Catering Bartender

Compass Group • Glencoe, IL

106d • $20 - $22

About The Position

The Catering Bartender at Chicago Botanic Gardens prepares and serves beverages to guests in a friendly, courteous, and timely manner. This role involves adhering to liquor regulations, setting up bars, maintaining stock, and ensuring product quality. The bartender greets guests, takes orders, mixes drinks, checks identification, and manages cash transactions while maintaining cleanliness and organization in the work area.

Requirements

• Must be able to adhere to state, federal and corporate liquor regulations.
• Experience in bartending or food service preferred.
• Ability to greet guests and take orders in a friendly manner.
• Knowledge of liquor laws and responsible serving practices.
• Ability to handle cash transactions accurately.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to state, federal and corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests.
• Sets up assigned bars; requisitions and stocks all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments, glassware, ice and produce.
• Maintains stock, prepares, cures and stores all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables to ensure product quality.
• Greets guests in a courteous, friendly manner.
• Takes and/or processes orders for drinks; mixes, garnishes and presents drinks using standard ingredient recipes; practices prudent portion control.
• Checks guests at the bar for proper identification.
• Detects and acts upon guest inebriation as trained.
• Demonstrates knowledge of liquor laws.
• Receives cash from guests, makes change, verifies validity of charges, records charges and ensures vouchers are properly executed.
• Locks up and stores all beverage product, food, equipment items, deposits and cash drops; secures bank.
• Performs general cleaning tasks to adhere to health and safety standards; keeps work area clean and organized.
• Arranges bottles and glasses to maintain an attractive display in the bar area.
• Washes and sterilizes stemware.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Instapay (early access to your wages) and high interest savings through the EVEN app.
• Associate Shopping Program.
• Health and Wellness Program.
• Discount Marketplace.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Eligibility for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods