Bartender

Description

We are looking for a professional, high-energy bartender with excellent communication skills to serve our classical foxtails and a variety of craft beer. The bartender will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. You will also upsell items, create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties.

To succeed as a bartender, you should have a neat appearance and an engaging, friendly personality. You should be efficient, observant, knowledgeable, and personable. Must practice safe and responsible alcohol service.

Responsibilities

• Welcome customers, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking food/drink orders.
• Inform customers about new beverages and specials.
• Select and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers.
• Check identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol.
• Adhere to all food safety and quality regulations.
• Handle cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.
• Work with fellow bartenders on busy nights efficiently.
• Pour all server drinks.
• Re-stock bar, walk-in.
• Maintaining a clean work and dining area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.
• Knowledge of food/drink menu with the ability to make recommendations.
• Complete end of the night closing duties, listed on our closing side work sheet.

Requirements

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Required to stand for long periods and walk, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, stretch and twist or reach. (Shifts can vary up to 10 hours or double shift)
• Push, pull or lift up to 30 pounds to shoulder height

Qualifications

• 18 years of age, to serve alcoholic beverages.
• Additional education, training, certificates, or experience may be required.
• Bartenders license is required.
• Meets state minimum age to serve alcohol.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Positive, engaging personality, and professional appearance.
• Basic math and computer skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong task and time management abilities.
• Eye for detail and understanding of drink mixing tools and techniques.