Bartender

Hei Hotels Inc.; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 30,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with matching

Hotel room discounts

Job summary

Kimpton Shorebreak Hotel Fort Lauderdale is seeking a personable part-time bartender to serve guests, stock the bar, and prepare drinks.

You will greet guests, mix drinks per recipes, handle cash, and maintain bar cleanliness. Hotel experience preferred; strong guest communication required. A team-based environment within HEI family offers growth and benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous bar experience preferred.
• Ability to greet guests and take orders.
• Basic math for cash handling and change.
• Knowledge of standard cocktail recipes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily bar setup and stock.
• Mix and garnish drinks per recipes.
• Handle POS transactions and balances.
• Ensure compliance with alcohol service laws.

Skills

Hotel experience

Guest communication

Mixology basics

Cash handling

Garnish skills

Job description

## BartenderApply: On-Site: Kimpton Shorebreak Hotel - Fort Lauderdale, FL: Part time: Posted Today: JR119897**About Us**Discover the hidden gen of Kimpton Fort Lauderdale Beach, nestled just steps from the serene shoreline. Our resort offers guests a unique vantage point of the city's vibrant boating life, along with a comprehensive experience of luxurious accommodations, events, dining and cocktails. We provide a wide range of career opportunities, whether you're seeking seasonal roles or a long-term career in hospitality. Our team is eager to welcome you into our family, where you'll join a passionate group that works hard, has fun and supports one another. As part of the HEI family, you'll benefit from our HEI Loves culture, which celebrates our associates with competitive compensation, exceptional benefits, and generous PTO programs. Enjoy access to health and wellness packages, robust retirement plans, travel benefits, product and service discounts, and much more. Join us at Kimpton Fort Lauderdale Beach and become a valued member of our dedicated team today!Don't meet every single requirement of this job? At HEI we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still send in your information. You may be the perfect candidate for this or for other roles within our organization! We value U.S. military experience and invite all qualified military candidates to apply.**Compensation**### Tipped/Service Charge Eligible? Yes### Discretionary Performance Bonus Eligible? No**Overview**Serve guests in hospitable manner to ensure positive guest experience.### **Essential Duties and Responsibilities*** Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis. 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.* 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.* Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.* Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.* 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 money.* Locks and stores all beverage, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.* Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.* Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.**Qualifications and Skills*** Hotel experience preferred.* Must communicate well with guests.* 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.* Sufficient manual dexterity in hands in order to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock with or without reasonable accommodation.* Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items with or without reasonable accommodation.* Ability to operate a keyboard and point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check with or without reasonable accommodation.* Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation.* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, customers, and patrons.* Effective verbal and written communication skills. Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences, such as effectively communicating with supervisors, coworkers, public etc.## **Benefits**HEI Hotels and Resorts is committed to providing a comprehensive benefit program that offers you choices for your physical, mental and financial wellness, creating value in your most important investment - you! For your physical and mental wellness we offer competitive Medical and Dental programs through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield as well as Vision insurance programs through EyeMed. Our Vacation, Sick and Holiday programs are available for you to rejuvenate with time off. HEI also provides pet insurance through the ASPCA. For your financial wellness, HEI provides a wide array of coverage, including Supplemental, Spousal and Child Life insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability plans. Our 401(k) Savings Plan with matching funds, and discounts through our 'YouDecide' and Hotel Room Discount programs provide additional incentives for choosing HEI as the employer of your future. Specific details and eligibility of these programs vary by location and employment status.### HEI Hotels and Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.