Bartender

Driftwood Hospitality Management; Daytona Beach (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Driftwood Hospitality Management is seeking a friendly bartender to serve beverages and/or food to guests, ensuring satisfaction. You will greet guests, record orders, mix drinks, and operate the cash register with accurate deposits.

The role requires knowledge of liquor regulations, basic math, and the ability to stand for long periods. You will maintain bar stock, assist with room-service orders, and follow health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of State, Federal and Corporate liquor regulations.
• Basic math for cash handling and verifying charges.
• Basic writing skills for requisitions and vouchers.
• Ability to garnish and prepare drinks with standard recipes.
• Ability to operate beverage equipment including coffee makers.
• Stamina to stand/walk and lift up to 30 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and promote/record drink orders.
• Mix, garnish and present drinks with portion control.
• Maintain bar setup and stock beverages, garnishes and supplies.
• Handle cash, balances and deposits accurately.
• Answer the bar phone and take room service orders.
• Perform cleaning tasks and follow safety procedures.
• Adhere to all policies and safety rules.
• Assist other beverage staff as needed.

Skills

Liquor regulations knowledge

Cash handling

Beverage preparation

Customer service

English writing basics

Manual dexterity

Education

Food Handler Card

Tools

Cash register

Coffee maker

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.

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.