Bartender - Toro
hace 1 día
Albany
Job Description Summary: The bartender mixes and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to guests at the bar and guests in the dining room through the wait staff. The bartender is a service oriented sales person with knowledge of spirits, beer and wine, food and food pairings and who uses that knowledge to guide the guest to an enjoyable experience. Job Duties: • Greets guest within 30 seconds of guest approaching the bar, • Knows and follows all standard recipes for drinks, knows wine varietals, and beer styles and can explain their distinctions, properties and prices, • Pours consistent and proper measures of alcohol and wine pours in appropriate clean glassware, • Has complete knowledge of all menu items and their preparations. Serves all products adhering to company service standards, • Studies and stays current of all bar trends and recipes, • Participates in developing specialty cocktails and menus that fit the current season, • Follows alcohol awareness procedures to prevent over service to the guest, • Collect proper payment for all food and beverage served at the bar following proper accounting procedures, • Ensures that all beverages appear on the check by filling orders only after they have been ordered through the computer at the bar or through a server POS, • Efficiently transfers bar tabs to the correct server/table for guest convenience and follows up with communication to the server to avoid lost charges, • Answers the phone and assists guest when the manager or host is unavailable, • Takes to-go orders, fills orders when possible and collects payment, • Educates servers and other front of the house employees about all alcoholic beverages, • Cleans, sanitizes and maintains bar and all bar tools and equipment, • Maintains bar stock and rotation of all bar product, • Is conscious of waste. Cuts fruit and opens juices and other perishable product only as needed, • Sets-up and breaks down bar according to established guidelines with consideration of the following shift, • Communicates to supervisor all significant matters and assist in proper corrective action, • Maintains a respectful and cooperative working relationship with all other employees, • Maintains a polished, professional appearance, • Presents a positive and supportive image of the company, • Must have at least 3 years of bartending experience, • Outgoing, pleasant personality, and a desire to please guests, • Willingness to learn and share that learning with other staff members, • Ability to lift 30 pounds and stand for 8 hours, • 401K with employer match, • Competitive health insurance benefits (medical, dental and vision) available to members averaging only 24 hours per week, • HSA option available, • Supplemental insurance policies through AFLAC available, • Paid vacation, sick time and holidays rTQ3VE7FAK