Bartender

Potomac Family Dining Group • Fairfax, VA

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bartender delivers food and beverage service to bar guests in accordance with Potomac Family Dining Group and Applebee’s brand standards for timeliness, accuracy, and guest service. The role prepares alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, interacts with guests, processes orders and payments, and helps maintain an organized bar area. The bartender may occasionally serve guests in Carside To-Go and participates in local store marketing to increase bar traffic and restaurant visits.

This position requires a friendly, engaging demeanor, professional communication, teamwork, and the ability to follow manager instructions. It involves sustained mobility and standing, frequent lifting and carrying, and working in a fast-paced environment that may include wet floors, loud noises, and outdoor conditions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Prior bar service experience.
• Reading, writing, basic math, and verbal communication skills.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to build relationships and work as part of a team.
• Ability to follow manager instructions and guidance.
• Ability to communicate and behave professionally at all times.
• Ability to wipe down tabletops, table legs, and booth seats and pick up floor debris in the bar area.
• Ability to transport plates, glasses, and baskets between the service bar and kitchen more than 30 times per shift.
• Ability to transport glass racks and cases weighing up to 25 pounds up to 15 times per shift.
• Ability to stand and exert fast-paced mobility for periods of up to four hours.
• Good sense of balance and ability to reach, bend, stoop, and kneel, and frequently lift up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent immersion of hands in water every five minutes throughout a shift.
• Ability to speak clearly and listen attentively to guests and coworkers.

Nice To Haves

• ServeSafe Alcohol Certification.
• Bilingual experience.
• High school degree or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve food and drinks to bar guests courteously and promptly.
• Mix ingredients to prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages according to Applebee’s standards.
• Interact verbally with bar guests and create a friendly, upbeat atmosphere.
• Greet guests, answer questions, and make suggestions about food, drinks, and specials.
• Complete assigned opening and closing side work.
• Slice fruit and vegetable garnishes for drinks.
• Present guest checks, make correct change, and complete necessary credit transactions.
• Process employee and manager food orders.
• Relay food orders to the kitchen through the computerized point-of-sale register system accurately and promptly.
• Manage alcohol service according to applicable state and federal laws and regulations and company and brand policies.
• Participate in clearing and resetting the bar area.
• Occasionally serve guests in Carside To-Go.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Explain and demonstrate how to use Tabletop Electronic Devices.
• Drive sales through suggestive selling, customer service, and relationship-building with customers and the community.
• Participate in local store marketing to increase bar traffic and overall restaurant visits.
• Remove trash and garbage from the bar service area to the dumpster.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED