Bartender Job Description

 

Bartender Job Description 

We are looking for a professional, high-energy Bartender with excellent communication skills to serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our customers. The Bartender will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. You will also upsell items, create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties.

To succeed as a Bartender, you should have a neat appearance and engaging, friendly personality. You should be efficient, observant, knowledgeable, and personable.

Bartender Responsibilities:

  • Welcoming customers, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking drink orders.
  • Planning drink menus and informing customers about new beverages and specials.
  • Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers.
  • Checking identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol.
  • Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked.
  • Adhering to all food safety and quality regulations.
  • Handling cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.
  • Maintaining a clean work and dining area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.
  • Developing new cocktail recipes.

Bartender Requirements:

  • High School Diploma.
  • Additional education, training, certificates, or experience may be required.
  • Meets state minimum age to serve alcohol.
  • Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Positive, engaging personality, and professional appearance.
  • Basic math and computer skills.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Strong task and time management abilities.
  • Eye for detail and understanding of drink mixing tools and techniques.
  • Ability to stand, walk, bend, etc for extended periods, and lift up to 25 lbs.

Bartender responsibilities include:

  • Preparing alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages for bar and patrons
  • Interacting with customers, taking orders and serving snacks and drinks
  • Assessing bar customers’ needs and preferences and making recommendations

Job brief

We are looking for an enthusiastic Bartender to provide an excellent guest drinking experience. Good Bartenders will be able to create classic and innovative drinks exceeding customers’ needs and expectations. Compensation includes salary and tips. 

Responsibilities

  • Prepare alcohol or non-alcohol beverages for bar and restaurant patrons
  • Interact with customers, take orders and serve snacks and drinks
  • Assess customers’ needs and preferences and make recommendations
  • Mix ingredients to prepare cocktails
  • Plan and present bar menu
  • Check customers’ identification and confirm it meets legal drinking age
  • Restock and replenish bar inventory and supplies
  • Stay guest focused and nurture an excellent guest experience
  • Comply with all food and beverage regulations

Requirements

  • Resume and proven working experience as a Bartender
  • Excellent knowledge of in mixing, garnishing and serving drinks
  • Computer literacy
  • Knowledge of a second language is a plus
  • Positive attitude and excellent communication skills
  • Ability to keep the bar organized, stocked and clean
  • Relevant training certificate
    Deliver a consistently high level of customer service to each client and maintain a safe environment by identifying problem clients and having them removed
    Keep bar area clean in accordance with the company’s guidelines as well as the requirements of the local health department
    Maintain an accurate cash drawer throughout the night and be able to account for any and all discrepancies in the final drawer tally
    Mix all drinks based on the serving sizes as outlined in the company manual to keep drink costs at a minimum
    Develop an efficient work pace that keeps the customers at the bar and in the dining room satisfied at all times

    Bartender Job Responsibilities:

    • Provides a pleasant drinking experience to customers.
    • Serves drinks while maintaining a clean and sanitary bar area.
    • Attends to the detail and presentation of each order.
    • Prepares and maintains ingredients by following recipes.
    • Adheres to proper alcohol handling, sanitation, and safety procedures, and maintains appropriate dating, labeling, and rotation of all beverage items.
    • Coordinates daily supply inventory for bar and submits orders to supervisor; assists with receipt of deliveries.
    • Contributes to daily, holiday, and theme drink menus in collaboration with supervisor.
    • Ensures smooth operation of bar services during absence of supervisor.
    • Completes cleaning according to daily and weekly schedules, including dishwashing as needed.
    • Assists with orienting new employees to their work area.
    • Listens to customer complaints and suggestions and resolves complaints.
    • Instructs personnel in use of new equipment and cleaning methods and provides efficient and effective methods of maintaining work area.
    • Participates in and/or contributes to programs, committees, or projects designed to improve quality of service and employee productivity.

     


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