Bartender

Driftwood Hospitality Management; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Driftwood Hospitality is seeking an enthusiastic Bar/Server at the Pittsburgh Sheraton in Pittsburgh, PA. You will serve beverages and food, greet guests, handle payments, and act as cashier for the lounge, ensuring guest satisfaction and smooth operations.

Responsibilities include bar setup, drink preparation, stocking, cash handling, room service orders, and adherence to safety and health standards. Comfortable with standing for long periods and lifting up to 30 lbs is required.

Qualifications

• 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 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.
• Ability to transport up to 30 lbs. through a crowded room on a continuous basis throughout the shift.
• Lifting Fifty (30) pounds maximum.
• Constant standing & walking required.

Responsibilities

• Greet 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 daily, including stocking of beer, wine, spirits, and bar supplies.
• Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storing fresh fruit and garnishes daily to ensure product quality.
• Receives cash from guests, makes change, verifies charges, records charges, and balances money.
• Locks up and stores beverages, food and equipment, deposits cash drops and secures bank.
• Answer bar phone within three rings and take room service orders; input orders into POS and create checks.
• Performs general cleaning tasks and adheres to health standards.
• Follows safety, security, and department procedures; reports unsafe conditions and accidents.
• Maintain neat, clean, and well-groomed appearance as per handbook.
• Perform related duties as requested by supervisor and assist other Beverage Personnel.

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: 648 - Pittsburgh Sheraton - Pittsburgh, PA, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: Undisclosed,

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.

• Greet 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 daily. 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, 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.
• Utilizes protective equipment.
• 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.
• needed.

Qualifications:

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