Barista & Floor Waitron

Good service at a wine farm restaurant in Mthatha starts with you: friendly, quick and on top of every order. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

Location: Mthatha, Eastern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Restock the bar fridges and help with the weekly stock count.
• Set tables, polish cutlery and glasses, and check condiments before doors open.
• Pull espresso shots and steam milk for flat whites and cappuccinos.
• Greet guests, seat them and hand over menus within a minute of arrival.
• Take orders on the POS tablet and read them back to avoid kitchen mistakes.
• Refuse service to anyone under 18 or visibly drunk, as the Liquor Act requires.

• You speak clear English and can chat easily with guests
• Neat grooming and a friendly manner under pressure
• Quick with basic maths and card machines
• Own transport or a safe way home after late shifts
• You can stand and walk for a full 8-hour shift

• Wine knowledge from a WSET Level 1 or wine farm stint
• A second language such as isiZulu, isiXhosa or Afrikaans
• A barista course certificate or latte-art skills

• You keep your own tips, paid out daily or weekly
• Paid menu and wine tastings so you can sell with confidence
• Uniform supplied and laundered

• Walk in with your CV between 2pm and 4pm when managers have time, not during lunch or dinner service.
• Recruiters ask about a difficult table, so have one real story ready about how you turned it around.