Bartender - Fine Dining - $13/Hour + Tips

Essential Functions

• Takes customer drink orders.
• Properly greet each guest and provide outstanding customer service offering drink and food specials.
• Total bills, present check, collect settlement, and process payment.
• Reconcile transactions at the end of each shift, cash out, and maintain a balanced bank.
• Be thoroughly familiar with all menu items, including ingredients and food allergens, and spirit/wine/beer lists to assist guests and answer questions accurately.
• Prepare cocktails according to recipes, using correct tools and glassware.
• Develop new cocktail recipes when directed by management, utilizing mixology skills to combine unique flavor profiles and presentation methods.
• Greeting guests and help them select food and beverages by presenting the menus, offering cocktails and entrees, and answering food preparation questions.
• Serve food and beverages, ensuring timeliness, completeness, and accuracy.
• Serve meals to patrons according to established rules or etiquette, working in a casual dining setting.
• Remove dirty dishes, replenish utensils as needed, refill beverages, and be alert to any guest needs.
• Process payments according to POS and cash handling procedures.
• Perform last call.
• Maintain bar inventory to determine par levels and communicate ordering needs to management staff.

Additional Requirements

• Must obtain and maintain all licenses / certifications per Federal, State, and Illinois Gaming Commission.
• Must successfully pass background check.
• Must have valid Food Handlers Card, Liquor License, and IGB Badge.
• Must be at least twenty-one (21) years of age.
• Must be able to work holidays and weekends, as well as flexible shifts.

Knowledge & Ability

• Ability to perform numerical operations using basic counting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, or dividing.
• Ability to effectively deal with internal and external customers and staff, some of whom will require high levels of patience, tact, and diplomacy.
• Ability to work as part of a team in a high-volume environment.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Have interpersonal skills to deal effectively with all business contacts.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Fluency in English: additional languages preferred.
• Ability to move throughout the business (standing, walking, kneeling, bending, sit) for extended periods of time.
• Ability to make repeating movements of the arms, hands, and wrists.
• Ability to express or exchange ideas verbally and perceive sound by ear.
• Ability to obtain impressions through the eyes.
• Manual dexterity, hand-eye coordination, and ability to work with hand above shoulders.
• Ability to regularly move objects (lift, push, pull, balance, carry) up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to turn or twist body parts in a circular motion.
• Ability to tolerate exposure to heat, cold, chemicals, and loud/noisy environment.
• Maintaining a well-groomed appearance.
• Following all uniform guidelines.
• Practicing all safety & sanitation standards.
• Recycling products, where possible.
• Following all food safety & sanitation procedures.
• Practicing all general safety standards.