Bartender and Waiter / Waitress

Description : Spaghetti Tree is a well-regarded and award wining small restaurant chain with a reputation for exceptional food, warm hospitality, and a vibrant dining atmosphere. We are seeking a skilled, diligent, and professional Bartender/Waiter/Waitress to join our dynamic team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with a passion for the service industry who takes pride in delivering outstanding customer experiences. The ideal candidate will be versatile, able to handle both bartending and table service duties with ease, and eager to contribute to the continued success of our establishment. Key Responsibilities: Bartender: - Craft Cocktails & Beverages: Expertly prepare and serve a wide range of beverages, including craft cocktails, classic drinks, and non-alcoholic options, ensuring consistency and quality in every glass. - Customer Engagement: Provide a welcoming and friendly atmosphere, engaging customers in conversation, making personalized recommendations, and ensuring a positive bar experience. - Bar Management: Maintain a clean, organized, and well-stocked bar, including inventory management, restocking supplies. - Compliance: Adhere to all regulations regarding the sale and service of alcohol, including checking IDs and responsibly serving customers. - Team Collaboration: Work closely with the waitstaff and kitchen team to ensure seamless service, particularly during busy periods. Waiter/Waitress: - Customer Service: Greet customers promptly and warmly, presenting menus and explaining daily specials, while providing knowledgeable recommendations tailored to customer preferences. - Order Management: Accurately take orders and relay them to the kitchen, ensuring that all customer requests are communicated clearly and fulfilled in a timely manner. - Service Excellence: Deliver food and beverages efficiently and with attention to detail, ensuring that all items meet quality standards and are served at the correct temperature. - Dining Experience: Anticipate and respond to customer needs throughout their dining experience, from refilling drinks to handling special requests or dietary needs. - Cleanliness & Organization: Ensure that the dining area is clean, orderly, and properly set before, during, and after service, including setting up tables, clearing dishes, and resetting for the next guests. - Payment Processing: Handle billing and payments accurately, including processing credit card transactions, making change, and ensuring that all financial transactions are correctly recorded. Required Skills & Qualifications: - Experience for bartenders: Minimum of 2 years experience as a Bartender, preferably cocktail bars. - Experience for waiter/waitress: Minimum of 1 year experience, preferably in casual/fine dining. - Customer Service: Exceptional customer service skills with a genuine passion for making guests feel welcome and valued. - Beverage Knowledge: Strong knowledge of cocktails, wines, spirits, and bar operations, with the ability to craft drinks to standard recipes and accommodate special requests. - Communication: Excellent verbal communication skills, able to interact confidently with customers and team members. - Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail in both service and presentation, ensuring a high standard of excellence. - Multitasking Ability: Proven ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining composure and efficiency. - Professionalism: A polished, professional appearance and demeanour, with a positive attitude and strong work ethic. - Flexibility: Availability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Benefits: - Growth Opportunities: Clear pathways for career advancement within our expanding restaurant chain. - Employee Perks: Discounts on meals and beverages - Training & Development: Access to in house training programs to enhance your skills and support your professional growth.

Description : Spaghetti Tree is a well-regarded and award wining small restaurant chain with a reputation for exceptional food, warm hospitality, and a vibrant dining atmosphere. We are seeking a skilled, diligent, and professional Bartender/Waiter/Waitress to join our dynamic team. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with a passion for the service industry who takes pride in delivering outstanding customer experiences. The ideal candidate will be versatile, able to handle both bartending and table service duties with ease, and eager to contribute to the continued success of our establishment. Key Responsibilities: Bartender: - Craft Cocktails & Beverages: Expertly prepare and serve a wide range of beverages, including craft cocktails, classic drinks, and non-alcoholic options, ensuring consistency and quality in every glass. - Customer Engagement: Provide a welcoming and friendly atmosphere, engaging customers in conversation, making personalized recommendations, and ensuring a positive bar experience. - Bar Management: Maintain a clean, organized, and well-stocked bar, including inventory management, restocking supplies. - Compliance: Adhere to all regulations regarding the sale and service of alcohol, including checking IDs and responsibly serving customers. - Team Collaboration: Work closely with the waitstaff and kitchen team to ensure seamless service, particularly during busy periods. Waiter/Waitress: - Customer Service: Greet customers promptly and warmly, presenting menus and explaining daily specials, while providing knowledgeable recommendations tailored to customer preferences. - Order Management: Accurately take orders and relay them to the kitchen, ensuring that all customer requests are communicated clearly and fulfilled in a timely manner. - Service Excellence: Deliver food and beverages efficiently and with attention to detail, ensuring that all items meet quality standards and are served at the correct temperature. - Dining Experience: Anticipate and respond to customer needs throughout their dining experience, from refilling drinks to handling special requests or dietary needs. - Cleanliness & Organization: Ensure that the dining area is clean, orderly, and properly set before, during, and after service, including setting up tables, clearing dishes, and resetting for the next guests. - Payment Processing: Handle billing and payments accurately, including processing credit card transactions, making change, and ensuring that all financial transactions are correctly recorded. Required Skills & Qualifications: - Experience for bartenders: Minimum of 2 years experience as a Bartender, preferably cocktail bars. - Experience for waiter/waitress: Minimum of 1 year experience, preferably in casual/fine dining. - Customer Service: Exceptional customer service skills with a genuine passion for making guests feel welcome and valued. - Beverage Knowledge: Strong knowledge of cocktails, wines, spirits, and bar operations, with the ability to craft drinks to standard recipes and accommodate special requests. - Communication: Excellent verbal communication skills, able to interact confidently with customers and team members. - Attention to Detail: Meticulous attention to detail in both service and presentation, ensuring a high standard of excellence. - Multitasking Ability: Proven ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining composure and efficiency. - Professionalism: A polished, professional appearance and demeanour, with a positive attitude and strong work ethic. - Flexibility: Availability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Benefits: - Growth Opportunities: Clear pathways for career advancement within our expanding restaurant chain. - Employee Perks: Discounts on meals and beverages - Training & Development: Access to in house training programs to enhance your skills and support your professional growth.

