Bartender

Art & Jake's Sports Bar; Sterling Heights (MI); On-site; USD 28,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Same/Next-Day Pay

An extensive and well-rounded training

401K

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Job summary

Art & Jake's Sports Bar in Sterling Heights, MI is seeking a professional, high‑energy bartender with excellent communication skills to serve classic cocktails and exciting new beverages. You will greet guests, learn preferences, upsell menu items, and prepare beverages and food while ensuring a clean, efficient bar operation.

Candidates should be knowledgeable about standard beverage equipment, maintain sanitation, and contribute to a lively guest experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to operate standard beverage service equipment safely.
• Strong customer service mindset with attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and take drink orders with accuracy.
• Prepare and serve beverages and foods, following recipes.
• Maintain bar cleanliness and sanitary standards.
• Assist with inventory, receive deliveries, and restock as needed.
• Upsell items and contribute to menu development and specials.
• Provide a positive, engaging guest experience.

Skills

Customer service

Oral communication

High energy

Multitasking

Self-motivated

Teamwork

Planning & problem solving

Decision making

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Beverage equipment

POS system

Job description

Company Overview:

We are a high-volume sports bar and grill, a neighborhood favorite for families and individuals to celebrate a special occasion, catch the big game or just to have lunch or dinner. With over 100 tv’s showing all sporting events, there is never a dull moment in our bar. We provide a fast paced and exciting environment for our staff, and we also provide the tools to for our staff to be successful. We only use the best ingredients available to make every meal remarkable.

Company Overview:

We are a high-volume sports bar and grill, a neighborhood favorite for families and individuals to celebrate a special occasion, catch the big game or just to have lunch or dinner. With over 100 tv’s showing all sporting events, there is never a dull moment in our bar. We provide a fast paced and exciting environment for our staff, and we also provide the tools to for our staff to be successful. We only use the best ingredients available to make every meal remarkable.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a professional, high‑energy bartender with excellent communication skills to serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our customers. The bartender will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. You will also upsell items, create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties.

To succeed as a bartender, you should have a neat appearance and engaging, friendly personality. You should be efficient, observant, knowledgeable, and personable.

Responsibilities:

• Provides a pleasant drinking experience to customers.
• 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.
• Coordinates daily supply inventory for bar and submits orders to supervisor; assists with receipt of deliveries.
• Contributes to daily, holiday, and theme drink menus in collaboration with supervisor.
• Ensures smooth operation of bar services during absence of supervisor.
• Completes cleaning according to daily and weekly schedules, including dishwashing as needed.
• Assists with orienting new employees to their work area.
• Listens to customer complaints and suggestions and resolves complaints.
• Instructs personnel in use of new equipment and cleaning methods and provides efficient and effective methods of maintaining work area.
• Participates in and/or contributes to programs, committees, or projects designed to improve quality of service and employee productivity.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in ability to operate standard beverage service equipment safely and effectively
• Adaptability
• Decision-making
• Customer service
• Oral communication
• Planning, problem solving, and teamwork
• Self-motivated
• High energy Level
• Multi-tasking

Benefits/Perks:

• Same/Next-Day Pay
• An extensive and well-rounded training program
• 401K
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance