Bartender

Taco Bamba Fair Lakes•Fair Lakes, VA

18d

About The Position

A Bartender provides excellent, efficient customer service to all guests, with a focus on the bar. The role includes ringing in food and drink orders, preparing drinks, serving guests, bussing the bar, and completing service preparation. Bartenders greet guests, support their dining experience from arrival through departure, memorize the location’s menu and cocktail recipes, handle cash, and complete internal health audits. They also maintain sanitation by sweeping and mopping floors, maintaining beverage and salsa stations, cleaning bathrooms, sanitizing tables and other surfaces, and completing opening and closing procedures as directed by a supervisor. Preparation duties include portioning prepared food for service, preparing to-go boxes for the kitchen, making Agua Frescas and other nonalcoholic scratch products, and preparing cocktail garnishes and syrups. The position calls for a friendly, thoughtful, intuitive manner, a sense of urgency, and the ability to connect naturally with others.

Requirements

Able to speak English.
Comfortable working with a team.
Basic math knowledge, particularly addition and subtraction.
Able to take constructive criticism.
Ability to read and follow instructions.
Good verbal communication skills.
Comfortable with technology such as POS systems, printers, and KDS.
Able to multitask and prioritize on the fly.
Able to lift 25 or more pounds.
Able to stand for 8 hours uninterrupted.
Able to remain stationary for multiple hours while completing repetitive tasks.
Able to move quickly throughout the restaurant.
Able to access and navigate all areas of the restaurant.
Able to work in excessive heat and cold associated with the kitchen environment.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in retail or restaurant work, specifically as a barback or bartender.
Knowledge of basic measurements such as ounces and cups.
Knowledge of basic liquor laws in the store’s jurisdiction.
Knowledge of alcohol pairings and tastings; Mezcal knowledge is a bonus.
Local Alcohol Handler’s certification, if applicable.
Ability to speak English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

Greet guests upon arrival.
Provide excellent customer service throughout guests’ dining experience, with a focus on the bar.
Memorize the menu and cocktail recipes for the assigned location.
Handle cash.
Complete internal health audits.
Sweep and mop floors.
Maintain beverage and salsa stations.
Clean bathrooms.
Sanitize and wipe down tables and other surfaces.
Complete opening and closing procedures as directed by a supervisor.
Portion prepared food for service.
Prepare to-go boxes for the kitchen.
Prepare Agua Frescas and other nonalcoholic scratch products.
Prepare cocktail garnishes and syrups.
Ring in food and drink orders, make drinks, provide service, and bus the bar.