Bartender

Bartender

Bartender positions are available at all 3 locations: Ashburn, Chantilly, and Lansdowne.



We are looking for a qualified bartender who can provide our customers with an outstanding experience. A good candidate should be able to perfectly prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Understand customers’ needs and make recommendations to improve the guest drinking experience. Communicate in a professional and friendly manner while providing excellent customer service, compelling guests to come back again. They also must keep a clean and well-organized bar.

Bartender Responsibilities:

• Learn menus and make recommendations by assessing customers’ needs and preferences.
• Plan and present bar menu.
• Interact with customers, take orders, and serve food and drinks.
• Take food orders and enter these into the POS system for preparation.
• Issue bills, take payments, and conduct cash transactions.
• Maintain guest focused and nurture an excellent guest experience.
• Prepare alcohol and non-alcohol beverages for bar and servers.
• Check customers’ identification and confirm it meets the legal drinking age.
• Maintain all food and beverages and ensure compliance with all safety practices and regulations.
• Prepare, cut and storage all beverage garnishments, toppings properly by opening and closing.
• Restock and replenish bar inventory and supplies.
• Ensure all bar toppings and food are handled with the proper sanitation procedures.
• Keep the work area clean and sanitized. Sweep, mop, and sanitize floors and counters. Wash glassware at the bar repeatedly as needed. Wash all bar utensils daily.
• Detailed cleaning must be done periodically and as instructed by management.
• Complete all opening and closing duties including but not limited to; POS transactions, turn in daily cash bank to the manager with cashout report, clean, organize the bar area and supplies.
• Assist the service (servers) co-workers in any additional duties if needed and as instructed by management.

Bartender Requirements:

• Experience as a bartender
• Knowledge of preparing and mixing beverages
• A bartending certificate is a plus
• Basic computer and math skills
• Strong teamwork and communication skills
• Professional and positive disposition
• Flexibility and willingness to work in shifts
• Must be at least 21 years of age

WAY MORE THAN A SEAFOOD RESTAURANT
Welcome to Ford’s Fish Shack, home of the Wicked Pissah Oysters™, fresh-off-the-hook seafood, and some of the best dining you will ever find in Northern Virginia (although we are a bit biased). If you are new to Ford’s Fish Shack, we’d love to introduce ourselves, and we invite you to read our story to understand who we are and what we do. However, if you are familiar with us, take a look around and settle in: You are at home here! Whomever you are, and wherever you’re from, we are so glad you are thinking about visiting and we hope to see you or serve you soon!