Bartender

Margaritaville Bayside Miami•Miami, FL

3h•Onsite

About The Position

Margaritaville and Landshark is a warm and inviting place that offers an exciting employment experience focused on creating and delivering fun and escapism for guests. The company is a top employer due to competitive wages, benefits packages, and career advancement opportunities, with 90% of team members loving their job and 92% proud to work for the company. The Bartender is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a specific bar, providing service to both external and internal guests.

Requirements

One to three years experience as a bartender required.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to interact professionally with other departments and outside contacts.
Ability to complete a heavy workload and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision.
Good judgment and decision-making abilities.
Ability to free-pour to recipe specs and has extensive knowledge of mixed cocktails and frozen drink mixing.
Must be at least the minimum age required to serve alcohol as determined by applicable state law.
Health permit/food safety and alcohol awareness certification; staff member is required to obtain cards individually and provide proof of possession prior to first day of employment.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and guests.
Expressing or exchanging ideas or instructions by the spoken word.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Nice To Haves

High-volume environment experience (preferred)
High school degree or GED preferred

Responsibilities

Prepares and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages for guests and for staff to serve to guests.
Verifies all guests that purchase alcohol are at least 21 years of age.
Follows all established recipes and procedures in beverage preparation.
Possesses full knowledge of food and beverage products served and utilizes suggestive selling techniques.
Takes orders and delivers food and beverage in a timely manner.
Operates point-of-sale system with high level of efficiency and handles large amounts of currency.
Practices proper cash handling procedures by addressing the point-of-sale system after every transaction, properly organizing money, counting change back to guests, and following appropriate checkout procedures.
Maintains cleanliness of bar, glassware, utensils, counters, and ashtrays.
Cleans up spilled drinks, excess liquid, broken glass, other debris, etc. in a timely manner.
Tracks items that were spilled or wasted.
Acts as a final check on the quality of food and beverage items before they are served to guests, including appropriate garnishes and condiments.
Assists with stocking the bars initially with liquor, beer, wine, juices, mixes, glassware, utensils, cocktail napkins, fresh - cut fruit, garnishes, etc.
Provides aid to the barbacks in re-stocking and maintaining par levels of those items.
Conducts inventory of all liquor and bar related supplies.
Ensures guests receive immediate, friendly, and personalized service to build their intent to return.
Maintains satisfaction by answering questions thoroughly, handling complaints or directing them to a manager, and providing specific item suggestions and information about the establishment.
Completes all opening, running, and closing duties as assigned.
Follows proper ordering procedures to maintain appropriate par levels of all bar related products.
Ensures that alcohol is consumed in designated areas only.
Assists management in training new Staff Members within their department, when applicable.
Maintains high-level of knowledge regarding the company’s products and happenings, and communicates properly to guests; establishes rapport with all guests through name recognition.
Notifies manager/supervisor of low inventory and recommends new inventory; communicates opportunities and concerns.
Performs other duties and tasks as assigned or determined by management or supervisors and moves with a sense of urgency.
Adheres to responsible alcohol service established by company policy.
Understands and utilizes all safety and sanitation practices as defined in the safety program and reports any accidents to management.
Adheres to all company policies and procedures as established in the Staff Member Handbook.