Clubhouse Bar Mixologist, London Heathrow UK

At Virgin Atlantic, we're on the lookout for highly skilled Mixologist bartenders to join our Clubhouse team at London Heathrow airport, UK. Can you dazzle our guests with our signature Virgin Redhead cocktail - a tantalising blend of bubbly, berry liqueurs, Bombay Sapphire Gin and fresh raspberries?

As a Mixologist, you’re the personality behind the pumps, the expert of the drink’s menu. Injecting an energetic sense of fun into every moment as you mix and muddle premium drinks, providing an outstanding experience to all our guests!

Some of your key responsibilities as our Mixologist bartender will be:

• Ensuring that all drinks are prepared and served according to the Clubhouse standards, timely and accurately
• Experimenting with flavours, ingredients, and presentations to create unique, memorable cocktails to innovate classic drinks or reinvent new ones based on seasonal ingredients or trends
• Mastering specific techniques such as shaking, stirring, muddling, garnishing, and serving to achieve the perfect balance of flavour and texture. For instance, knowing the right way to muddle mint for a Mojito or the detailed timing for shaking a cocktail to avoid dilution
• Being adept at personalising cocktails for guests, taking into account their preferences for sweetness, sourness, or strength and tweaking ingredients or methods to cater to individual tastes
• Engaging with guests, explaining the drink-making process, the origin of ingredients, or the inspiration behind a new cocktail to turn an ordinary drink order into an educational experience
• Always maintaining a spotlessly clean and fully stocked bar

Are you passionate about bartending with an outstanding customer service? We’re looking for our successful Bar Mixologists to demonstrate the following:

• Previous experience working in a cocktail-led bar operation is preferred, but full training will be provided onsite
• Have an in-depth knowledge of various spirits (e.g. whiskey, gin, rum), liqueurs, bitters, syrups, and fresh ingredients (like herbs, fruits, and spices)
• Understand how to combine key ingredients to create balanced and flavourful drinks
• Be confident in working in a fast-paced environment and the ability to be on your feet for long periods of time
• Strong prioritisation and multitasking skills to handle customer and colleague requests
• Maintaining the highest uniform standards in our iconic Clubhouse crew uniform is expected of this role
• Free to work different shifts between 05:00am and 23:00pm, including some weekends and bank holidays
• Must live in the UK, and located within a 90-minute commutable distance from London Heathrow, Hounslow, UK
• Aged 18 years of age or over, and be able to acquire an airside pass ID that permits you to enter and work in restricted areas of London Heathrow airport is essential for this role

Our people are the heart and soul of our Virgin family. We are committed to unlocking your true potential and providing outstanding training opportunities to help you build and grow your career. Joining our Clubhouse team, as our Mixologist will give you the chance to be part of a daring company that is dedicated to delivering extraordinary experiences to our customers.

Our Clubhouses are open 365 days a year, 7 days a week, so you'll have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and exciting environment.

Apply today and kick-start your career with Virgin Atlantic!

If successful through the screening stage of your application, you'll be invited to complete our online video assessment. The final stage of the process will be an invitation to attend our in-person assessment centre in central London.

For more inspiration on becoming a Clubhouse Mixologist, check out this video of our very own Mixologist:
https://youtu.be/KNDZtrQvXEo

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.

To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you’d like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, ([email protected]) feeling confident that we’ve got your individual considerations covered.

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