Bartender

Applebee's Grill & Bar; Galesburg (IL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee meals

Holidays

MEC Insurance

401K Illinois

Flexible schedule

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Online Courses

Scholarships

Job summary

Applebee's is seeking a bar/server to mix and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and to provide courteous, timely guest service. You will also assist with dining service and complete opening/closing sidework, including garnishes and order relays to the kitchen via the POS system.

The role emphasizes guest interaction, accurate payments, and collaboration with kitchen staff to ensure a smooth guest experience. A flexible work schedule is typical for this position.

Qualifications

• Experience serving alcoholic beverages is preferred.
• Ability to operate a POS system for payments.
• Excellent customer service and cash handling skills.

Responsibilities

• Mixes ingredients such as liquor, soda, water and fruit juice to prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
• Interacts verbally with all bar guests creating a friendly and upbeat atmosphere.
• Serves food and drinks to all bar guests.
• Completes opening and closing sidework.
• Slices fruit and vegetable garnishes for drinks.
• Presents guest checks and handles payments.
• Processes employee/manager food orders.
• Relays food orders to kitchen via the POS system.

Tools

Point-of-Sale (POS) system

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Mixes and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks following Applebee’s specifications. Serves food and drinks to guests in a courteous and timely manner.

Specific Functions and Duties

• 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 sidework (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 kitchen via the point-of-sale computerized register
• system (5%).

BENEFITS

• Employee meals 1/2 off
• Closed Christmas and Thanksgiving
• MEC Ins
• 401K - ONLY IN ILLINOIS LOCATIONS (DOES NOT INCLUDE IOWA & WISCONSIN LOCATIONS)
• Flexible work schedule
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Online Universities
• College Scholarships