Bartender

Location: Louisville, KY 40202

About the role

The Bartender is responsible for providing guests with excellent service in a timely manner and assisting beverage servers with orders to ensure quality guest service and provide patrons with a favorable gaming experience.

Responsibilities

• Consistently prepares drinks according to Derby City Gaming Downtown recipes and specifications for guests and fulfills cocktail servers’ orders in a timely manner.
• Responsible for cleanliness of the bar area.
• Assists with inventory control, stocking, and proper rotation of product.
• Prepares and sells all drinks on the menu and handles all transactions in accordance with cash handling policy.
• Responsible for set up and breakdown of bar area as well as side work and projects as necessary.
• Knowledge of sanitation and health department regulations for safe handling of alcohol.
• Ensures the safety and security of Team Members and guests.
• Performs “responsible alcohol service” with regards to guest limitations and passes any/all responsible alcohol service training.
• Interacts and speaks with guests to maintain great guest relations and provide opportunities for loyalty.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Knowledge of all bar equipment, cash registers, and the company’s beverage system.
• Maintains interpersonal working relationships among all personnel.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and handle high-pressure, high-volume demands.
• Black non-slip shoes required.
• High school diploma or GED, or equivalent work experience preferred.
• Two or more years of experience bartending preferred.
• Ability to obtain a valid Racing License.

Skills

• Customer service
• Cash handling
• Inventory control
• Sanitation and health department compliance

Pay

This position pays $10.00 per hour on Friday and Saturday, and $15.00 per hour Sunday through Thursday. The bartender is also eligible to receive tips.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequently required to sit or stand; walk; use hands to finger, reach, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• Subjected to circulating throughout the assigned areas, including the smoking area, actively observing players and functioning of machines.