you not only deliver great guest service but also develop interpersonal and craft skills.

Our restaurant teams deliver an excellent guest experience whilst our bar teams delight our guests with their barista and cocktail skills.

All we need to know is that you’ve got the right character for the role