BARTENDER - COUNCIL ROOM

Position Summary

Provides fast, friendly, professional beverage service to banquet guests and beverage servers

Supervision Exercised

The Bartender is supervised by the Lead Bartender, Restaurant Supervisor, or Restaurant Manager.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

1. Greets and welcomes all guests in a pleasant and professional manner.
2. Prepares and pours drink orders with proper portions and ingredients according to recipe, communicates with beverage servers, and presents drinks to guests or servers as required.
3. Slices and pits fruit for garnishing drinks. 
4. Operates and maintains all equipment and utensils as required in accordance with established guidelines and safety procedures.
5. Maintains a clean and stocked workstation in accordance with established health and safety guidelines.
6. Operates POS System, ringing proper amount into the register and giving the guest or server the correct change; accounts for all cash, charge and complimentary sales according to established procedure; maintains integrity of all financial controls and responsibilities.
7. Monitors guest consumption of alcohol and intervenes as needed according to guidelines.
8. Responsible for clean up of bar, removal or portable bar back to bar storage area, return of unused liquor, advising  Banquet Captain of items needed to be restocked/ordered, and all closing bar paperwork as required.
9. Responsible for contacting Banquet Captain or Convention Center Manger to authorize all register voids.
10. Responsible for greeting guests and offering professional and friendly service.
11. May order liquors and supplies.
12. Participates in daily stand up meetings.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Excellent customer service/communication skills.
2. The Ability to count money and change correctly.
3. Knowledge of cocktail ingredients and proper mixing and pouring techniques.
4. Ability to follow written and oral directions.

Minimum Qualifications, Education and Experience

Required:

1. Must be at least 21 years of age.
2. One (1) year previous experience as a bartender.

Preferred:

1. High School Diploma, GED certification or equivalent.

Licensing Status

1. Must be able to successfully pass a stringent background investigation.
2. Will require a post-offer, pre-employment and random drug screening.
3. Must obtain and maintain a New Mexico Alcohol Server’s License within 30 days of hire date.

Working Conditions

The bartender must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision. While performing the duties of this job, the bartender is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The associate is occasionally exposed to extreme heat.  The associate occasionally works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

1. Work is performed indoors and outdoors. Outside work is subject to temperature extremes and inclement weather conditions.
2. Work hours subject to change with overtime work required.
3. Subject to hazards which may cause personal bodily harm; smoke; diseases; cuts bruises, burns, common cold, influenza, dust, odors and elevated noise levels.
4. Tasks may be performed on uneven, inclined, hard and soft carpeted floors, cement structures and surfaces.
5. Duties may involve walking, standing for long periods of time, sitting and crouching.
6. Specific required movements include the following:
   1. Trunk- bend, twist, rotate, push, pull, carry.
   2. Arms – reach, carry, lift, twist, and rotate.
   3. Legs – lift, push, pull, twist, and rotate.
   4. Hands – Grasp, manipulate bilateral coordination, hand and eye coordination, and overall and finger dexterity.