Work-Force
Listing live now. Role: Barista. Location: Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.
About This Position
This Barista role sits within the hospitality jobs function in Vanderbijlpark. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Gauteng.
Communication runs both ways. Managers across the hospitality jobs team in Gauteng make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the hospitality jobs group in Vanderbijlpark.
Why Join Us
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Vanderbijlpark contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the hospitality jobs space in Gauteng.
The company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Vanderbijlpark keep progressing.
Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Vanderbijlpark teams.
Based in Vanderbijlpark
Vanderbijlpark continues to grow as an employment hub in Gauteng, with close to OR Tambo International Airport. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Vanderbijlpark.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Take orders accurately and deliver food and beverages to standard
- Promote menu items, daily specials and loyalty programmes
- Respond promptly to guest requests, complaints and special needs
- Drive guest satisfaction scores and online review ratings
- Operate point-of-sale systems and reconcile end-of-shift takings
Minimum Requirements
- Ability to remain calm and gracious under pressure
- Computer literacy and experience with POS systems
- Team player who can work collaboratively across departments
- Clear criminal record and contactable references
- Relevant hospitality qualification or culinary diploma (advantageous)
- Ability to work shifts, weekends and public holidays
- Sound knowledge of food safety and HACCP principles
Crucially, if most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.