Barman/Barista at Lavington Hotel

Job Details

• Perform all pre-opening and closing duties in accordance with the standards and as instructed by the Head Bar Attendant/ Restaurant Manager
• Prepare requisition lists and collect the items from the stores
• Perform stock taking duties regularly for use by procurement and accounts as and required to.
• Prepare and serve orders to customers over the counter or at other sitting areas within the restaurant and particularly the bar.
• Prepare set ups for dinners in the bar area, take and serve food orders
• Ensure that the bar is at all times clean and presentable according to our standards
• Prepare and serve machine coffee/tea orders
• Roast coffee beans and prepare speciality coffees
• Upsell new products and promote slow moving products to enhance sales
• Regularly come up with new cocktails to promote more sales and fun full indulgence for clients
• Observe and adhere to the timetable rota
• Organise regular internal and external trainings of other team members
• Prepare monthly bar inventory for use by accounts and procurement as and when required to
• Coordinate with restaurant service team members in organising, preparing and providing battler services for conference rooms as and when required to
• Respond to customer queries with honesty and professionalism
• Accept payment from clients by all modes of payment acceptable and give back the correct balances when required to.
• Reconcile shift and day sales in the bar

Personal Attributes

• Should be professionally personable and easy to relate with, in that he can easily interact with people of different ages and scores of life with ease and professionalism
• Should be very eloquent and capable of expressing themselves with ease and professionalism
• Should and must project a very high standard of personal hygiene, self-confidence and should have a pleasant appearance
• Should project a young, positive and mature energy
• Should be able to prepare basic classic cocktails and capable of inventing new ones to suit customer needs and requirements
• Should have successful history in bulk money handling
• Should be able to work both day and night hours and from time to time more than the basic 8 hours
• Should be able to abstain from drinking alcohol while at work
• Should be able to keep a steady inventory on what is being dispensed from the bar at all times while on duty
• Must possess strong brand and self confidence

Qualifications

• Must have at least 3 years’ experience in Bar service
• Knowledge in coffee artwork in an added advantage
• Experience in mixology is an added advantage
• Education Background
• Diploma or equivalent of this in hospitality training
• Must be good and quick in basic arithmetic
• Must be eloquent in both English and Swahili languages in writing and in speech