Bartender

Aloft Fort Lauderdale Airport • Fort Lauderdale, FL

26d

About The Position

As a Bartender, you create a welcoming and exciting atmosphere while preparing cocktails and serving a seasonally inspired beverage menu. You offer warm conversation, attentive service, and a genuine connection with guests. The role includes preparing and serving drinks, maintaining the bar and its equipment, processing payments, and complying with liquor laws. Bartenders may also help diffuse difficult situations and perform other reasonable duties requested by supervisors. The role requires standing for long periods or entire shifts, maintaining a professional appearance and clean uniform, and handling objects weighing less than 30 pounds without assistance.

Requirements

• Professional demeanor and a warm, welcoming personality.
• Ability to engage easily and actively connect with others.
• Genuine care, compassion, and comfort conversing with people from varied backgrounds and at all organizational levels.
• Ability to speak with others using clear and professional language.
• Ability to stand for long periods or entire shifts.
• Professional appearance and clean uniform.
• Ability to move, lift, carry, push, pull, and place objects weighing less than 30 pounds without assistance.

Nice To Haves

• Previous bartending experience is a big plus.

Responsibilities

• Welcome guests with genuine care and provide highly attentive service.
• Engage in polite conversation with guests as time allows.
• Stay fully informed about the beverage menu.
• Prepare drinks for cocktail service and open and serve wine and champagne.
• Prepare garnishes and stock ice, glassware, and paper supplies.
• Set up and maintain the cleanliness of the bar area.
• Process all payment methods.
• Maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Ensure the bar and its equipment are clean and fully functional.
• Occasionally diffuse difficult situations.
• Comply with all liquor laws.
• Perform other reasonable job duties as requested by supervisors.

Benefits

• Incentives
• Employee Referral Program
• Paid Time Off
• Paid vacation for full-time employees
• Merit increases
• 401(k) with employer contribution for full-time employees
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees
• Life insurance for full-time employees
• Long-term and short-term disability coverage for full-time employees
• Accident coverage for full-time employees
• Critical illness coverage for full-time employees
• Cross-training opportunities
• Hotel room discounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed