Bartender

TENTAC ENTERPRISES LLC•Bloomington, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

DoubleTree is seeking a Bartender to join their team at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bloomington, IL. This role involves providing food and beverage service to maximize customer satisfaction through friendly, courteous, helpful, timely, and professional service to all guests. Key aspects include mixing drinks, reading crowds, and ensuring a positive experience for patrons. The position requires ensuring proper bar setup, stocking supplies, maintaining garnishes, greeting guests, and adhering to all liquor regulations.

Requirements

Strong knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages
Knowledge of liquor laws in serving underage people
Must know service of beverages
Working knowledge of the appropriate table settings, service ware, and menu items
Ability to fully follow supervisors directions
Ability to read, speak and write English sufficient to understand menus and special promotions, communicate with guests in a professional manner, assist guests with special requests, and to take orders
Ability to remember and recite menu items
Strong communication skills; including the ability to deal effectively with vastly diverse groups of people and guests
Any combination of education and experience equivalent that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
Point of Sale System computer skills
One to five years previous food and beverage serving experience
Ability to obtain any government required licenses or certificates
Must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance
Must be of legal serving age

Nice To Haves

High School education preferred
CPR certification and/or First Aid training preferred
Additional language ability preferred

Responsibilities

Serves beverages to guests in the hotel
Ensures the proper and adequate set-up of bars
Stocks beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments, glassware, ice and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet
Maintains stock, cutting, and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables to ensure product quality
Greets guests
Mixes, garnishes and presents drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control
Checks guests for proper identification, manages method of payment, and serves alcohol according to State, Federal and corporate liquor regulations
Communicates with supervisors and co-workers in a courteous manner at all times
Perform any general cleaning tasks using standard hotel cleaning products as assigned by supervisor to adhere to health standards
Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested (i.e., special guest requests)
Must adhere to all Federal, State, and Corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests to ensure all laws are being followed
Other duties as assigned by the Banquet Manager or Supervisor