Bar & Beverage Specialist - Family-Driven Hospitality

Carlos O'Kelly's; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive Restaurant Group in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking a Bartender to join Carlos O’Kelly’s family of restaurants. You will create a welcoming bar atmosphere, mix and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, and interact with guests while also assisting with food service.

The role emphasizes friendly service, the ability to operate blenders and frozen drink machines, stand for long shifts, and handle POS transactions.

Qualifications

• A desire to care for others, grow, and learn.
• A positive attitude.
• Able to operate blenders, frozen drink machines and other bar equipment.
• Stands during the entire shift.
• Frequent immersion of hands in water every five minutes.
• Ability to wipe down table tops, table legs, pick up debris off floor and wipe down booth seats in all areas of the restaurant.
• Transports glass racks up to 25 pounds up to 15 times per shift.
• Reading, writing, basic math and verbal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Mixes ingredients such as liquor, soda, water, and fruit juice to prepare alcoholic and non‑alcoholic beverages (30%*).
• Interacts verbally with all bar guests creating a friendly and upbeat atmosphere (20%*).
• Serves food and drinks to all bar guests (15%*).
• Completes assigned opening and closing side work (15%*).
• Slices fruit and vegetable garnishes for drinks (5%*).
• Presents guest checks to bar patrons. Makes correct change and/or completes any necessary charge card transactions (5%*).
• Processes employee and/or manager food orders (5%*).
• Relays food orders to the kitchen via the point-of-sale computerized register system (5%).

Skills

Customer service

Positive attitude

Bar equipment operation

Stands long shifts

Manual dexterity

Communication

Basic math

Food & drink service

Job description

Thrive Restaurant Group in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking a Bartender to join Carlos O’Kelly’s family of restaurants. You will create a welcoming bar atmosphere, mix and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, and interact with guests while also assisting with food service.

The role emphasizes friendly service, the ability to operate blenders and frozen drink machines, stand for long shifts, and handle POS transactions.