Bartender

Miller's Ale House Restaurants; Paramus (NJ); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Miller's Ale House is seeking a Bartender to enhance guest experiences with excellent service in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include serving drinks, maintaining a clean bar area, and promoting teamwork among staff. A positive attitude and commitment to service excellence are essential for success in this exciting role.

Benefits

Ability to advance your career

Qualifications

• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Basic reading and handwriting skills.

Responsibilities

• Greets guests warmly and provides the highest level of service.
• Serves alcoholic beverages in accordance with standards.
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of work areas.

Skills

Communication

Multitasking

Customer Service

Job description

At Miller’s Ale House, you’re not just serving guests amazing food and drinks; you’re making our atmosphere truly unique. Our full-service bar features specialty cocktails, like our Watermelon Margarita; a nice wine selection; and over 75 varieties of local craft, seasonal and domestic beers.

So what does it take to work with us?

We expect you to be you! Throw in integrity, a relentless drive for excellence and a commitment to always doing what’s right and you’ve got our interest.

What we offer :

• Ability to advance your career

Requirements and Qualifications

• Arrives to work on time as scheduled in full uniform
• Greets Guests with a warm and friendly manner and acknowledges everyone who comes within 5 feet with a smile
• Provides highest level of service by adhering to all Miller’s Ale House service standards
• Follows the steps of service as defined in the training materials
• Serves alcoholic beverages in accordance with company standards and state alcohol service requirements
• Works directly with other Team Members to ensure all the Guest’s needs are fulfilled in a timely manner
• Ensures bar and menu knowledge to address Guests questions, including food allergy issues
• Ensures proper food handling and sanitation of work areas
• Interacts with Guests to create “Ale House Raving Fans”
• Maintains a neat and organized bar work areas; to include bar tops and area around the outer bar
• Notifies Management immediately of any potential Guest, Team Member, or operational issue; to include long ticket times
• Washes hands every 30 minutes throughout the shift
• Ensures all food and alcohol is served responsibly and in accordance of company standards and state service requirements
• Maintains clean and sanitized work areas
• Works with Team Members to ensure that safety and sanitation protocol is being executed to company standard

TEAMWORK, SKILLS AND EDUCATION

• Supports other Front of House functions as needed, insuring that everything within the 4 walls of the restaurant is every Team Member’s responsibility
• Positively communicates with other Team Members and Management to keep one another informed
• Possesses communication skills and the ability to work alone as well as with a team
• Ability to multitask and work in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work with numbers and handle cash
• Possesses basic reading and handwriting skills with ability to operate the restaurant point-of-sale software
• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age unless otherwise dictated by state law
• Sets up Team Members for success at shift change by ensuring side work and stations are properly stocked

The wage range for this position is $5.62 plus Tips.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The Bartender is expected to be able to perform the job functions with reasonable accommodation. Physical demands include :

• Remain standing for extended periods of time
• Bending, reaching, squatting, lifting, and carrying up to 25 lbs., for short distances
• Ability to work with varying noise levels
• Frequent communication with Managers, Team Members and Guests. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.