Bartender (Full-Time)

Description

Do you like channeling your inner artist and crafting innovative, extraordinary cocktails for your guests? If so, join at Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel. We are looking for a standout candidate with at least one year of experience, who has the skills to make drinks precisely and maintains a bartending license.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis including requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws, 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, promote and document orders for drinks. Mix, garnish, and present drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.
• Input 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.
• Maintain condition and cleanliness of bar and guest areas throughout shift.
• Assist and or provide service to all guests sitting in the lounge but not at the bar itself when the occasion arises.
• Receive cash from guests, make any change needed, verify validity of charges, record charges, and insure vouchers are properly executed in order to balance all moneys.
• Lock up and store all beverages, food, and other equipment items.
• Deposit cash drops and secures bank.
• Perform general cleaning tasks using standard cleaning products as assigned by supervisor to adhere to health standards
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested e.g., 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.
  
  

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages.
• Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register, make change, 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 in order to use a knife to make garnishes, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock.
• Ability to read, speak, and understand the English language in order to communicate with guests and take orders.
• Ability to remember, recite, and promote a variety of menu items.
• Ability to operate a keyboard and perform point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check.
• Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time.
• 1-2 years of bartending experience required.
  
  

Ability to obtain any government required license or certificate. CPR certification and/or First Aid Training preferred. Bartending certificate required. TIPS certification required

Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel is an equal opportunity employer.