Bartender

Hampton Inn Daytona Beach; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampton Inn Daytona Beach is seeking a friendly bartender/house associate to serve beverages and light food, greet guests, take orders, and operate the bar register. You will balance cash, prepare drinks, stock supplies, and maintain a safe, clean bar area in accordance with company policies.

Applicants should have knowledge of liquor regulations, a Food Handler Card, basic math skills, and the ability to stand and lift up to 30 pounds.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of State, Federal and Corporate liquor regulations.
• Hold a current Food Handler Card.
• Basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service.
• Basic mathematical skills for cash handling and vouchers.
• Basic English writing skills for requisitions and vouchers.
• Manual dexterity for garnishes, glassware, ice, and stock.
• Ability to understand inquiries and communicate simple instructions.
• Ability to memorize and promote menu items.
• Ability to operate beverage equipment.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs and stand/walk continuously.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests, promote and document drink orders and present drinks using recipes.
• Stock bar supplies and maintain daily bar setup and requisitioning.
• Maintain garnishes, juices and perishables for quality and freshness.
• Handle cash, balance money, and ensure vouchers are properly executed.
• Take room service orders, input into POS, and create checks for guests.
• Clean bar area and adhere to safety and health standards.
• Follow all policies, procedures, safety rules, and emergency procedures.
• Assist other beverage staff as needed and perform related duties.

Skills

Liquor regulations

Cash handling

Math skills

English comprehension

Garnish and beverage prep

Customer service

Menu knowledge

Beverage equipment operation

Safety awareness

Education

Food Handler Card

Tools

Cash register

Job description

To serve beverages and/or food to the guests in a friendly, courteous and timely manner, resulting in guest satisfaction. Also, to prepare beverages for other server to supply to guests, and act as cashier for the lounge.

• Greet 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.
• Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar daily. 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 ensure product quality.
• Receives cash from guests, makes any change needed, verifies validity of charges, records charges, and ensures vouchers are properly executed, to balance all moneys.
• Locks up and stores all beverages, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.
• Responsible for answering bar phone within three rings and correctly and courteously take room service orders. Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest and personnel guests, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
• Performs general cleaning tasks using standard hotel cleaning products as assigned by your supervisor to adhere to health standards.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
• Follows safety and security procedures and rules.
• Knows department fire prevention and emergency procedures.
• Utilizes protective equipment.
• Reports unsafe conditions to supervisor.
• Reports accidents, injuries, near-misses, property damage or loss to supervisor.
• Provides for a safe work environment by following all safety and security procedures and rules.
• All team members must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance. (Specific standards outlined in team member handbook).
• Perform any related duties as requested by supervisor/manager.
• Assists other Beverage Personnel when need.
• needed.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of all State, Federal and Corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests.
• Hold a current Food Handler Card.
• 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.
• Basic English language writing skills necessary for completion of requisitions, and vouchers.
• Sufficient manual dexterity in hands to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock.
• Basic knowledge of the English language sufficient to understand inquiries from customers and communicate simple instructions.
• Ability to comprehend and apply written product labeling instructions to enable the safe application of products and processes within the hotel.
• Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items.
• Ability to operate beverage equipment, e.g., coffee maker.
• Ability to transport up to 30 lbs. through a crowded room on a continuous basis throughout the shift.
• Lifting Fifty (30) pounds maximum.
• Constant standing & walking required.
• Frequent twisting, bending, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing and smiling.

Source: Driftwood Hospitality