We are seeking experienced and passionate Chefs of all levels to join our team for the launch of our warlingham site Head Chef Sous Chef Chef De Partie Commis Chef Pizzaiolo As a Chef, you will be responsible for overseeing the kitchen operations, food preparation, and ensuring the highest quality of culinary delights for our guests. If you have a strong background in culinary arts, team management, and a passion for creating exceptional dishes, we would love to hear from you. Responsibilities: - Oversee all aspects of food production and kitchen operations - Create and execute menus that showcase creativity and culinary expertise - Ensure the highest standards of food quality, taste, and presentation - Manage and train kitchen staff, including scheduling and performance evaluations - Collaborate with restaurant management to develop new dishes and improve existing ones - Monitor inventory levels and order supplies as needed - Maintain a clean and organized kitchen environment - Adhere to food safety and sanitation regulations - Experience: - Proven experience as a Chef or in a similar role - Strong knowledge of kitchen operations and food preparation techniques - Excellent understanding of food safety practices - Culinary degree or equivalent experience preferred - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail - Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team - Proficient in supervising kitchen staff and managing multiple tasks simultaneously - Join our team of culinary professionals and showcase your talent in creating exceptional dishes. Apply now to be considered for this exciting opportunity as a Chef. - Unfortunately we do not offer work sponsorships

We are seeking experienced and passionate Chefs of all levels to join our team. Head Chef Sous Chef Chef De Partie Commis Chef Pizzaiolo As a Chef, you will be responsible for overseeing the kitchen operations, food preparation, and ensuring the highest quality of culinary delights for our guests. If you have a strong background in culinary arts, team management, and a passion for creating exceptional dishes, we would love to hear from you. Responsibilities: - Oversee all aspects of food production and kitchen operations - Create and execute menus that showcase creativity and culinary expertise - Ensure the highest standards of food quality, taste, and presentation - Manage and train kitchen staff, including scheduling and performance evaluations - Collaborate with restaurant management to develop new dishes and improve existing ones - Monitor inventory levels and order supplies as needed - Maintain a clean and organized kitchen environment - Adhere to food safety and sanitation regulations - Experience: - Proven experience as a Chef or in a similar role - Strong knowledge of kitchen operations and food preparation techniques - Excellent understanding of food safety practices - Culinary degree or equivalent experience preferred - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail - Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire a team - Proficient in supervising kitchen staff and managing multiple tasks simultaneously - Join our team of culinary professionals and showcase your talent in creating exceptional dishes. Apply now to be considered for this exciting opportunity as a Chef. - Unfortunately we do not offer work sponsorships

