Bartender

Fogo de Chao Churrascaria (Oklahoma City); Thousand Oaks (CA); On-site; USD 19,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Tip eligible

Job summary

Fogo de Chão in Thousand Oaks seeks an experienced bartender to welcome guests, take drink orders, and upsell beverages while staying knowledgeable about the full menu and bar vocabulary. You will prepare and serve drinks, check IDs, and ensure responsible alcohol service according to local laws.

The role includes inventory, cash handling, and teamwork to deliver an outstanding guest experience. Competitive hourly rate with tips, first-of-month benefits eligibility for full-time staff, and

Qualifications

• Welcoming customers and determining beverage preferences.
• Informing customers about beverages, specials, and menu details.
• Accurately respond to questions and upsell where appropriate.
• Mixing ingredients, garnishing, and serving beverages to customers.
• Check IDs and ensure legal drinking age compliance.
• Provide responsible service of alcohol per laws and safety regulations.
• Take inventory and assist with supplies for bar and tables.
• Handle cash/card transactions and balance cash register.

Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers, reading and listening to preferences, making recommendations, taking orders.
• Informing customers about new beverages and specials.
• Be knowledgeable about menu items, contents and preparation to answer questions and upsell.
• Select and mix ingredients, garnish glasses, and serve beverages.
• Check identification to ensure legal age for alcohol.
• Provide responsible service of alcohol per laws and safety regulations.
• Take inventory and order supplies to keep bar and tables well-stocked.
• Prepare and serve items according to recipes and guidelines.

Skills

Welcoming customers

Beverage recommendations

Menu knowledge

Upselling

Mixing ingredients

Garnishing drinks

ID checking

Responsible alcohol service

Cash handling

Balancing cash register

Bar vocabulary

Job description

Now Hiring / Immediately Hiring: Bartender

At Fogo de Chão, we strive to give our guests an unforgettable dining experience of discovery while showcasing the Culinary Art of Churrasco. Our mission is to ignite fire and joy to care for our team, our guests, and our communities. We believe better futures start when we bring our best to the table every day to feed a Purposeful Future - starting with our team members. We feed our teams with fulfilling job opportunities, making space around the table so everyone feels welcome. At Fogo, we'll provide you with a fulfilling career with professional and personal growth opportunities at every level. Our values of teamwork, integrity, excellence, humility, and Deixa Comigo (we've got you!) are more than just words; they're how we do things every day.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Welcoming customers, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking orders
• Informing customers about new beverages and specials
• Be knowledgeable of all menu items, their contents and preparation methods in order to accurately respond to customer questions, make menu recommendations and upsell where appropriate
• Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers
• Checking identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol
• Provide responsible service of alcoholic beverages, complying with all local, state, and federal liquor laws and food safety regulations
• Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked
• Prepare and serve menu items according to Fogo de Chao recipes and guidelines, using proper equipment and ingredients
• Handle multiple tables and tasks in an efficient manner, clean and clear tables
• Handling cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.
• Educate self and assist co-workers in understanding basic "bar vocabulary", i.e., wine and liquor varieties, types of mixed drinks, etc.
• Perform all reasonable tasks assigned by management

Physical Demands

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and stand for prolong hours. Must have a high level of endurance and mental acuity and toughness to manage conflict and deal successfully with high stress situations.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance are available for full-time, hourly Team Members on the first of the month following 60 days of employment.
• Additionally, company-paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability are provided where allowed.
• We offer a comprehensive voluntary benefits package including Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Coverage, Permanent Life, and Pet Insurance.
• Part-Time Team Members are offered a Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Health plan in addition to Dental, Vision, Short-Term Disability, and Life Insurance.
• Coverage for these plans can start as early as the first of the month following your hire date.
• Additionally, Part-Time Team Members are offered enrollment in voluntary benefits, including Pet Insurance, Legal, and ID Protection.

Fogo de Chão is an Equal Opportunity & E Verify Employer

Fogo de Chão provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail].

This position has a fixed rate of $16.90 and is also eligible to receive tips. Additional details regarding tips will be made available during onboarding or upon request.