Bartender

Job Description

Bartender Job Requirements and Responsibilities:

• Provides a pleasant drinking experience to customers.
• Serves drinks while maintaining a clean and sanitary bar area.
• Attends to the detail and presentation of each order.
• Prepares and maintains ingredients by following recipes.
• Adheres to proper alcohol handling, sanitation, and safety procedures, and maintains appropriate dating, labeling, and rotation of all beverage items.
• Contributes to daily, holiday, and theme drink menus in collaboration with supervisor.
• Ensures smooth operation of bar services during absence of supervisor.
• Completes cleaning according to daily and weekly schedules, including dishwashing.
• Listens to customer complaints and suggestions and resolves complaints.

Bartender Qualifications/Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in ability to safely and effectively operate standard beverage service equipment
• Adaptability
• Decision-making
• Customer service
• Oral communication
• Planning, problem solving, and teamwork
• Self-motivated
• High energy Level
• Multi-tasking

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum two (2) years of bar or restaurant experience to include drink preparation
• Familiar with point-of-sale computers and software