Bartender - Hilton - Harrisburg, PA

Hotel Equities•Harrisburg, PA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

The Hilton Harrisburg in Harrisburg, PA is searching for a remarkable Bartender. The primary responsibility is to serve beverages and/or food to guests in a friendly, courteous, and timely manner, ensuring guest satisfaction. This role also involves preparing beverages for other servers, acting as a cashier for the lounge, and maintaining the bar setup and stock.

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 to use a knife to make garnish, 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 the variety of menu items.
Ability to operate a keyboard and 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.
Meet minimum age requirements of jurisdiction.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Guest relations/service experience preferred.
Ramp certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis, including requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce based on projections.
Maintains stock, cuts, and stores all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices, and other perishables daily to ensure product quality.
Greets guests courteously and friendly, promotes and documents orders for drinks. Mixes, garnishes, and presents drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control. Checks guests for proper identification and detects and acts upon guest inebriation as trained. Demonstrates knowledge of liquor laws.
Inputs 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. Guarantees tabs.
Reconciles product to maintain accountability of host and cash bars.
Receives cash from guests, makes change, verifies validity of charges, records charges, and ensures vouchers are properly executed to balance all monies.
Locks up and stores all beverage, food, and other equipment items, deposits cash drops, and secures bank. Balances charges.
Attends mandatory meetings.
Performs general cleaning tasks to adhere to health and safety standards.
Keeps work area clean and organized.
Completes other duties as assigned by supervisor, such as assisting security with disorderly guests.
Adheres to all state, federal, and corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests.
Maintains a neat, clean, and well-groomed appearance.