Kieran Hill
Wallsend
Summary
Qualified Bar Manager with robust background in hospitality and mixology. Successfully crafted diverse cocktails and ensured customer satisfaction, contributing to high repeat business. Demonstrated skills in customer service and inventory management.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Bartender
Meet on Darby / Frenchie in Carrington
09.2024 - 01.2026
- Key responsibilities
- Provide customers with consistent and quality cocktails
- Creation of New Cocktail menu and Menu Pairing Specials
- Organise the bar for service and assist in training of lower skilled staff
- Provide a quality dining experience for customers when providing a blend of bar and table service
- Create and customise to order cocktails to provide for special customer requests
Bartender
Closed Bar
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Key responsibilities
- Provide customers with consistent and quality cocktails
- Assist in the production of Batching ingredients for cocktails
- Carve Large block ice for service
- Provide a quality dining experience for customers when providing a blend of bar and table service
- Create and customise to order cocktails to provide for special customer requests
Bartender
Battlesticks at Scratchely’s and Scratchely’s on the Wharf
11.2023 - 05.2024
- Mix of responsibilities being split with time between the two venues. Would be working primarily in the bar on both sides but with some floor work when needed.
- Key responsibilities
- Provide customers with consistent and quality cocktails
- Complete drink orders in a timely fashion
- Create original recipe cocktails to expand the menu or serve as specials
- Provide a quality experience between the venue and customers when seating and closing out customer tabs in the restaurant.
Bartender
Babylon/Bartholomews Newcastle
06.2022 - 09.2023
- Mix of responsibilities including running the function bar upstairs as well as commanding the cocktail section downstairs and serving tailored drinks to customers from the main bar
- Key responsibilities
- Provide customers with consistent and quality cocktails.
- Complete drink orders in a timely manner.
- Ensure customers have a quality experience for regular service and functions.
- Organise and run the upstairs function space for a variety of events.
- Introduce new, more efficient systems for the running of the cocktail section downstairs.
- Help train and pass on knowledge of spirits and cocktails to newer staff members to assist with finding items for customers to enjoy.
Waitstaff/Cook
Wallsend Diggers RSL
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Split time between hours as a waiter and hours as a cook. As a waiter I was a part of regular operations as well as service for Functions. As a cook I was responsible for preparing and serving food.
- Key responsibilities
- Serving functions for special events and undertaking correct formal wait service.
- Providing high quality service to all customers both on the floor and at the tills.
- Preparing a variety of food items served at an RSL
- Serving customers from the Bain Marie
- Was left to run my own burger kitchen for a period of 4 months until moving on to a new opportunity.
Fry Cook
Burger Urge Port Macquarie
12.2018 - 01.2020
- Mainstay in the kitchen during my time here. Reliably left to lead the kitchen staff when management would go on break.
- Key responsibilities
- Manage correct par levels during busy periods.
- Complete food orders in an appropriate time.
- Maintain a high quality of food produced on the Grill.
Education
High School Diploma -
St Columba Anglican School
01.2019
Certificate III - Live Production and Technical Services
St Columba Anglican School
01.2019
Skills
- Mixology
- Team leadership
- Effective communication
- Customer Service
- Diligent work ethic
- Task delegation
- Seasonal menu planning
Timeline
Bartender
Meet on Darby / Frenchie in Carrington
09.2024 - 01.2026
Bartender
Closed Bar
06.2024 - 08.2024
Bartender
Battlesticks at Scratchely’s and Scratchely’s on the Wharf
11.2023 - 05.2024
Bartender
Babylon/Bartholomews Newcastle
06.2022 - 09.2023
Waitstaff/Cook
Wallsend Diggers RSL
05.2021 - 06.2022
Fry Cook
Burger Urge Port Macquarie
12.2018 - 01.2020
Certificate III - Live Production and Technical Services
St Columba Anglican School
High School Diploma -
St Columba Anglican School
Interests
Mixology – Have a strong passion for creating new original drinks and tailored drinks to customers.
Cooking – Have a strong background in culinary preparation from both family sources and work experiences. Passionate about crafting elegant and complex food flavours for friends and family members.
Gaming – Provides an additional outlet for creativity, problem solving and communication with allies.
Poker – Previous president of the UON Poker Club, instrumental in all decision making and smooth operations of the club.