Restaurant Waiter
Hospitality & Horeca · Barcelona, Spain
JB-540 · Functional (B1) · 6 openings
A seventy cover restaurant in the Eixample district of Barcelona is hiring floor staff for the season from April to October. The house serves Catalan dishes at lunch and a set menu in the evening, to a mixed room of residents and visitors.
About role
You take orders on a handheld, carry three plates, open wine at the table and run the terrace section on your own during the quiet hours. The shift covers setting the tables, checking the mise en place with the kitchen before service, serving the two lunch sittings and closing the till drawer with the head waiter. Split shifts run 12:00-16:00 and 20:00-24:00, with two consecutive days off each week and a rota published every Thursday. Staff eat together before each service.
Who's a fit?
One season of floor experience in a restaurant or a hotel dining room
Carrying three plates and using a handheld order terminal
Basic wine service, opening and pouring at the table
Functional English for visitors and Spanish for the kitchen pass
Food handling certificate, or willingness to take it in the first week
Available for split shifts, weekends and the August peak
Clean presentation, the house provides the uniform
Benefits
Net salary from 1276 up to 1400 EUR per month
Seasonal contract from April to October, with the place kept for next season
Tips pooled and shared monthly among the floor team
Two staff meals on every working day
Two consecutive days off each week, published two weeks ahead
Uniform provided and laundered by the house
Help finding a room in the neighbourhood for the season
Promotion terms
The house promotes from the floor: a waiter who runs a section well takes the terrace as section head next season, and the owner pays the wine courses at the hospitality school.
Work environment
A dining room of seventy covers plus a street terrace, with air conditioning inside and shade sails outside. Non slip shoes are required and provided, and the house repeats the fire and first aid drill before the season starts.
Our services
- 01Visa application and work permit
- 02Travel arrangements and flights
- 03Employer contract verification
- 04Accommodation setup assistance
- 05Document legalization
- 06Arrival support and onboarding