Cocktail Bartender

This is a floor job at a family steakhouse in Pietermaritzburg where your tips follow your service. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Split bills, process card payments and handle tip-outs at the end of shift.
• Carry plates to the right seat without auctioning food at the table.
• Greet guests, seat them and hand over menus within a minute of arrival.
• Restock the bar fridges and help with the weekly stock count.
• Refuse service to anyone under 18 or visibly drunk, as the Liquor Act requires.
• Pull espresso shots and steam milk for flat whites and cappuccinos.
• Set tables, polish cutlery and glasses, and check condiments before doors open.

• Own transport or a safe way home after late shifts
• You speak clear English and can chat easily with guests
• Quick with basic maths and card machines
• Neat grooming and a friendly manner under pressure
• At least 6 months of waitering, bar or coffee shop experience
• Happy to work nights, weekends and public holidays

• A second language such as isiZulu, isiXhosa or Afrikaans
• Responsible Service of Alcohol training
• A barista course certificate or latte-art skills

• Paid menu and wine tastings so you can sell with confidence
• Staff meal on every shift
• You keep your own tips, paid out daily or weekly
• Late-shift lift home within a set radius

• Walk in with your CV between 2pm and 4pm when managers have time, not during lunch or dinner service.
• Put the names of the restaurants you worked at and your average covers per shift at the top of your CV.