Bartender

Applebee's Grill & Bar; Pekin (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee meals 1/2 off

Closed Christmas and Thanksgiving

MEC Ins

401K - ONLY IN ILLINOIS LOCATIONS (DOI

Flexible work schedule

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

Online Universities

College Scholarships

Job summary

Applebee's is looking for an enthusiastic bartender to mix and serve drinks following Applebee’s specifications. You will interact with guests in a friendly manner, serve food and drinks, and perform opening/closing sidework.

Garnish drinks and manage transactions efficiently to ensure guest satisfaction. The role requires timely service, accuracy in orders, and collaboration with kitchen staff to relay orders where needed.

Qualifications

• Mixes ingredients to prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as per specs.
• Interacts with bar guests to create a friendly atmosphere.
• Serves food and drinks to bar guests.
• Completes opening and closing sidework as required.
• Slices fruit and vegetable garnishes for drinks.
• Relays orders to kitchen via POS system and handles transactions.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and serve drinks according to Applebee’s standards.
• Maintain cleanliness of bar and stock levels.
• Ensure accurate guest checks and transactions.
• Provide friendly, efficient service to guests.
• Assist in kitchen-order relay as needed.

Skills

Drink preparation

Customer service

POS & cash handling

Tools

POS system

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Mixes and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks following Applebee’s specifications. Serves food and drinks to guests in a courteous and timely manner.

Specific Functions and Duties

• Mixes ingredients such as liquor, soda, water and fruit juice to prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (30%*).
• Interacts verbally with all bar guests creating a friendly and upbeat atmosphere (20%*).
• Serves food and drinks to all bar guests (15%*).
• Completes assigned opening and closing sidework (15%*).
• Slices fruit and vegetable garnishes for drinks (5%*).
• Presents guest checks to bar patrons. Makes correct change and/or completes any necessary charge card transactions (5%*).
• Processes employee and/or manager food orders (5%*).
• Relays food orders to kitchen via the point-of-sale computerized register
• system (5%).

BENEFITS

• Employee meals 1/2 off
• Closed Christmas and Thanksgiving
• MEC Ins
• 401K - ONLY IN ILLINOIS LOCATIONS (DOES NOT INCLUDE IOWA & WISCONSIN LOCATIONS)
• Flexible work schedule
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Online Universities
• College Scholarships