Professional Bartender

ValCorp•Park City, UT

117d•$3 - $5•Onsite

About The Position

The professional bartender serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and food to patrons at counters and tables within the restaurant and outdoor patio. The role includes taking orders, mixing beverages, checking customer ages, maintaining bar supplies, and ensuring a positive customer experience. Bartending requires mixology and customer-service skills, as well as the ability to manage a busy, high-pressure environment. Additional duties include presenting menus; answering questions and making suggestions about beverages, food, and service; recording and relaying orders to the kitchen; serving courses; observing guests to respond to requests and determine when meals are complete; totaling bills and accepting payment. The bartender may also prepare soup, salads, pies, desserts, and coffee, perform other services according to the establishment’s practices, and clear and reset counters or tables between courses or meals.

Requirements

Two years of professional bartending experience at an upscale restaurant or hotel.
High school diploma or GED.
Mixology and customer-service skills.
Ability to manage a busy, high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

Mix and serve beer, wine, cocktails, and other beverages.
Greet customers, take orders, check identification to verify age, and engage with patrons.
Maintain bar supplies; clean equipment and the bar area; and organize displays.
Stock the bar with liquor, glassware, and other necessary items.
Address excessive drinking and help prevent problems, including arranging taxis for intoxicated patrons.
Handle payments and balance cash receipts for drinks served.
Present menus, answer questions, and make suggestions regarding beverages, food, and service.
Record orders and relay them to the kitchen; serve courses from the kitchen and service areas.
Observe guests to fulfill additional requests and determine when a meal is complete.
Total bills and accept payment from patrons.
Perform food and beverage tasks such as ladling soup, tossing salads, portioning pies and desserts, and brewing coffee.
Clear and reset counters or tables at the conclusion of courses or meals.