Waiter / Waitress (Evening Shift)

This is a floor job at a wine farm restaurant in Gqeberha where your tips follow your service. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is Gqeberha-based, with most of your time spent at a wine farm restaurant.

• Greet guests, seat them and hand over menus within a minute of arrival.
• Carry plates to the right seat without auctioning food at the table.
• Clear, wipe and reset tables fast during the Friday and Sunday rush.
• Mix cocktails, pour draught and serve shooters to spec at the bar.
• Split bills, process card payments and handle tip-outs at the end of shift.
• Take orders on the POS tablet and read them back to avoid kitchen mistakes.
• Set tables, polish cutlery and glasses, and check condiments before doors open.

• At least 6 months of waitering, bar or coffee shop experience
• Own transport or a safe way home after late shifts
• Neat grooming and a friendly manner under pressure
• Quick with basic maths and card machines
• Happy to work nights, weekends and public holidays
• You can stand and walk for a full 8-hour shift

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

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

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