Bartender

Workstream; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluegold, a Golden State restaurant, seeks an energetic bartender to mix cocktails and serve beverages to hotel guests and restaurant patrons. You will interact with guests, present the bar menu, and ensure an excellent guest experience while maintaining a clean, organized bar area.

The role requires strong English communication, a Food Handlers Card, and the ability to work flexible shifts, including weekends. This is a fast-paced, hospitality-focused position in Huntington Beach, CA.

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate in English both written and spoken.
• Excellent people skills and outgoing personality.
• Food Handlers Card required.
• At least 21 years of age.
• Flexible shifts including weekends/holidays.
• Able to lift and carry 60 pounds.
• Must be able to stand, walk, lift and bend for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Interact with customers and take orders for drinks and snacks.
• Mix ingredients to prepare cocktails and other drinks.
• Serve beverages to guests and servers in a friendly, efficient manner.
• Check IDs to ensure age compliance for alcohol/tobacco.

Skills

English proficiency

People skills

Physical stamina

Job description

Bartenders will be responsible to prepare and serve drinks to customers. Must be able to mix and match ingredients in order to create classic and innovative drinks in accordance with customers’ needs and expectations. The purpose of this position is to interact with the guests and ensure they have a great experience at our restaurant.

Bartenders should maintain positive guest interactions while accurately mixing and serving beverages to guests and servers in a friendly and efficient manner.

Qualifications:

• Must be able to communicate in English writing and speaking and other languages are advantages.
• Good personality and Positive interpersonal skills required.
• Food Handlers Card
• At least 21 years of age
• Must be able to work flexible shifts and schedules including weekends holidays and overtime if necessary.
• Must be able to lift and carry 60 pounds.
• Must be able to stand, walk lift and bend for long periods of time.
• Must be able to demonstrate competency as outlined during training.
• Excellent people skills and outgoing personality.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Interact with customers, and take orders for drinks and snacks.
• Plan and present bar menu.
• Serve snacks and drinks to the customer.
• Check identification of the guest to make sure they meet age requirements for purchase of alcohol and tobacco products.
• Mix ingredients to prepare cocktails and other drinks.
• Mix drinks, cocktails and other bar beverages as ordered and in compliance with hotel standard drink recipes.
• Prepare alcohol or non-alcohol beverages.
• Service Wine and Beer to guests.
• Arrange bottles and glasses to make attractive displays.
• Assess customers’ needs and preferences and make recommendations
• Ability to Sell or influence others for up selling and suggestive selling.
• Provide recommendations and suggestions to guest for choosing Drinks and Snacks.
• Serve customers in a friendly and helpful manner.
• Keep the bar counter and work area neat and clean at all times.
• Provide guidance to guests on restaurant activities, dining options and general restaurant and Regional information.
• Determine when a customer has had too much alcohol and if required refusing any further serving on a polite way.
• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of food and beverage products, menus and Promotions
• Handle and move objects, such as glasses and bottles, using hands and arms.
• Clean up after customers and clean work area.
• Wash glassware and utensils after each use.
• Maintain a clean working area by sweeping, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning of glass doors and windows, etc. if required.
• Perform physical activities such as lifting and stooping.
• Maintain liquor inventory and consumption.
• Collect payment for drinks served and balance all receipts.
• Handle an assigned house bank and follow all cash handling procedures as per hotel standard.
• Prepare inventory or purchase requisitions as needed to replenish supplies.
• Ensure that the assigned bar area is fully equipped with tools and products needed for Mixing beverages and serving guests.
• Stay guest focused and nurture an excellent guest experience
• Comply with all food and beverage regulations
• Perform other duties as and when assigned by the supervisors and/or management.

From its beginnings as a trade outpost, the Golden State has been a place where the cream rises and the bold take flight. Bluegold celebrates this land, from the vineyards and citrus groves to the rocky coast of the Pacific Ocean. A space where traditional farm-to-table culture is renewed beneath the California sky. The integration of new and old-world cooking techniques breathes life into everything we do. Because our New American cuisine is centered on seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, menu items are subject to local availability.