About The Wigtown Ploughman
In March 2025, the Wigtown Community Inn Community Benefit Society formally reopened the building at 30 South Main Street after three years of closure to the public, with the help of a large asset grant awarded by South of Scotland Enterprise. The Wigtown Ploughman Ltd, the commercial company set up for pub, hotel and food-service trading, now employs 4 part-time bar staff and is run with the help of a 10-person volunteer Management Committee.
The Wigtown Ploughman is a community-owned building with over 440 members. The vision for it to be an inn and a Community Hub can only be achieved by working together as a cohesive unit consisting of both volunteers and paid staff. That’s where we need your help.
We’re hiring
- Position: Bar Staff
- Hourly rate: £12.60
- Contract type: Part-time
- We’re looking to cover around 30 extra hours per week – this may be split across multiple part-time positions.
Duties you’ll be performing
- Greet and welcome customers in a friendly and professional manner
- Take customer orders and serve drinks and food
- Prepare and mix beverages according to recipes and customer preferences
- Ensure the bar area is clean, stocked, and well-maintained
- Handle cash transactions and process payments accurately
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment
- Provide exceptional customer service and address any customer concerns or complaints
- Undertake any cleaning work as required
- Other similar aspects of work as required
Requirements
- Minimum 1 year previous experience of working in a bar or restaurant setting
- Good drinks knowledge and ability to make recommendations based on customer taste
- Knowledge of food safety regulations and practices
- Strong time management skills to handle multiple tasks efficiently
- Basic numeracy skills for handling cash transactions and calculating bills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining attention to detail
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with customers and team members
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
If you are passionate about providing excellent customer service, have previous experience in the hospitality industry, and possess the necessary skills for this role, we would love to hear from you. Apply to join our team today – we’d would love you to be part of our journey.
Community inclusion, respect, and excellence are the foundations of The Wigtown Ploughman. We pride ourselves on listening to the needs of the community and doing the right thing. That naturally extends to being an equal opportunities employer and endeavouring to provide you with the tools, training and support that you need in order to thrive.
We’re currently open Thursday – Sunday, but will soon look to extend this to be open 7 days a week.
For the right candidate we’re also looking to create a supervisor role that will have a few extra roles such as developing staff rotas, ordering stock, and other similar aspects of work. This supervisor role would command an hourly rate of £14.00.
How to apply
Please send an email to jobs@thewigtownploughman.co.uk telling us why you’d like to be considered for the position. If you have a CV, please attach that to the email too, and provide contact details of two references. Thank you.