Bartender (catering) - St Paul RiverCentre

Morrissey Hospitality•Saint Paul, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul is hiring immediately for a Bartender. This position performs bar service activities with primary responsibility mixing and serving alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks, serving food and beverages to patrons in a friendly and courteous manner, monitoring guest alcohol consumption, setting, stocking, and breaking down bars, maintaining accurate counts and collecting payment for all food and beverages served. Provides positive guest recognition and relations, including becoming familiar with regular patrons and VIP guests. Responds to guest questions and provides suggestions regarding food and beverages with an aggressive approach to up selling. Arranges bottles, glasses, and packaged snacks to make attractive displays. Mixes ingredients to prepare cocktails and other drinks to standard, and serves wine, liquor, and bottled beer to standard pour and to departmental specifications. Enters orders into Point-of-Sale System, maintains accurate guests cover counts, totals receipts correctly, verifies sales, and collects payment for all food and beverages served. Ensures the cleanliness and organization of designated work areas. Stocks and maintains supplies, refrigerators, dispensers, and/or display cases. Requests proper identification from guests purchasing alcoholic beverages when legal age is questionable (under the age of 30). Consults with management on questionable identification. Monitors guest alcohol consumption and does not serve alcohol to intoxicated guests. Assists with new employee training by positively reinforcing successful performance and providing respectful and encouraging instruction.

Requirements

At least 2 – 3 years related experience in a high-volume, high energy, food and beverage environment
Availability to work nights and weekends as needed
Ability to work behind the bar for long periods of time
Ability to use all bar tools and POS systems
Ability to frequently lift or move up to 40 pounds
Alcohol service certification preferred or ability to achieve within 30 days of hire

Responsibilities

Mixing and serving alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks
Serving food and beverages to patrons
Monitoring guest alcohol consumption
Setting, stocking, and breaking down bars
Maintaining accurate counts and collecting payment for all food and beverages served
Providing positive guest recognition and relations
Responding to guest questions and providing suggestions regarding food and beverages
Arranging bottles, glasses, and packaged snacks to make attractive displays
Mixing ingredients to prepare cocktails and other drinks to standard
Serving wine, liquor, and bottled beer to standard pour and to departmental specifications
Entering orders into Point-of-Sale System
Maintaining accurate guests cover counts
Totaling receipts correctly
Verifying sales
Collecting payment for all food and beverages served
Ensuring the cleanliness and organization of designated work areas
Stocking and maintaining supplies, refrigerators, dispensers, and/or display cases
Requesting proper identification from guests purchasing alcoholic beverages when legal age is questionable
Consulting with management on questionable identification
Assisting with new employee training