Premium Bartender (Tipped)

Location: American Airlines Admirals Club, EWR

About the role

As a Premium Bartender (Tipped) at Sodexo, you will have an opportunity to showcase your creativity and passion for crafting quality cocktails and other beverages to enhance the drinking and dining experience of patrons at client sites that may include lounges, stadiums, corporate offices, hospitals, and campuses.

Responsibilities

• Create classic and innovative cocktails, selecting the appropriate glassware, garnishing drinks, and educating customers about the drink menu.
• Take orders and serve drinks either directly or indirectly through waitstaff, assessing customers’ needs and preferences to make recommendations as needed.
• Maintain the bar area, ensuring it is neat, sanitary, and well-stocked, including stocking ice, beverages (beer, wine, liquor), slicing bar fruit, preparing specialty mixers, cleaning glassware, utensils, and other bar necessities.
• Comply with all food and beverage regulations, ensuring the bar operates efficiently, including checking identification of customers to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol.
• May be responsible for training and supervising employees as directed by onsite management.
• Attend work and arrive for scheduled shifts on time with satisfactory regularity.
• Other duties may be assigned and can differ among accounts, depending on business necessities and client requirements.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• 2 – 3 years of related experience, with a focus in high-end establishments or hospitality management experience preferred.
• If applicable, holds an appropriate license, certification, or permit to bartend and/or service food in the city and state in which the work will be performed.
• Mixology certifications/training desirable.

Schedule

Mornings - varying days. More details will be provided during the interview process.

Pay

$21.50 per hour.

Benefits

• Flexible and supportive work environment.
• Access to ongoing training/development and advancement opportunities.
• Paid time off, holidays, medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, 401k, discount programs.
• Some locations may offer additional site-specific benefits, including free “shift” meals (and/or allowances/per diems), uniforms, safety shoes, public transportation support, and/or parking.

About Sodexo

At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better everyday for everyone and build a better life for all. We believe in improving the quality of life for those we serve and contributing to the economic, social, and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Sodexo partners with clients to provide a truly memorable experience for both customers and employees alike through food service, catering, facilities management, and other integrated solutions worldwide.