Banquet Bartender

OTO Development; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in hotel management is hiring a Banquet Bartender for their operations in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The role involves serving beverages during events, maintaining bar stock, and ensuring a high level of customer service. Applicants must have a high school diploma, basic knowledge of beverage service, and the ability to work flexible hours for events.

Benefits

Medical insurance options

401k with company match

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Travel discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently.
• Basic knowledge of food & beverage preparations.
• Ability to operate cash register and complete cash drops.

Responsibilities

• Serve beverages and ensure guest satisfaction.
• Maintain stock and set up banquet bar.
• Handle cash and balance transactions.

Skills

Basic knowledge of food & beverage preparations

Mathematical skills

Fluent English

Education

High School graduate or equivalent

State liquor service certification

Job description

National Base Salary Rate: $8.50 - $12.00/hour

*Rate depends upon state/market*

We are pleased to announce a wonderful opportunity for a Banquet Bartender.

What will you be doing most days?

• The Banquet Bartender will report to the Banquet Captain and will be responsible for serving beverages to guests in banquet rooms in a friendly, courteous and timely manner resulting in guest satisfaction
• Proper and adequate set-up of a banquet bar. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments, glassware, ice 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 to ensure 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.
• Check guests for proper identification.
• Detects and acts upon guest inebriation as trained.
• Demonstrates knowledge of liquor laws.
• Receives cash from guests, makes any change needed.
• Verifies validity of charges, records charges, and ensures vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all monies.
• Locks up and stores all beverages, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank at the end of all functions.
• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

What are the requirements for this position?

• Ability to read, write and speak the English language fluently to interact with staff and guests, and for the completion of requisitions, balance sheets and vouchers
• Basic knowledge of food & beverage preparations 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
• Ability to operate a keyboard & point of sale procedures to pre-check an order & close out a check
• High School graduate or equivalent required
• Availability to work flexible schedules including mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• State liquor service certification required

Physical Requirements for this Position

This can be a physically demanding position. You must be comfortable standing, sitting, walking, bending, lifting, and squatting for extended periods of time.

Travel Requirements

This position will require little to no travel outside the property and surrounding areas.

This property is managed by OTO Development.

About OTO Development

OTO Development is an industry-leading hotel development and management company. Partnering with the strongest brands in hospitality, OTO owns and operates a portfolio of upscale select service, extended stay, and lifestyle hotels in key markets across the United States.

OTO has been honored as Developer of the Year by major brand partners multiple times while also earning accolades for outstanding guest service, operational excellence, community service, and sales, marketing, and revenue success.

Our company provides competitive pay and benefit programs, including medical insurance options, dental and vison insurance, 401k with company match, company provided life insurance, tuition assistance, paid time off, paid holiday time, travel discounts, and more.