Bartender

Job Description

We invite you to join the world of luxury hospitality at Raffles The Palm as we are currently looking for a Bartender, reporting to the F&B Supervisor. The Bartender is responsible for providing exceptional beverage service to our guests, ensuring that every experience is seamless, attentive, and personalized. The role includes preparing and serving beverages, taking orders, engaging with guests, maintaining the bar area and equipment, managing stock levels, and ensuring all beverages are presented to the highest standards.

At Raffles, the Bartender is more than a beverage service professional. This role is about creating memorable experiences through genuine hospitality, creativity, attention to detail, and expert beverage knowledge. The Bartender is professional, attentive, and proactive, anticipating guest needs and responding efficiently to requests while maintaining the exceptional service standards, warmth, and sophistication that define the Raffles experience.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Read daily events to be aware of any VIP arrivals. 
• Must have a complete working knowledge of bar items, ingredients and preparation
• Ensure all details of service are performed properly for every guest
• To understand and adhere to Beverage Department Standard Operating Procedures
• Change ashtrays, serve cigarettes and wipe down bar area
• Carry trays, bus and reset tables with linen, china, glass and silver
• Ascertain guest satisfaction and handle any problem which may arise, informing a manager of the problem and how it was resolved
• When possible greet regular guests by name and note and serve preferences accordingly
• Professionally set up bar at the start of opening, including liquor, icing, glassware, juices and garnishes
• Process drink orders in proper calling order both from guests directly and from service staff, checking for correct order and managing billing quickly and efficiently
• Make all cocktails in accordance with Hotel’s standard beverage manual
• Receive and check liquor against previous shift’s requisitions
• Attempt to limit problems and liability related to customers' excessive drinking
• Serve snacks or food items to customers seated at the bar
• Organize requisition, pick up and verification for F&B items used in the bar areas
• Ensure that the bar is fully stocked and all side opening and closing duties are completed
• Slice and pit fruit for garnishing drinks
• Arrange bottles and glasses to make attractive displays
• Keep the bar area neat and tidy at all times, regularly clearing dishes and glassware
• Manage security in the work area, and at no time to leave the bar area unless properly relieved by a colleague
• Assist with cleanup - mopping floors, removal of cans and bottles, general cleaning of rails and counters, removal of melting ice in bins
• Maintain complete knowledge of all F&B services, outlets, hotel services/features
• Able to handle cash following established and proper Accounting procedures

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years food and beverage experience with detailed bar knowledge
• Previous public contact and/or cashiering experience
• Secondary school education
• Reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language
• Team player with a creative and outgoing personality
• Must be well-presented and professionally groomed at all times
• Good communication and customer contact skills; good problem resolution skills
• Good Food and Beverage product knowledge. A good knowledge of beverage service styles and techniques, beverage preparation and specialized beverage orders of service is required. A good knowledge of all hard liquor, wines, mixes/cocktails.

AND ABOVE ALL

• Embrace the Raffles brand promise and luxury in your role and in all your interactions.
• Foster an inclusive environment where every individual feels valued and respected

Additional Information

Employee Benefits:  Join our team and enjoy a range of exclusive colleague perks, including complimentary upgrades, extended stays, discounted stays across Fairmont & Raffles properties, special dining and wellness discounts, and added luxuries to enhance your experience. We believe in taking care of our team, ensuring that your hard work is rewarded with exceptional benefits.

Our Values

Respect:
We value the needs, ideas and individuality of others. We treat everyone with fairness and dignity. 

Excellence:
We make genuine connections, and we cherish every opportunity to make the people around us feel special.​

Belonging:
We celebrate our differences. We support each other and we always stand together.​

Empowerment:
We have authority to take initiative and anticipate moments that create unforgettable experiences. ​

Integrity:
We build trust through mutual respect and being authentic.​

Diversity & Inclusion

Raffles is committed to creating an inclusive environment where diverse talent thrives. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join our team.

At Raffles, we want to bring out your highest potential. Shortly after applying, you will receive an email from our partner AssessFirst prompting you to create a profile and complete a questionnaire. This is a mandatory step for your candidacy to be considered as it enables us to explore your compatibility with this role and our culture of luxury excellence.