Bartender

HEI Hotels & Resorts; Mars (PA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Vacation & paid time off

Pet insurance

401(k) with matching

Employee discounts

Job summary

HEI Hotels & Resorts in Pennsylvania is seeking a courteous bartender to serve guests in a fast-paced, hospitality-focused bar. You will maintain bar setup, stock beverages and garnishes, and ensure a smooth service with accuracy and great attention to detail.

Responsibilities include greeting guests, taking orders, preparing drinks, handling cash and POS transactions, and complying with all state and corporate requirements for serving alcohol. Teamwork and clear communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Hotel or hospitality: experience preferred.
• Strong guest communication skills.
• Knowledge of beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic drinks.
• Basic math skills for cash handling and POS use.
• Dexterity to handle garnishes, glassware and stock.
• Ability to recall menu items and describe offerings.
• Ability to operate POS and close checks accurately.
• Ability to stand for long periods and work in tight spaces.
• Ability to work well with colleagues and guests, adapting communication as needed.

Responsibilities

• Maintains proper bar setup and stocking of beer, wine, spirits, and supplies daily.
• Prepares, garnishes, and serves drinks according to standard recipes and portion controls.
• Greets guests, takes orders, and documents drinks to ensure accountability of beverages served.
• Adheres to all State, Federal and Corporate requirements for serving alcohol.
• Inputs orders into a POS, balances checks and handles cash with accuracy.
• Locks and stores beverage and equipment items; manages cash drops and banking.

Skills

Guest service

Cash handling

Communication

Teamwork

Bar setup & stocking

Tools

POS system

Cash register

Job description

About Us

Located at the intersection of I-79 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, we are an accessible choice for guests and employees from neighboring states.

About Us

Located at the intersection of I-79 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike, we are an accessible choice for guests and employees from neighboring states.

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.