Bartender

HMSHost; Dorval; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a bustling airport location as a Bartender, where you'll greet customers and craft delightful beverages. This role involves taking orders, mixing drinks, and ensuring top-notch service while adhering to safety and sanitation standards. With a focus on customer interaction and a vibrant work environment, you'll have the opportunity to showcase your bartending skills and knowledge of alcoholic beverages. If you thrive in a fast-paced setting and enjoy engaging with a diverse clientele, this position is perfect for you. Experience the excitement of working in a high-volume environment while delivering exceptional service.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of bartending experience in a high-volume restaurant preferred.
• Knowledge of beer, wine, and spirits preparation and presentation.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers, take orders, and prepare drinks according to recipes.
• Ensure a clean, sanitized, and well-stocked bar.
• Follow cash handling policies and secure all transactions.

Skills

Bartending Experience

Customer Service

Cash Handling

Bilingual (English & French)

Knowledge of Alcoholic Beverages

Education

Minimum Age Requirement for Serving Alcohol

Job description

Airport Location: Montreal Airport

Advertised Compensation: $12.90 to $12.90

Summary:

The Bartender is responsible for greeting customers, taking drink/food orders, mixing ingredients such as liquor, soda, water, and sugar to prepare cocktails and other drinks, as well as serving beer and other beverages, and completing transactions; communicating ticket times and potential problems to the manager on duty and the servers as necessary; providing the highest quality of service to customers and associates at all times; performs all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management. This is a non-exempt position and typically reports to the Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, or General Manager depending upon local requirements.

Essential Functions:

1. Greets customers and takes food orders; provides information about products and looks for opportunities to “up-sell” products.
2. Follows recipes and/or product directions for mixing beverages.
3. Collects payments and operates cash registers for drinks and/or food served following company established cash handling policies and procedures for all transactions; secures all monies at the end of each shift.
4. Follows alcohol awareness procedures for preventing intoxication and deals with intoxicated guests.
5. Follows all HMSHost customer service, adult beverage, and cash handling policies and procedures.
6. Ensures a clean, sanitized, and well-stocked bar.
7. Adheres to all company safety and sanitation policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

1. Must meet state minimum age for serving alcoholic beverages.
2. Requires at least 1 year of closely related bartending experience; work experience in a high volume or fast casual dining restaurant environment preferred.
3. Requires knowledge of beer, wine, and spirits as well as their preparation and presentation, keeping updated on new and revised beverage recipes.
4. Demonstrates the ability to interact with the public and coworkers in a friendly, enthusiastic, and outgoing manner.
5. Requires the ability to speak, read, and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with customers.
6. Requires the ability to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
7. Requires the ability to walk, bend, twist, and stand to perform normal job functions.
8. Cash handling and customer service experience preferred.
9. Frequently immerses hands in water and water diluted with chemical solutions.

Bilingual Requirement: Job postings mandate bilingualism (English & French) because the workplace is situated in a federally regulated building where both languages are official in Canada.

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti-discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).

Source: HMSHost