Bartender

The Club at Carlton Woods; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Club at Carlton Woods seeks a professional Bartender to greet members and guests, learn preferences, recommend items, and prepare beverages and food. You will upsell, create recipes, use proper equipment, and maintain a clean work area while meeting safety standards.

Experience in hospitality, ability to multitask, and a professional appearance are essential for delivering exceptional service in a high-energy club setting.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of bartending/serving in a full-service restaurant.
• Current food handler’s card and alcohol service certification as required by laws.
• Meet minimum age for preparing and serving alcoholic beverages.
• Basic knowledge of food and beverage service/hospitality.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Eye for detail and understanding of drink mixing tools and techniques.
• Positive, engaging personality and professional appearance.
• Strong task and time management abilities.
• Previous experience in restaurant or hospitality industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Greet members and guests, determine beverage preferences, make recommendations, and take drink orders.
• Plan drink menus and inform members about new beverages and specials.
• Select and mix ingredients, garnish glasses, and serve beverages to members and guests.
• Check identification to ensure legal age to purchase alcohol.
• Take inventory and order supplies to keep bar and tables stocked.
• Adhere to all food safety and quality regulations.
• Maintain a clean work area by cleaning tables, washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.
• Develop new cocktail recipes.

Skills

Customer service

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Bartending

Upselling

Food safety

Education

High school diploma or GED

Food handler certification

Alcohol service certification

Job description

Job Overview

We are looking for a professional, high-energy, friendly personality Bartender with excellent communication skills to serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our members and guest. The Bartender will greet members and guest, 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.

Job Functions

• Welcoming members and guest, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking drink orders.
• Planning drink menus and informing members and guest about new beverages and specials.
• Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to members and guest.
• Checking identification to ensure members and guest are legal age to purchase alcohol.
• Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked.
• Adhering to all food safety and quality regulations.
• Maintaining a clean work area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.
• Developing new cocktail recipes.
• Meets state minimum age to serve alcohol.
• Positive, engaging personality, and professional appearance.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong task and time management abilities.
• Eye for detail and understanding of drink mixing tools and techniques.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Ability to lift 40 lbs.
• Ability to work long hours, evenings, holidays, and weekends.
• Ability to remain on feet the majority of the workday.

Education and Experience

• Previous experience in the restaurant or hospitality industry preferred.
• Have 2+years of bartending/serving or related experience in a full service restaurant
• Have a current food handler’s card and alcohol service certification as required by federal/state/local law
• Meet minimum age for preparing and serving alcoholic beverages
• Have basic knowledge of food and beverage service/hospitality
• Have Excellent customer service skills
• High school diploma or GED
• Additional education, training, certificates, or experience may be required.

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. All requirements are subject to possible modifications to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.