Bartender

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 23,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive Restaurant Group, operating Applebee’s as Legacy Apple, seeks a Bartender to create a welcoming bar atmosphere and serve drinks and food with friendly service.

You will mix beverages, interact with guests, perform opening/closing tasks, and handle garnishes and transactions while supporting a positive guest experience.

Qualifications

• A desire to care for others, grow, and learn.
• A positive attitude.
• Able to operate blenders, frozen drink machines and other bar equipment.
• Stands during the entire shift.
• Frequent immersion of hands in water every five minutes.
• Ability to wipe down table tops, table legs, pick up debris off floor and wipe down booth seats in all areas of the restaurant.
• Transports glass racks cases up to 25 pounds up to 15 times per shift.
• Reading, writing, basic math and verbal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Mixes ingredients such as liquor, soda, water, and fruit juice to prepare beverages.
• Interacts verbally with all bar guests creating a friendly atmosphere.
• Serves food and drinks to all bar guests.
• Completes opening and closing side work.
• Slices garnishes for drinks.
• Presents guest checks and handles payments.
• Relays food orders to the kitchen via POS.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Bar equipment operation

Team player

Good communication

Tools

Blenders

Frozen drink machines

POS system

Job description

Thrive Restaurant Group is a family-owned restaurant company that’s been in business for over 50 years, and we’re looking for the next member of our family. We are committed to making a difference in the lives of the people we serve and the communities in which we live. If you want to work in a fun family atmosphere and are interested in learning business, leadership, and hospitality, this is the place for you.

In Applebee’s, we’re known as Legacy Apple. Applebee’s has become synonymous with the neighborhood, which inspires us to be a good neighbor in the communities we serve, not just a great place to eat. Whether we’re helping save a high school prom, or raising money for children battling cancer, we’ve given over $5 million to strengthen the lives and relationships in our communities. Our guiding value is “Be a Good Neighbor”.

Role:

Bartender

Invitation:

To make a difference by loving people with friendship, food and drinks. You’ll be responsible for creating a welcoming bar atmosphere while you serve and interact with guests, mix and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as food.

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 side work (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 the kitchen via the point-of-sale computerized register system (5%).

Qualification Standards:

• A desire to care for others, grow, and learn.
• A positive attitude.
• Able to operate blenders, frozen drink machines and other bar equipment.
• Stands during the entire shift.
• Frequent immersion of hands in water every five minutes.
• Ability to wipe down table tops, table legs, pick up debris off floor and wipe down booth seats in all areas of the restaurant.
• Transports glass racks cases up to 25 pounds (such as a case of beer) up to 15 times per shift.
• Reading, writing, basic math and verbal communication skills required.

Physical Requirements:

There are physical demands that come with this role. To be successful in this role you’ll be regularly required to 1) navigate throughout the restaurant and communicate with guests, 2) move and grasp items up to five pounds, 3) occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, 4) bend and stoop. You must have adequate vision to be able to discern cleanliness throughout the restaurant and operate a touchscreen. To perform these essential functions, reasonable accommodations may be made if you have disabilities.

Thrive Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Tennessee locations use E-Verify per state requirements.

In this role you are paid the tip credit minimum wage, plus tips. This is an average estimate, only, and actual take home pay varies based on availability.

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