BANQUET BARTENDER

Crescent Hotels & Resorts; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Crescent Hotels & Resorts in Syracuse is seeking an experienced bartender for our on-site bar and events. You will mix, garnish and present drinks, greet guests and document orders using standard recipes.

The role requires accurate cash handling, compliance with liquor laws, and a reliable, team-oriented attitude. Previous bartending experience in restaurants, catering or similar settings is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience bartending in a restaurant, banquet or catering environment.
• Excellent English communication and guest service skills.
• Ability to handle cash and balance the register.
• Basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service.
• Team player with professional appearance and conduct.
• Ability to stand for long periods and work in confined spaces.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily bar setup and stock beverages, garnishes, and condiments.
• Greet guests, promote and document drink orders, mix and garnish drinks.
• Comply with state, federal, and corporate alcohol regulations.
• Input orders at POS and balance monetary receipts.
• Lock up and secure beverage and equipment; perform cash drops.
• Attend work regularly and perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

English communication

Team player

Cash handling

Professional appearance

Food & beverage knowledge

Drink mixing and garnishing

Tools

Point of Sale (POS)

Job description

Description

Must have previous experience bartending at a restaurant, catering, or other business establishment.

• Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet
• Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables daily to insure product quality.
• Greets guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promotes and documents orders for drinks. Mixes, garnishes and presents drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.
• Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.
• Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
• Receives cash from guests, makes any change needed, verifies validity of charges, records charges, and insures vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all moneys.
• Locks up and stores all beverage, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
• Perform any other job related duties as assigned.

Compensation

$10.70 per hour

Description

Must have previous experience bartending at a restaurant, catering, or other business establishment.

Essential Job Functions

• Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet
• Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables daily to insure product quality.
• Greets guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promotes and documents orders for drinks. Mixes, garnishes and presents drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.
• Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.
• Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
• Receives cash from guests, makes any change needed, verifies validity of charges, records charges, and insures vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all moneys.
• Locks up and stores all beverage, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
• Perform any other job related duties as assigned.

Required Skills And Abilities

Must have the ability to communicate in English. Self-starting personality with an even disposition. Maintain a professional appearance and manner at all times. Can communicate well with guests. Must be willing to “pitch-in” and help co- workers with their job duties and be a team player. Must have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages. Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes. Sufficient manual dexterity in hands in order to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock. Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items. Ability to operate a keyboard and point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check. Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, customers and patrons.

Qualifications

Experience working as a bartender in a restaurant, banquet or catering organization

Behaviors

• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest (Required)

Experience

• Required

1 Years

Experience working as a bartender in a restaurant, banquet or catering organization

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