Bartender

Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment•Cincinnati, OH

16d•Onsite

About The Position

To prepare alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks and serve them to bar patrons or wait staff from the restaurant, to maintain stock of liquor and bar supplies, and to collect money and account for drinks served. In some instances, the bartender also performs as the cashier for the dining room.

Requirements

Must adhere to all State, Federal and Corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests to insure all laws are being followed.
Complete knowledge of drink (cocktail) recipes and liquor, beer, and wine.
Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register or POS system, make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes.
Ability to read, speak and understand the English language in order to communicate with guests and take orders.
Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for 8 to 10 hour shifts.
Ability to walk, reach, bend, stoop and wipe to perform essential job functions.
Ability to lift and carry supplies and equipment up to 40 pounds and place items on high and low shelves.
Ability to work under pressure and deal with stressful situations during busy periods.
Must be able to legally prove age of at least 21 years.

Nice To Haves

Food Handling certificate
CPR certificate
First Aid certificate
Must attend Alcohol Awareness training program.

Responsibilities

Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis.
Requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce.
Maintaining stock, cutting, and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables daily to insure product quality.
Greeting guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promoting and documenting orders for drinks.
Mixing, garnishing and presenting drinks ensuing standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.
Inputting orders into a register at the point of sale and creating a check for each guest and personnel guests, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served in accordance to standard operating procedures.
Receiving payment from guests, making any change needed, verifying validity of charges, recording charges, and ensuring vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all moneys.
Locking up and storing all beverages, food and other equipment items, depositing cash drops and securing bank.
Keeping bar neat, and clean, and displaying glasses and liquors attractively.
Maintaining pleasant atmosphere in bar, refusing to serve drunk or unruly patrons, and having them ejected if necessary.
Assisting security with disorderly guests.
Performing all other duties as assigned by management.