Lead Bartender

About the role

As a Bartender/Mixologist, you’ll craft classic and creative beverages while delivering exceptional service in a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere. You’ll engage with guests, manage bar inventory, and ensure a clean, organized bar environment. This role is perfect for someone with a passion for hospitality, strong attention to detail, and a flair for mixology.

Responsibilities

• Mix and serve drinks to guests
• Create innovative and delicious cocktails
• Maintain cleanliness of the bar area
• Provide exceptional customer service
• Manage bar inventory

You will report to the Beverage Manager or Bar Supervisor. This position can lead to opportunities as a bar manager, sommelier, or food and beverage manager.

Requirements

• Eligible to work in the United States
• Sufficient education and/or literacy to identify and read product labels and communicate with guests
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, kneel, and lift as required—with or without reasonable accommodations
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays
• A warm, professional demeanor that reflects our Culture of Excellence

Hotel experience is a plus. Additional consideration will be given to applicants with special certifications, such as bartender certification.

Benefits

• Career growth opportunities across our nationwide portfolio
• Flexible scheduling
• Access up to 40% of your earned wages before payday with PayActive
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
• Full healthcare benefits: medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) with guaranteed 4% match and no vesting period
• Exclusive hotel and food & beverage discounts

About HVMG

Our Be Excellent culture is more than just words on a website—we live and breathe it. As one associate said in an anonymous survey, "This is the best management company I've ever worked for. They walk the talk from the corporate office to the field." We believe that the hotel business is one of the few industries in which successful career paths can start anywhere on the org chart. You control your destiny, and, if our executives are any indication, today's dishwasher can be tomorrow's Senior Vice President.