Job Description/Position Overview :
The Bartender provides drinks to guests in an efficient, expeditious, friendly and courteous manner.
Duties and Responsibilities:
-Prepares and serves drinks according to recipes for guests and servers, while ensuring consistent presentation and quality.
- Responsibility to sell on a consistent basis, while continuing to create new strategies for increasing each check’s average, including upselling.
-Sets up and breaks down the bar area, and maintains inventory at par levels.
-Performs accurate cash and POS procedures and counts bank on a daily basis.
-Directs the work of Barbacks.
-Greets and acknowledges guests promptly and in a friendly manner, then proceeding to build a rapport with guests while serving them.
-Checks Identification for proof of age when required.
-Provides food service as appropriate and uses the Bar Food menu as a selling tool
-Monitors guests’ drinks and anticipates their needs, while ensuring proper payment upon their departure.
-Perform all reasonable requests by General Manager and management team.
-Attend and participate in all scheduled meetings and training sessions.
-Follow all sign in and out procedures for keys if applicable.
-Follow proper timekeeping policies and procedures.
-Maintain standards of hygiene and sanitation, by following the Health Department’s standards for hygiene and food safe food handling.
Qualifications:
- Customer service oriented with an outgoing, upbeat, and positive personality.
- Professional, well groomed appearance
- Excellent cashing handling and POS skills
- Ability to successfully work in a fast paced environment
- Ability to maintain composure in a potentially stressful environment
- Wine, Liquor, and Food service knowledge and experience.
- Must be state required age to serve alcohol.
- Ability to work in a team and independently
- Must be able to effectively communicate with clients, guests, vendors and employees.
- Must have a flexible work schedule and be able to accommodate work schedules based on business needs.
- Report to work on time on regular basis. In case of absences or tardiness, follow proper call out procedures.
- Wear appropriate required uniforms / dress code and follow company Standards of Appearance.