Job Description

Woods & Co Recruitment has partnered with one of Melbourne’s most iconic and high-traffic event venues to find skilled & experienced bartenders with the potential to work ongoing weekly shifts. If you’re confident behind the bar, quick on your feet, and thrive in a high-energy environment, this is your chance to step behind the scenes of the city’s biggest events.

Whether you're shaking cocktails, pouring pints, or delivering seamless floor service, you’ll be at the heart of major music gigs, weddings, upscale corporate functions, and large-scale expos.

Positions Available:

• Cocktail Bartenders (cocktail experience essential).
• Bar Supervisors.
• Event Bartenders.
• Bar Backs.
• Bussies.
• Runners (must be able to carry 3 plates and trays of drinks & food).

What’s in it for you? 

• Generous pay, including award rates, penalty rates, and public holiday loading.
• Work at a high-profile Melbourne venue.
• Consistent shifts for reliable performers.
• Access to headline events and exclusive functions.
• Opportunity to work with friends or meet new people.

What do you do?

• Serve drinks at high-volume event bars.
• Mix and present classic and custom cocktails (for bartenders).
• Deliver professional wait service, including carrying plates, trays of drinks & clearing tables.
• Support bar operations: restocking, glass collection, and general cleaning.
• Work as part of a dynamic, high-performing hospitality team.
• Maintain clean and tidy bar and service areas during and after events.

What do you need?

• Minimum 2 years of experience in bar, cocktail, or event service roles.
• Confident cocktail-making skills (essential for bartender roles).
• Ability to carry 3 plates, trays of drinks & food, and clear 5 (crucial to waitstaff).
• Current RSA (mandatory for all positions).
• Strong communication skills and a team-focused attitude.
• Availability on evenings, weekends, and major event dates.

If you're as passionate about this position as we are, then please don't delay and APPLY NOW! We are interviewing immediately! For more information, please contact:

• Aydin on 0458 521 724 or aydin@woodsco.com.au. 
• Shea on 0407 163 529 or shea@woodsco.com.au.

Woods & Co Recruitment is committed to creating a positively diverse and inclusive workforce which values all backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate and encourage applications (no matter age or status) from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or a linguistically diverse background, all members and genders of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

*You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted and meet the above requirements.