JOB PURPOSE Take control and responsibility for the smooth and efficient operation of the bar Ensure facilities are maintained to the standards required Ensure all employees receive regular training and are able to diversely work in all areas. Ensure all staff training meet statutory requirements, to update their skills and knowledge and to meet their own personal development needs. Participate in guest activities that promotes the our product and its services. Ensure that Guests and Colleguees safety is always number one priority Aid and assist guests throughout their time with us in a friendly and professional manner. Ensure that the bar team provide guests with a warm welcome and greet all guests. Ensure that the given service provided goes over and beyond the expected standard of service. Deliver Magic Moments to make a guest’s day. Encouarge the team to work flexibly, which will develop their knowledge, assist in the event of absence cover, and allow service standards to be maintained. Assist in producing a training plan, action the training and evaluiate to ensure that the training is relevant and achieves the required outcome. Assist the General manager to carry out departmental appraisal reviews in a timely and appropriate manner. Ensure that every operational and supervisory employee receives the equivalent of one hours development per week (48 hours per annum). This is to be recorded in the individual training records. Identify employees with the potential to develop within the business and agree a development plan with them to utilise their skills/knowledge and aid in their personal growth. Support any training programs, including the NVQ award. Ensure that the team is constantly improving their product knowledge to maximise revenue and the service provided. Create a team environment which promotes good employee morale and pride in the bar/restaurant. Formulate departmental training plans in order to identify skills required by team members to meet bar and individual objectives. Provide continious recorded traning for staff. Orgainise suppliers to train employees as needed. Lead and motivate staff in order to encourage and obtain maximum commitment. Review the performance of all your team at least every six months, using company guidelines. Ensure that every employee receives induction training on their first day of employment. Ensure the whole team is aware of liquor legislation and receives food hygiene traning relevant to their position. Control payroll by ensuring the control of overtime, recruitment, casual labour, sickness etc Ensure the team undertand the areas and steps where they can maximise guest satisfaction at every ‘touch point’. Ensure the routine maintenance is carried out in your areas of responsibility, reporting any damage, wear and tear. Set up and orgainse ongoing cleaning schedules. Produce and update departmental risk assessments and train the team against them. Ensure the assessments are reviewed in the event of an incident occuring. Ensure the team maintain the bar/restaurnt l, collect any litter, remove/report hazards. To be fully conservant with the Bar/Resraurantl Policy on; Fire & Evacuation Security procedures Health and safety policy Personnel and training procedures Comply with statutory and legal requirements for fire, health and safety, hygiene, liquor licensing, disability and employment laws and ensure that all members of your team are trained accordingly. Carry out daily Health and Safety Audits Ensure compliance throughout the department. Be responsible for your own personal development at work and strive to be the best in what you do, taking care and pride in your work. Participate in your annual review dicussion and any subsequent conversations to review performance and objectives. BUSINESS IMPACT/RESULTS Responsible for driving the team by Leading them to deliver the Food and Service expectatiations. Motivating staff on a daily basis to create a friendly and warm environment in order to retain staff and generate effective team work Build business and develop repeat diners, especially from the local community and making the restaurant and bar a ‘first choice’ for dining experience in the local area. Ensure achievement of budgeted profitability of the Bar. Develop a cohesive and well trained team who are able to provide superior guest service and maximise revenue. Maximise the service opportunities for guests to ensure return visits. Coach and lead the team in such a manner that our guests receive an exceptional level of service and want to return. Positively approach all sales opportunities in order to maximise revenue. Ensure staff are sales and standards focused. Assist the General Manager in developing food and drink packages/promotions to encourage business and build the reputation in the local business and leisure markets. Control all glass and bar supplies stocks and levels Assist in weekly stock Takes and ensure beverage cost of sales are in line with budgeted figures. Have minimal guest complaints received for food, beverage and service issues. CREATIVITY An eye for detail and attention to detail is required at all times. Encourage self and staff to think outside the box and question the status quo to enhance the guest experience Promote a positive and innovative way of thinking ahead and planning for future situations that impact guests and staff moral COMMUNICATION Eagerly Welcome guests sincerely with the broadest smile and warmest of welcome Daily ensure that staff converse to guests regarding their experience with us. Effectively promote resort points of sales to enhance the guest experience and increase potential revenue Ensure departmental meetings are held monthly. Communicate with all team members by holding regular briefing sessions. Communicator with peers and subordinates. DECISION MAKING & AUTONOMY Deliver the culture of Never Say No to a Guest-Seek ways to find suitable alternatives to ensure guest satisfaction at all times Any guest concerns must be dealt with as the highest priority and with great apprehension Any decisions taken must reflect and safeguard your top priorities:- Health and safety, Guest satisfaction and Staff Morale APPLIED KNOWLEDGE & SPECIALIST SKILLS Flexibility is imperative to meet the requirements of the business needs Training is vital to pass on self skills to your team members As part of the management team your input in the department decision is imperative. Pass on your ideas and skills in team meetings Report to your seniors of any training and development you feel that you or your team may need. Ensure that all training is attended by self and team. Influencer at all levels and able to get employee buy in to operating practices. Delegate to achieve the desired results from team members. MANAGING RESOURCES Ensure a system is in place for ordering, delivery, storage, security, distribution and administration of beverage items. Visual appearance of the bar and work areas must be kept sparkling clean and pleasing to the eye Ensure that team adheres to all Health and Safety regulations in regards to PPE, storing of chemicals and safely usage of equipment to ensure safety of self, staff and guests Report any defects, hazards or near misses to ensure safety of self, staff and guests COMPLEXITY & PROBLEM SOLVING Take ownership of any guest issues/complaints/feedback and take appropriate follow up action.If unsure always communicate with GM Take personal responsibility in a guest situation to ensure that it gets resolved efficiently and follow-up to ensure that the guest leaves feeling satisfied. Communicate any relevant information in regards to guest request to your GM in order to ensure we exceed guest expectations.

Taking orders and serving customers