BARTENDER

Stonebridge Hospitality Management•Ocean City, NJ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Bartender is responsible for greeting customers, taking drink/food orders, mixing ingredients such as liquor, soda, water, and sugar to prepare cocktails and other drinks, as well as serving beer and other beverages, and completing transactions. This role involves ensuring guest satisfaction by providing sincere, courteous, and service-oriented assistance, learning guest names and preferences, and performing cashier duties according to company and franchise standards. The position requires thorough bar setup and cleanup, knowledge of all menu items and beverages, suggestive selling techniques, and adherence to liquor laws. The Bartender also assists in maintaining beverage cost, manages inventory, and utilizes the POS system for transactions. Regular attendance, punctuality, and maintaining high standards of personal appearance are essential. Stonebridge is a privately owned hotel management company managing over 160 hotels across the United States, offering growth opportunities and exceptional hospitality career opportunities.

Requirements

Must be of legal age to serve alcoholic beverages, according to local state laws.
Must complete and maintain up-to-date alcohol serving class, such as TIPS or other state approved classes.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
Ability to interpret and perform basic math functions.
Ability to interpret and perform basic computer and POS system functions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a hotel or related field.
Completions of Bartender's school or course.
Minimum of one year of bartending experience.

Responsibilities

Assist and approach all guests in a sincere, courteous and service-oriented manner, and whenever possible, goes the extra mile to ensure total guest satisfaction.
Learn guest’s name and uses them to address them.
Remember regular guest’s favorite drinks.
Perform cashier duties following both Stonebridge Companies and the Franchise standards, while ensuring quality service and guest satisfaction.
Thoroughly and correctly set up the bar prior to opening; makes sure bar is clean before and at the end of shift according to operational policies and standards to ensure guest comfort and satisfaction.
Completes necessary side-work as per schedule, this includes stocking and organizing all liquor, juices, glassware, paper, wines, cut fruit, etc.
Knowledgeable about all menu items and beverages served, their garnish, contents and preparation methods.
Can answer guest’s questions regarding such with confidence and accuracy.
Utilize suggestive selling techniques to increase check averages.
Must complete and maintain up-to-date alcohol serving class, such as TIPS or other state approved classes.
Adhere to all local and national liquor laws.
Check guest order prior to serving to ensure that appearance, temperature and portions are correct.
Assist in maintaining beverage cost by reducing unnecessary waste.
To take and know inventory at all times and requisition daily supplies as needed to ensure efficient operations.
Take order accurately and follow proper cashiering functions by completing/closing guest checks and submitting information into POS system.
Follow prescribed procedures in serving liquor.
Be knowledgeable about the computer system to handle all guest transactions.
Pre-busses and busses all tables per standards and prepares for future customers.
Attend meetings/training as required by management.
Maintains regular attendance, is consistently on time, and observes prescribed work, break and meal periods in compliance with standards.
Maintains high standards of personal appearance and grooming, which include compliance with the dress code.
Performs any other duties as requested by supervisor.