Wine Steward (Fine Dining) – Experienced

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

This post is Atlantis-based, with most of your time spent at a hotel restaurant.

• Explain specials, allergens and wine pairings in plain words.
• Pull espresso shots and steam milk for flat whites and cappuccinos.
• Carry plates to the right seat without auctioning food at the table.
• Take orders on the POS tablet and read them back to avoid kitchen mistakes.
• Greet guests, seat them and hand over menus within a minute of arrival.

• You speak clear English and can chat easily with guests
• Neat grooming and a friendly manner under pressure
• Grade 10 or higher; matric is a plus
• At least 6 months of waitering, bar or coffee shop experience
• You can stand and walk for a full 8-hour shift
• Quick with basic maths and card machines

• A second language such as isiZulu, isiXhosa or Afrikaans
• Responsible Service of Alcohol training

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

• Put the names of the restaurants you worked at and your average covers per shift at the top of your CV.
• Recruiters ask about a difficult table, so have one real story ready about how you turned it around.