Bar and Waiting Staff, Dorchester

Reliable hours contract and flexible/part-time hours

Progression opportunities

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We’re on the lookout for new Bar and Waiting teammates to join our team!

New to hospitality? You won’t be for long! Make a name for yourself in one of our pubs.Our Bar and Waiting teams are at the heart of it all, right where the magic happens. It’s not just a shift on the bar. It’s mastering the best pint. It’s not just delivering delicious, quality food. It’s about creating those happy, memorable moments that leaves our guests coming back for more.

Whether you’re an expert now or you’re just starting out, we’re here to help you become your absolute best.

As part of our Bar and Waiting team you’ll:Be the face of our pubs creating and maintaining a vibrant and welcoming atmosphere.

• Be responsible for taking orders, serving and upselling our fantastic food and drinks
• Be passionateabout providing brilliant customer service
• Care about the wider team, turning your hand to support wherever needed
• Gain people, marketing and operational skills whilst getting paid for it!
• Be encouraged to progress in your role whilst achieving a long-term career (if that’s what you’re after)

What comes next is up to you:Whether you’d like to progress your skills and become an expert in the role you join us in, develop and seek that next level up, or explore wider opportunities across our pub, hotels and pub support centre we have a range of career pathways to suit all.

What you get from us:You’ll be joining an award-winning local pub company that puts people first, lives by people-led values, and offers real opportunities to advance your career – with genuine benefits that include:

• 30% off at all our pubs, restaurants, and hotels
• A reliable hours contract, to give you the security you deserve
• Refuel at work with our £4.50 meal deal option whilst on shift, including popular menu dishes plus a drink
• Flexible and part time hours offered to work around your family or higher education
• Exciting range of high street, online discounts and cashback offers
• Fantastic range of apprenticeship programmes to support your career
• A friendly and lively atmosphere, working alongside passionate and diverse teammates
• Access to Licensed Trade Charity for financial, mental, and emotional well-being support

Come as you are. Personality counts for more than anything else here. We’ll accept you and celebrate you for being you. We can’t wait to see what we can make happen together. Marston’s could be the making of you.

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The benefits

As a responsible employer, we offer professional wellbeing support to our pub and pub support centre teams including support from the Licenced Trade Charity.

Accommodation

The majority of our pub General Manager roles include optional on-site accommodation.

Award winning

Named as one of the UK’s Top 100 employers and #1 in the pub sector for 2025, in the Financial Times UK’s Best Employers list.

Bonus

Our pub management, operations and sales roles offer performance related bonus schemes. For our support centre teams, we offer a discretionary company bonus scheme.

Opportunity to earn a great wage whilst having fun at work.

Long service

We reward loyalty with awards for key anniversary milestones.

Food and drink

Our privilege card gives our people 30% discount off food and drink in our pubs. As well as access to our £4.50 refuel at work meal deal whilst on shift.

All our salaried roles offer membership to a company contributory pension scheme. Hourly paid roles offer auto enrolment schemes.

Some of our roles offer access to a private healthcare scheme.

An exciting range of high street, online discounts and cash back offers are available for all.

All of our employees receive a 30% discount on Marston’s food and hotel stays.

Training and development

We’re passionate about growing our own talent through an extensive apprenticeship offer, dedicated L&D teams, and award winning e-learning platforms.

Bar and Waiting Staff FAQ\’s

How do I grow my career at Marston’s?

Whether you’d like to progress your skills back of house, or work towards becoming a General Manager of the future, we have a range of career pathways at Marston’s and your line manager & our support teams will work with you on an individual basis to put personal development plans in place to help you achieve your career goals. We also have a fantastic range of apprenticeships available to support your development.

What hours would I need to work?

The nature of the hospitality industry means that we are able to offer a range of flexible shifts to suit your needs however, our peak trading times are evenings & weekends so this role would involve evening & weekend working so that we can provide the best experiences for our guests. Speak to one of our hiring managers for more information & to discuss if this could work for you.

How much can I get paid?

Our hourly rates & salaries are dependent on the role. Please see our job adverts for the pay rates on offer or chat to our hiring managers for more information.