**Holiday Inn & Suites is looking for a full-time bartender! Tips for this position are very high! **
Summary of Position:
The purpose of this position is to mix, pour drinks and perform other bar and restaurant related duties while providing outstanding service in a fast, efficient, and friendly manner.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Greet guests with a warm welcome.
- Ensure customer satisfaction by handling bar transactions in a fast, efficient, and friendly manner.
- Ring drink orders into POS immediately, collect payment, and make correct change.
- Mix, garnish and pour drinks according to standard recipes or portions, referring to recipe cards as needed.
- Perform server functions for all food orders.
- Perform hosting functions when necessary.
- Make patrons feel welcomed using clear and enthusiastic language.
- Keep bar stocked with necessary beverages, food items, paper supplies, utensils, ice, and other supplies at all times.
- Keep work station clean and well organized.
- Work with others to keep all areas cleaned and stocked.
- Check identification of patrons to ensure they are of legal age to consume alcoholic beverages.
- Refuse to serve beverages to patrons’ who are not of legal age in a polite manner.
- Monitor behavior of patrons consuming alcohol, count number of drinks served, and adhere to all State regulations for serving alcohol.
What is needed to do the job:
- Ability to stand for long periods and move around at a brisk pace
- Continuously reach, bend. lift, carry, stoop and wipe.
- Remain stationary for long periods of time.
- Be able to lift up to 35 lbs.
- Frequent hand washing.
- Team Player
- Enjoy working with people
- Warm, friendly personality
- Excellent communication skills (read, write, speak, and understand English)
- Organization skills.
- Ability to multi-task.
- Basic knowledge of beer, wine and spirits, and familiarity with standard drink recipes.