Bartender

Westmont Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Westmont Group in Houston, TX is seeking a customer-focused bartender/server to provide beverage and light food service with a friendly, timely approach. You will also handle cash transactions and assist with room service orders as needed.

The role requires knowledge of liquor regulations, a valid Food Handler Card, and strong math skills to balance checks and cash drops while maintaining a clean, safe bar area and excellent guest service.

Qualifications

• Experience in serving beverages and light food in a hospitality setting.
• Must hold a Food Handler Card and be familiar with liquor regulations.
• Ability to perform basic cash handling and math for guest checks.
• Capable of garnish preparation and presentation of drinks.
• Strong English communication and guest-service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and document orders for drinks, preparing beverages per standard recipes.
• Maintain bar stock and set-up, including requisitioning supplies as needed.
• Handle cash, verify charges, and balance money; deposit cash drops.
• Answer the bar phone, take room service orders, and input into POS.
• Maintain cleanliness and adhere to safety and health standards.

Skills

Liquor regulations knowledge

Food handler card

Cash handling

Garnishing and drink presentation

Mathematical skills

English communication

Stock management

Safety awareness

Beverage equipment operation

Job description

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Full time Hourly Houston, TX, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 8499

JOB SUMMARY

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.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

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This description is a summary of primary responsibilities and qualifications. The job description is not intended to include all duties or qualifications that may be required now or in the future. The Hotel operates 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, so operational demands require variations in shift days, starting times, and hours worked in a week.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• 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 in order 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.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Ability to transport up to 30 lbs. through a crowded room on a continuous basis throughout the shift.
• Lifting Thirty (30) pounds maximum.
• Constant standing & walking required
• Frequent twisting, bending, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing and smiling.