Bar Bartender: Craft Personal, Memorable Guest Experiences

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Chicago is seeking a bartender to prepare and serve drinks for guests in a professional, courteous, and timely manner, while advocating for the bar and restaurant.

You will build relationships with guests, create personal experiences, and bring knowledge of wine and spirits to every service.

The role requires a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed; you will join a team that values hospitality, diversity, and exceptional guest care.

Qualifications

• 1 year of bartending experience is preferred.
• Passion for crafting and personalizing guest experiences.
• Excellent wine and spirits knowledge, great communication and presentation skills.
• Knowledgeable of credit card and cash handling procedures, as well as recording accurate tip-out sheets, and calculating accurate bill amounts.
• Food Handler and Alcohol Serving Certifications (if applicable).
• Flexible schedule and are able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome guests and promptly serve them food and beverages.
• Pour drinks, using standard pour according to specifications, receive and process orders in the POS system with accuracy.
• Serve food and drinks to guests, along with filling orders for the servers.
• Notify a manager if a guest is becoming intoxicated or rude to other guests.
• Fill and clean ice bins, clean and empty trash cans, change kegs, stock beer and wine coolers.
• Clean shelving, stainless steel, mixers, cups, blenders, and soda guns.
• Follow uniform and grooming specifications.
• Maintain cooperative communication with support crew and management.
• Unpack deliveries and stock the bar.
• We all wear multiple hats here at Kimpton. You may need to take on responsibilities outside of this job post at times, as we all do.

Skills

Bartending

Wine & Spirits Knowledge

Cash Handling & POS

Guest Interaction

Certifications

Job description

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Chicago is seeking a bartender to prepare and serve drinks for guests in a professional, courteous, and timely manner, while advocating for the bar and restaurant.

You will build relationships with guests, create personal experiences, and bring knowledge of wine and spirits to every service.

The role requires a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed; you will join a team that values hospitality, diversity, and exceptional guest care.