Makina is an Eritrean-Ethiopian restaurant on Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside. We started in 2017 as a food truck — the first run by an Eritrean-American woman in New York City — and grew into a full-service dining room with a full bar, a café on Governors Island, and a catering operation that feeds rooms at The New York Times, Google, and NYU. We're hiring a Server / Bartender who is equally at home on the floor and behind the bar. Some nights you'll run a section. Some nights you'll run the bar. Most nights you'll do a bit of both, depending on how the room fills. We need someone who can switch between the two without missing a beat. For a lot of our guests, it's their first Eritrean or Ethiopian meal. You'll be the one who explains how injera works, what to order for the table, and which drink goes with berbere. We'll teach you the food and the culture. You bring the hospitality. What you'll do Run a section: greet, guide guests through a menu that's new to many of them, take orders, and pace the meal Run the bar: make cocktails, pour beer and wine (including tej, Ethiopian honey wine), and look after bar guests and the service well Move between floor and bar as the night demands, and step in wherever the room needs you Check IDs and serve alcohol responsibly, every time Handle allergy and dietary requests carefully. Many guests are gluten-free, vegan, or spice-sensitive, and injera contains gluten. The plate has to match the ticket.

Open and close the bar:

stock, prep garnishes, count, clean Work as a team with runners, bussers, and the kitchen What we're looking for 1+ year serving in a full-service restaurant, and real bartending experience: a bartender who can serve, or a server who has worked the bar Solid with classic cocktails, beer, and wine. Comfortable making drinks at volume on a busy Saturday. Available Tuesday-Sunday evenings, including Sundays and weekend lunches. We're closed Mondays. Calm under pressure, clear with guests, and easy to work with 18 or older (NYS law for serving alcohol) Curious about Eritrean and Ethiopian food and culture. No prior knowledge needed. How we work We hire for character first and skills second. The skills we can teach. What we look for is warmth, humility, a strong work ethic, empathy, and integrity. The owners are in the building, and you'll be trained by people who have done the job. Hours Tuesday-Friday, 5 PM-10 PM

• Saturday-Sunday, 12 PM-10 PM

• Closed Monday Pay and benefits $12.50/hour plus tips, paid weekly Shift meal Paid safe and sick leave under NYC law Paid trial shift. If we invite you in to try out, you get paid for it.

Pay:

$12.50 per hour

Benefits:

Paid training People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply Application Question(s): Are you available to work Sundays and weekend lunches? How many years of bartending experience do you have, and where? How many years of serving experience do you have in a full-service restaurant, and where?

Work Location:

In person