Bartender (PT) - Paschal's Restaurant (Atlanta, Georgia)

Key Responsibilities

• Ensures each guest receives superior service by providing a friendly environment, which includes prompt recognition and greeting of guests with a smile using established service standards.
• Communicates, explains and suggestively sell menu offerings, products, and promotions to guests.
• Takes orders and prepares alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in accordance with company standards.
• Maintains a well-stocked bar with required mixers, bar supplies; and prepares garnishes for drinks.
• Completes cash handling duties with appropriate paperwork; processes and presents checks to guests and completes payment transactions.
• Coincides with the kitchen to ensure timely service and maintains neat and clean workstation.
• Follows alcohol awareness and procedures for the purchase and serving of alcoholic beverages.
• Follows safe food handling and proper hygiene practices.
• Adheres to workplace safety standards for operating and maintaining equipment and reports any equipment malfunction to management immediately.
• Performs opening and/or closing side works according to established checklists.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education/Previous Experience: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Required Skills: Must meet state minimum age for serving alcoholic beverages; must be able to obtain alcohol awareness certification; must have knowledge of beer, wine, and liquor; Demonstrate the ability to effectively interact with guests, coworkers, and members of management; Ability to focus on providing a superior guest experience.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions and effectively communicate information individually and in small group situations to customers and co-workers. Ability to understand the English language both written and verbal.
• Physical Demands: Must be able to communicate in verbal and written forms, and visually navigate through the unit. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to continuously stand and walk. Use hands for lifting and carrying (0-50 lbs.) including frequent reaching, grasping, pushing and pulling (0-60 lb.); and stooping and bending. Frequent immersion of hands in water and other cleaning agents.
• Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.