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Job Ref 637120 | Job Title: Bar staff | Pub: The Robert the Bruce, Dumfries | Salary: £12.31 | Closing Date: 13-09-2025
Overview
The ideal applicant is fun, enthusiastic, passionate, reliable and a good team player. No experience is needed, just a positive attitude, a willingness to learn and a calm head under pressure. As a UK Top Employer with an award-winning training programme, we can teach you the skills you’ll need to succeed. Whether you’re looking for a long-term career or extra shifts, this role could be perfect for you if you enjoy working as part of a team.
What’s in it for you?
* competitive rate of pay
* a free meal and a drink, when working
* 20% discount on all food, drinks and hotel accommodation (for you and up to three guests), when not working
* £1 extra per hour for hours worked during midnight-5.59am
* bonus scheme – earn up to 19% of your pay
* availability of guaranteed-hours contracts and variable-hours contracts
* paid holiday
* free shares (after a qualifying period)
* loyalty reward scheme
Role and Responsibilities
At a glance, your role is to work as part of a team to serve food and drinks to the correct specification, working efficiently, while maintaining high standards of cleanliness, safety and customer service. The pubs open early and close late, offering great flexibility with shift patterns, including mornings, evenings, weekends and late finishes.
Duties Include
* taking orders, preparing, dispensing and serving drinks to the correct spec, whether at the bar or via the customer app
* delivering food to customers, ensuring that check-backs are completed and clearing plates within the required timeframe
* providing friendly customer interactions: say hello, thank customers and build rapport
* being knowledgeable about promotions, events and new products
* maintaining our “clean as you go” standards, including clearing tables, wiping surfaces and carrying out toilet checks
* working in all areas, including glass-washing, restocking fridges, floor and beer garden clearing and other duties as needed
Progression and development
Most Wetherspoon team leaders and managers started in the kitchen or behind the bar. If you’re looking to progress, we can support your development with:
* structured on-the-job training
* apprenticeships and management academies
* cross-training into other areas (kitchen, hotel)
* opportunities to move into team-leader, kitchen-shift-leader and/or pub-manager roles
Wetherspoon promotes an inclusive working environment where everyone is welcome. When you’re at work, we want you to feel comfortable being yourself. Whatever your background, preferences or beliefs, we’ll ensure that you have the skills and knowledge you need for a great career with us. Under-18s may attract a lower rate of pay, always in line with, but usually above, national guidelines.
Hours and Work Pattern
* Hours per week: 12
* Monday: Flexible
* Tuesday: Flexible
* Wednesday: Flexible
* Thursday: Flexible
* Friday: Flexible
* Saturday: Flexible
* Sunday: Flexible
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Hospitality
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