Bartender

Thrive Restaurant Group•Pikeville, KY

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About The Position

Thrive Restaurant Group is a family-owned restaurant company with a history spanning more than 50 years. It seeks a Bartender who wants to work in a family atmosphere and is interested in learning about business, leadership, and hospitality. The company emphasizes making a difference for people and communities, and Applebee’s, known within the company as Legacy Apple, follows the guiding value “Be a Good Neighbor.” The Bartender’s purpose is to make a difference by serving people with friendship, food, and drinks. The role creates a welcoming bar atmosphere through guest service and interaction, mixes and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and serves food. Compensation is the tip-credit minimum wage plus tips; the posting notes that its average estimate is not guaranteed and actual take-home pay varies with availability.

Requirements

Desire to care for others, grow, and learn.
Positive attitude.
Ability to operate blenders, frozen drink machines, and other bar equipment.
Reading, writing, basic math, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to stand during the entire shift.
Frequent immersion of hands in water, approximately every five minutes.
Ability to wipe down table tops and legs, pick up floor debris, and wipe down booth seats throughout the restaurant.
Ability to transport glass-rack cases weighing up to 25 pounds, such as a case of beer, up to 15 times per shift.
Ability to navigate throughout the restaurant and communicate with guests.
Ability to move and grasp items weighing up to five pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Ability to bend and stoop.
Adequate vision to discern cleanliness throughout the restaurant and operate a touchscreen.

Responsibilities

Mix liquor, soda, water, fruit juice, and other ingredients to prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Interact verbally with bar guests to create a friendly and upbeat atmosphere.
Serve food and drinks to bar guests.
Complete assigned opening and closing side work.
Slice fruit and vegetable garnishes for drinks.
Present guest checks and make correct change or complete charge-card transactions.
Process employee and/or manager food orders.
Relay food orders to the kitchen using the computerized point-of-sale register system.