BARTENDER *WINELANDS

PTY; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Growth, Hospitality Recruitment in Stellenbosch seeks a high-energy bartender with excellent communication skills to serve classic cocktails and new beverages to customers.

You will greet guests, learn preferences, upsell items, manage inventory, maintain safety and cleanliness, and work nights, weekends, and holidays. Proximity to Stellenbosch and own transport are advantages.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparing cocktails and beverages.
• Ability to greet customers and understand preferences.
• Knowledge of beverage menus and upselling opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers, taking drink orders, and making recommendations.
• Planning drink menus and informing customers about new beverages and specials.
• Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages.
• Checking identification to ensure legal age to drink.
• Taking inventory and ordering supplies to keep bar stocked.
• Adhering to food safety and quality regulations.
• Handling cash, credit, and card transactions, ensuring accurate charges.
• Maintaining a clean work and dining area, washing glasses and equipment.
• Developing new cocktail recipes.

Skills

Excellent communication

Customer service

Upselling

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Bar tools

Cash handling

Job description

Stellenbosch, WC, South Africa Career Growth, Hospitality Recruitment

Career Growth, Hospitality Recruitment are looking for a professional, high-energy bartender with excellent communication skills to serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our customers. The bartender will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. You will also upsell items, create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties.

To succeed as a bartender, you should have a neat appearance and an engaging, friendly personality. You should be efficient, observant, knowledgeable, and personable.

• Welcoming customers, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking drink orders.
• Planning drink menus and informing customers about new beverages and specials.
• Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers.
• Checking identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol.
• Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked.
• Adhering to all food safety and quality regulations.
• Handling cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.
• Maintaining a clean work and dining area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.
• Developing new cocktail recipes.
• Live in close proximity to Stellenbosch /own transport an advantage.
• High school diploma.
• Additional education, training, certificates, or experience may be required.
• Meets state minimum age to serve alcohol.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Positive, engaging personality, and professional appearance.
• Basic math and computer skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong task and time management abilities.
• Eye for detail and understanding of drink mixing tools and techniques.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, etc for extended periods, and lift up to 25 lbs.