Bartender
Visa sponsorship
Hospitality · Rotorua, New Zealand · Full-Time · $85,000/yr · Visa: Employer sponsored
A new gastropub in Rotorua is putting together its opening team and is looking for three experienced bartenders. You would mix cocktails, pour beer, wine and spirits, and look after guests in a fast-moving venue, so real bar experience and a customer-first attitude matter most.
Sponsorship available for eligible overseas applicants, subject to job check approval and immigration requirements.
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Key Responsibilities
- Make and present alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
- Mix cocktails to the venue's recipes and standards
- Pour beer, wine and spirits with good product knowledge
- Welcome and look after customers professionally
- Speak confidently with customers and respond to what they need
- Use the POS system and ring up transactions accurately
- Keep beverage supplies stocked and organised, and help with stock rotation, ordering and inventory
- Keep the bar and service areas spotless
- Serve alcohol responsibly under New Zealand regulations
- Handle opening and closing tasks, cash handling and end-of-shift procedures as needed
- Team up with colleagues through busy service periods
Requirements & Eligibility
- Minimum 2 years of relevant professional bartending experience
- Hands-on cocktail preparation and beverage service experience
- Working knowledge of beer, wine and spirits
- Able to provide evidence of relevant employment experience where required
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- Confident in a busy hospitality environment, with a reliable and professional approach
- Available for evenings, weekends and public holidays
- Applicants must satisfy applicable New Zealand immigration requirements
- Where an English test is required, applicants must meet current Immigration New Zealand requirements or an accepted exemption
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