POSITION SUMMARY: Serves beverages and/or food to the guests in a friendly, courteous and timely manner, resulting in guest satisfaction.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet.
Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables daily to ensure product quality.
greet guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promotes and documents orders for drinks. Mixes, garnishes and presents drinks suing standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.
Attends monthly departmental meetings.
Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest and personnel guests, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
Practice "Teamwork" and "Clean as you Go" policies.
Receive cash from guests, makes any change needed, verify validity of charges, records charges, and ensures vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all money.
Locks up and stores all beverages, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.
All Bartenders must successfully complete State Certified Training.
Responsible for sanitation in and around the bar area.
Read and understand all particulars of Banquet Event Orders, including start time and beverage requirements.
After function, remove inventory and all beverage equipment to proper storage.
Retrieve and store bar glassware for proper storage.
Work effectively and efficiently with the banquet team.
Expediently communicate any challenges, guest complaints or requests to the Banquet Captain.
Respond to the Banquet Captain's instructions and directions.
Observe all safety procedures during the execution of assigned duties.
Maintain a positive and professional attitude towards guests, co-workers and management
Arrive at the scheduled start time in appropriate uniform and ready to work.
Uniform must be neat and pressed.
Keeps workstation clean at all times.
Ability to set up Banquet Function Bar set-ups.
Collect all necessary equipment, beverages, etc. to set up designated areas.
Polish all glassware and prepare needed bar fruit.
Provide beverage service to guests in a professional and courteous manner consistent with established standards and levels of excellence.
Report to Banquet Captain before ending work shift.
Other duties as assigned.
In addition to the performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions, with the percentage of time performed each function to be solely determined by the supervisor
Performs general cleaning tasks using standard cleaning products as assigned by your supervisor to adhere to health standards.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested ex., special guest requests.
Must adhere to all State, Federal and Corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests to ensure all laws are being followed.
Other duties as assigned such as assisting security with disorderly guests.
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS REQUIRED
Basic mathematical and computer skills are necessary to operate a cash register, make changes, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes.
Basic English language writing skills necessary for completion of requisitions, balance sheets and vouchers.
Sufficient manual dexterity in hands to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock.
Ability to read, speak and understand the English language to communicate with guests and take orders
Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items
Ability to operate a keyboard and point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check.
High school diploma or equivalent.
Must have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages.
Prior bartending experience required.
Licenses or certificates
Ability to obtain any government required license or certificate.
Must be neat, clean and well-groomed at all times.
Fully knowledgeable in drink recipes.
Knowledge of laws of liquor service.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Ability to transport up to 125 lbs. on a regular basis.
Ability to work stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time.
