Bartender

El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel; Santa Barbara (CA); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, seeks a Bartender to join its team, crafting exceptional cocktails and providing personalized service to guests. This role requires a strong focus on beverage quality, mixology skills, and a passion for luxury hospitality. Ideal candidates will have bar experience and a commitment to delivering outstanding guest experiences.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

401(k) program with company matching

Paid time off and sick pay

Free cafeteria meals

Discounts on food and beverages

Complimentary accommodation at any Belmond hotel

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of hotel, bar, or related experience preferred.
• Clear, fluent conversational English.
• Demonstrated proficiency with guest service and Point of Sale Systems.

Responsibilities

• Mixes ingredients to prepare cocktails and other drinks.
• Engages with guests to create customized cocktails.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of the bar.

Skills

Beverage quality

Mixology

Customer service

Attention to detail

Education

High school diploma or GED

Certificate from technical bartender school

Job description

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Description

El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, has been meticulously restored to capture all the romance and glamour that endeared it to both the local Santa Barbara community and visitors alike. Ninety-two quintessential, California-styled suites and bungalows, terraced grounds featuring seven-acres of gloriously landscaped gardens with sweeping views of Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean. Original architectural features have been lovingly restored, including the historic, trellis-lined Arbor and Lily Pond. Modern additions to the expansive outdoor zero-edge pool and a new beautifully appointed boutique spa enhance the journey for today’s luxury-seeking guest. With our vast offerings, the opportunities to craft a unique career here are endless. Join us and achieve the truly exceptional.

As a Bartender at El Encanto, A Belmond Hotel, you are an integral part of a bartending team that brings innovation to beverages and guest experiences. In this role, you’ll work with the Bartenders to bring a range of premium spirits, locally sourced ingredients, and unique flavors to craft exceptional and exclusive cocktails. You’ll engage with guests, understand their preferences, and create customized cocktails tailored to their tastes. This level of attention and personalized service adds a special touch to the guest experience and contributes to the overall luxury atmosphere. If you’re looking to develop your skills and be part of the future of luxury, this is your moment.

Requirements

· Highest standard of beverage product and bar sanitation, storage, and handling procedures.

· Beverage quality and portion control standards.

· Fresh ingredients, mixology, and beverage presentation and service standards.

· Follows labor schedule and work assignments.

· Knowledge of all daily events, times, and locations

· Thorough conversational knowledge of hotel history and statistics.

· Requisitions liquors and supplies.

· Stocks bar with supplies: cocktail napkins, stirrers, etc.

· Keep the bar clean and well-organized.

· Arranges bottles and glasses to specification.

· Freshly slices and pits fruit for garnishing drinks.

· Takes orders from restaurant and lounge servers.

· Mixes ingredients such as liquor, soda, water, sugar, and bitters to prepare cocktails and other drinks.

· Specific knowledge of wines by the glass, liquor, and beer selections.

· Serve wine, liquor, and bottled beer.

· Strict adherence to uniform and grooming standards.

· Respond to guest requests

· Participate in shift staff roll call briefing.

· Completes assigned side work, Opening/running/closing.

· Use utilities and resources in a responsible manner to control wastage.

· Communicate relevant information to the department, your line manager, and across departments, as appropriate.

· Comply with safe working practices, Health and Safety policy, and ensure accidents/defects are reported immediately.

· Attend learning and development courses and complete eLearning modules, as required.

· Demonstrate and be a role model of Belmond’s core values of Care, Confidence, Curiosity, and Community.

What You Bring

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and Required Skills

· High school diploma or general education degree (GED).

· One-year certificate from technical bartender school (preferred, but not required)

· 1-2 years of Hotel, bar, or related experience preferred

· Demonstrated knowledge of beverage

· Clear, fluent conversational English.

· Ability to read and interpret documents such as recipes, memos, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures manuals. Ability to write routine reports and requisitions. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

· Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent to draw and interpret bar graphs.

· Demonstrated proficiency with guest service and Point of Sale Systems. Cash handling etiquette, registering transactions, bank procedures – balancing, due backs, and auditing

· Primary quality: detailed service ethic.

· Strong interpersonal staff and guest relations.

· Team-minded approach to fellow workers.

· Ability to apply common sense, understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

· The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to walk and stoop, kneel, or crouch.

· The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

At El Encanto, we pride ourselves on fostering a culture built on kindness, active listening, and genuine connections with our colleagues and guests. We offer a comprehensive range of compensation, perks, and benefits, including:

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage. In addition, the company pays for basic life and AD&D as well as short-term disability. Team members can choose additional coverage to include voluntary life/AD&D, spouse life/AD&D, dependent life, critical care, hospital indemnity, accident, and flexible spending.

The Company offers paid time off, sick pay, a 401(k) program with company matching, and an employee assistance program. Team members also enjoy free cafeteria meals and discounts on food and beverages, spa treatments, and retail boutique items.

The Discovering Belmond program offers team members complimentary accommodation at any Belmond hotel while on leisure travel outside their region. It also provides food and beverages at a discounted rate. In addition to the complimentary offerings, discounted rates are available for safaris, trains, and cruises.

This is your moment. Apply today!

https://careers.belmond.com

We strive to create an environment where our employees can thrive personally and professionally. With a commitment to your ongoing development, you'll have the opportunity to learn and grow alongside some of the industry's most talented individuals. Join us and be part of creating unforgettable moments for our guests, communities, and each other.

The Belmond & LVMH Family

El Encanto is proud to be part of LVMH and the Belmond global collection of iconic hotels, trains, and river cruises, which create exceptional experiences worldwide. When you join one of our properties, you join a global family of history-rich hotels and breathtaking destinations, where our employees are at the heart of the Belmond experience.

Compensation is $16.50 per hour plus tips

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

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• Industries

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