Bartender for Riverwalk Hotel

HEI Hotels; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch

Uniforms

Free parking

Free bus pass

Job summary

HEI Hotels on San Antonio's Riverwalk seeks an energetic bartender to deliver friendly, efficient service, craft beverages, and maintain a clean, stocked bar. You will welcome guests, take orders, pour drinks to spec, and ensure compliance with alcohol-service rules.

This role supports a team-focused frontline operation with uniformed staff and a positive work/life balance. Tipped service with discretionary benefits is included.

Qualifications

• Hotel experience preferred.
• Must communicate well with guests.
• Basic knowledge of food and beverage service.
• Basic mathematics for cash handling and POS operations.
• Sufficient manual dexterity for garnishes and glassware.
• Ability to work standing for long periods and maintain accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Maintains bar setup daily and stocks beverages and supplies.
• Greets guests, takes orders, and promotes drinks.
• Mixes and presents drinks per standard recipes.
• Ensure compliance with state and corporate alcohol serving rules.
• Record charges and balance cash, deposits, and vouchers.
• Operate POS and close checks with accuracy.

Skills

Guest communication

Cash handling

Drink preparation

Garnish & presentation

POS keyboarding

Multi-tasking

Team coordination

Memorization of menu items

Stand for long periods

Tools

POS system

Cash register

Job description

About Us An intimate, all-suite retreat set directly on San Antonio’s beloved Riverwalk, Hotel Contessa delights arriving guests with stylish suites that take their design cues from San Antonio’s rich history and vibrant culture. As an employer of choice, we offer great career potential, free trainings, free lunch, free bus pass or free parking, uniforms and a fun environment with a work/life balance for all of our associates. Compensation Tipped/Service Charge Eligible? Yes Discretionary Performance Bonus Eligible? No Overview Serve guests in hospitable manner to ensure positive guest experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis.
• This includes requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet.
• Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices, and other perishables daily to ensure product quality.
• Greets guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promotes and documents orders for drinks.
• Mixes, garnishes, and presents drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.
• Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.
• Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
• Receives cash from guests, makes any change needed, verifies validity of charges, records charges, and ensures vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all money.
• Locks and stores all beverage, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.
• Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
• Perform any other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Hotel experience preferred.
• Must communicate well with guests.
• Must have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages.
• Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register, make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes.
• Sufficient manual dexterity in hands in order to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to operate a keyboard and point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, customers, and patrons.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences, such as effectively communicating with supervisors, coworkers, public etc.

Benefits

• HEI Hotels and Resorts is committed to providing a comprehensive benefit program that offers you choices for your physical, mental and financial wellness, creating value in your most important investment - you!
• For your physical and mental wellness we offer competitive Medical and Dental programs through Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield as well as Vision insurance programs through EyeMed.
• Our Vacation, Sick and Holiday programs are available for you to rejuvenate with time off.
• HEI also provides pet insurance through the ASPCA.
• For your financial wellness, HEI provides a wide array of coverage, including Supplemental, Spousal and Child Life insurance as well as Short and Long-Term Disability plans.
• Our 401(k) Savings Plan with matching funds, and discounts through our 'YouDecide' and Hotel Room Discount programs provide additional incentives for choosing HEI as the employer of your future.
• Specific details and eligibility of these programs vary by location and employment status.

HEI Hotels and Resorts is an equal opportunity employer.

We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.