Bartender

About the role

The Westin Annapolis is located downtown and offers a welcoming atmosphere for guests. Joining our team means benefiting from the HEI Loves culture, which celebrates our associates. We provide competitive compensation, benefits, paid time off, and daily pay. Our associates can access a variety of perks including health and wellness packages, robust retirement plans, travel benefits, product and service discounts, and more. The Westin Annapolis fosters a family-friendly environment where associates work hard while enjoying their time.

Responsibilities

• Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis, including requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet.
• Maintain stock, cut, and store all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices, and other perishables daily to ensure product quality.
• Greet guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promoting and documenting orders for drinks.
• Mix, garnish, and present drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.
• Input orders into a register at the point of sale and create a check for each guest, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
• Receive cash from guests, make any change needed, verify validity of charges, record charges, and ensure vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all money.
• Lock and store all beverage, food and other equipment items, deposit cash drops and secure bank.
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
• Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Hotel experience preferred.
• Must communicate well with guests.
• Basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages.
• Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register, make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes.
• Sufficient manual dexterity in hands in order to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to operate a keyboard and point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, customers, and patrons.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences, such as effectively communicating with supervisors, coworkers, public etc.

Benefits

HEI Hotels and Resorts offers a comprehensive benefit program designed to support your physical, mental, and financial wellness. This includes competitive medical and dental programs through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Vision insurance programs through EyeMed, Vacation, Sick and Holiday programs, Pet Insurance through the ASPCA, and a 401(k) Savings Plan with matching funds. Additionally, we provide Short and Long-Term Disability plans, Supplemental, Spousal, and Child Life insurance, and a variety of other benefits. Specific details and eligibility vary by location and employment status.

HEI Hotels and Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.