LEAD BARTENDER (FULL TIME)
About The Position
Moss is a private members’ club offering a refined yet welcoming dining experience. Our approach to hospitality is thoughtful, detail-driven, and rooted in collaboration across culinary, beverage, and service teams. This role involves leading the day-to-day operation and continued development of the bar program, developing and maintaining a cocktail program aligned with the club’s philosophy, and assisting management with beverage purchasing, receiving, inventory, storage, and organization. The position also requires maintaining appropriate inventory levels, controlling beverage costs, waste, breakage, and variance, assisting with inventory counting, maintaining bar equipment and systems, and identifying operational needs proactively. The Lead Bartender will also establish clear expectations for preparation, service, cleanliness, organization, and guest engagement.
Requirements
- Two years of NYC bartending experience is required.
- Full availability is required.
Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day operation and continued development of the bar program.
- Develop and maintain a thoughtful, seasonally relevant cocktail program aligned with the club’s philosophy.
- Assist management with beverage purchasing, receiving, inventory, storage, and organization.
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels while helping to control beverage costs, waste, breakage, and variance.
- Assist with inventory counting.
- Maintain bar equipment and systems and identify operational needs proactively.
- Establish clear expectations for preparation, service, cleanliness, organization, and guest engagement.
- Prepares and serves beverages to guests in bar area in a friendly, courteous and timely manner.
- 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
- Internal Employee Referral Bonus Available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
