Bartender

Hotel Vesper - Tribute by Marriott; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hotel Vesper - Tribute by Marriott is seeking a courteous bartender/server to greet guests, prepare and serve beverages, handle cash, and manage bar stock. You will take room service orders, operate the POS, and ensure cleanliness and safety in a fast-paced lounge environment.

Strong knowledge of beverage service, basic English writing, and physical ability to lift up to 30 lbs are required. Training in liquor regulations and a current Food Handler Card are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of state, federal, and corporate liquor regulations regarding minors and intoxicated guests.
• Current Food Handler Card is required.
• Basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages.
• Basic math skills for cash handling, checks, and budgeting.
• Basic English writing skills for requisitions and vouchers.
• Manual dexterity to garnish, pour, and handle glassware.
• Basic English to understand customer inquiries.
• Ability to follow product labeling for safe use.
• Ability to remember and promote menu items.
• Ability to operate beverage equipment (e.g., coffee maker).
• Able to lift up to 30 lbs and stand/walk continuously.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests courteously and document orders for drinks; handle cashier duties.
• Mix, garnish, and present drinks following standard recipes and portion controls.
• Maintain bar setup; stock beer, wine, spirits, and bar supplies.
• Receive and process room service orders via POS and create guest checks.
• Clean and sanitize bar area; follow safety and health standards.
• Follow company policies, security procedures, and safety rules.
• Report unsafe conditions and accidents; ensure a safe work environment.
• Assist other beverage staff as needed.

Skills

Guest service

Cash handling

Drink mixing

Stock management

Teamwork

Safety compliance

POS experience

Education

Food Handler Card

Tools

POS/Register system

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.

Source: Driftwood Hospitality