Bartender

Black Bear Diner; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Bear Diner in Redwood City, CA is seeking a bartender to provide a pleasant drinking and dining experience. You will serve drinks, maintain a clean bar, and ensure order presentation according to recipes and standards.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of bar/restaurant experience, familiarity with beverage service, and current beverage service certification as required by law. Proficiency with POS systems and cash handling is expected, with a high-energy, adaptable, customer-focused

Qualifications

• Must have 3+ years of bar or restaurant experience, including drink preparation.
• Familiar with beverage presentation and sanitation standards.
• Certification in beverage service as required by law.
• Proficient with POS systems and cash handling.

Responsibilities

• Serve drinks and maintain a clean, sanitary bar area.
• Attend to the detail and presentation of each order.
• Prepare and maintain ingredients by following recipes.
• Adhere to alcohol handling, sanitation, and safety procedures, and manage dating, labeling, and rotation of beverages.
• Take and serve food orders.
• Handle cash and card transactions, balance cash receipts at shift end.
• Complete all sidework.

Skills

Beverage service equipment operation

Adaptability

Customer service

Self-motivation

High energy

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or GED

Beverage service certification

Tools

POS systems

Job description

The purpose of the Bartender position is to provide Provides a pleasant drinking and dining experience to customers.

Duties/Responsibilities of the Job:

• Serves drinks while maintaining a clean and sanitary bar area.
• Attends to the detail and presentation of each order.
• Prepares and maintains ingredients by following recipes.
• Adheres to proper alcohol handling, sanitation, and safety procedures, and maintains appropriate dating, labeling, and rotation of all beverage items.
• Takes and serves food orders.
• Handle cash and credit card transactions, process payments and balance cash receipts at the end of shift.
• Complete all sidework.

Bartender Qualifications/Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in ability to safely and effectively operate standard beverage service equipment
• Adaptability
• Customer service
• Self-motivated
• High energy Level
• Multi-tasking

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum three (3) years of bar or restaurant experience to include drink preparation
• Current beverage service certification or other certification as required by federal/state/local law
• Familiar with point-of-sale computers and software