BARTENDER

Blue Plate Restaurant Company Inc•Maple Grove, MN

19d

About The Position

The Bartender is expected to provide knowledgeable, engaging hospitality and create a positive guest experience. The role calls for attention to detail, open body language, multitasking, a positive attitude, and a welcoming demeanor. Bartenders should build rapport with guests, use genuine salesmanship, guide guests through available options, and stay aware of the bar atmosphere and surrounding events. Bartenders prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, mix cocktails, serve snacks and drinks, and maintain bar inventory and supplies. They are expected to work efficiently, follow recipes, clean as they go, handle cash properly, and accurately pour beer, wine, and spirits. They should be knowledgeable about classic cocktails, beverage products, preparation techniques, temperatures, and ice. The position also provides work direction and supervision for the Barback, if applicable, and requires participation in applicable training. Employees are expected to support a respectful, positive, and nondiscriminatory workplace and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma and/or GED equivalent.
Exceptional interpersonal communication skills.
Strong organizational skills.
High ability to multitask.
Passion for the business.
Ability to develop and maintain strong, regular customer relationships.
Ability to provide work direction and an appropriate level of supervision for the Barback position, if applicable.
Reliable transportation.
Ability to pass all required pre-employment background checks.
Ability to speak, read, and write fluent English.
Ability to perform basic mathematical functions and reason through varied situations and instructions.
Physical ability to stand, walk, bend, climb, lift, twist, and move for prolonged periods; lift up to 75 pounds occasionally; and lift over the shoulders regularly.
Ability to communicate clearly and hear ordinary conversations.
Ability to perform repetitive movements using the entire body.

Nice To Haves

One to three years of bartending experience preferred.
Knowledge of a second language.
Knowledge of classic cocktails, spirits, beer, wine, beverage techniques, temperatures, and ice.

Responsibilities

Prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Interact with customers, take orders, and serve snacks and drinks.
Assess customers’ needs and preferences and make recommendations.
Mix ingredients to prepare cocktails.
Plan and present the bar menu.
Check customers’ identification and confirm that they meet the legal drinking age.
Restock and replenish bar inventory and supplies.
Stay focused on guests and nurture an excellent guest experience.
Provide work direction and supervision for the Barback position, if applicable.
Participate in and satisfactorily complete all required training for the applicable position.
Maintain a positive work atmosphere through respectful, professional communication and positive relationships with coworkers, supervisors, customers, vendors, and visitors.
Support the Blue Plate Restaurant Company mission by treating customers, visitors, vendors, and colleagues with respect and dignity and without discrimination.
Perform all other duties as assigned.
Build rapport with guests, introduce oneself, ask guests’ names, and develop repeat customers.
Remain aware of and adjust the bar atmosphere as appropriate, including music, lighting, and temperature.
Work efficiently by multitasking, making drinks to recipe, cleaning as work proceeds, handling cash properly, and accurately pouring beverages.