Bar Managers & Bar Staff

Bar Managers & Bar Staff – Auckland Harbour Cruises

The Red Boats is looking for Casual Bar Managers and Bar Staff to join our onboard hospitality team for the busy summer season.

If you’re looking for something a little different from working in a traditional bar, this is it. You’ll work onboard our Auckland Harbour cruises, parties, private charters and events, helping create a great experience for our passengers while cruising Auckland Harbour.

We’re looking for a mix of Experienced Bar Managers who can confidently take charge of an onboard bar, as well as Bar Staff / Hosts who have great customer service skills and enjoy working in a busy, social environment.

About the roles

Depending on your experience, responsibilities may include:

• Preparing and setting up onboard bars before cruises
• Serving beer, wine, spirits and other beverages
• Providing friendly and efficient customer service
• Responsible service of alcohol
• Operating POS and payment systems
• Restocking and monitoring bar stock
• Keeping bar and passenger areas clean and well presented
• Welcoming passengers onboard
• Assisting with boarding and disembarking
• Preparing and resetting vessels between cruises
• Assisting the skipper and onboard team when required

About you

We’re looking for people who are:

• Friendly, confident and customer-focused
• Reliable and punctual
• Comfortable working in a busy hospitality environment
• Good communicators and team players
• Professional and well presented
• Comfortable working onboard boats
• Flexible with evenings, weekends and public holidays
• Willing to help across different onboard duties

For Bar Manager positions, previous bar/hospitality experience and the confidence to lead a busy service are important.

For Bar Staff, previous hospitality experience is preferred, but we’re also interested in people with the right attitude, reliability and customer-service skills.

Availability

These are Casual positions, with shifts based around our cruise and charter schedule.

Our busiest periods include evenings, weekends, Christmas functions, summer holidays and public holidays, so good availability during these periods is highly desirable.

Why work with The Red Boats?

• Work onboard cruises and events on Auckland Harbour
• A much more varied environment than a traditional bar
• Flexible casual shifts
• Work across parties, sightseeing cruises, private charters and events
• Join a friendly onboard hospitality and marine team
• Opportunities for experienced staff to take responsibility as Bar Manager

If you’re great with people, enjoy hospitality and like the idea of working on the water, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply through SEEK with your CV and a short introduction telling us about your hospitality experience and availability.