Bartender - FT

Hilton; Florida; On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton is seeking a Beverage Service professional in Florida to greet guests, take and prepare drink orders, and maintain bar operations. You will stock garnishes, manage fruit prep, and ensure accurate cash handling and POS transactions while delivering high-quality guest experiences.

The role requires adherence to health standards, knowledge of liquor regulations, and ability to stand for long periods, lift up to 30 pounds, and work in a fast-paced hotel lounge environment.

Qualifications

• Greet guests and take drink/room service orders with courtesy.
• Possess basic math for cash handling and POS transactions.
• Understand safety and sanitation protocols and follow health standards.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests in a courteous manner and document drink orders.
• Mix, garnish and present drinks per standard recipes and portion control.
• Maintain bar setup and stock fruits, garnishes, and supplies.
• Handle cash, process charges, balance cash and deposits.
• Operate the POS, create checks, and ensure accountability for beverages.
• Perform cleaning tasks and follow safety/security procedures.
• Respond to room service calls and take orders; communicate with other beverage staff.
• Assist other beverage personnel as needed.

Skills

Guest service

Cash handling

Communication

Mathematics

English writing

Physical stamina

Teamwork

Food & beverage knowledge

Safety procedures

Tools

POS register

Job description

To serve beverages and/or food to the guests in a friendly, courteous and timely manner, resulting in guest satisfaction. Also, to prepare beverages for other server to supply to guests, and act as cashier for the lounge.• Greet 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.• Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar daily. 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.• Receives cash from guests, makes any change needed, verifies validity of charges, records charges, and ensures vouchers are properly executed, to balance all moneys.• Locks up and stores all beverages, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.• Responsible for answering bar phone within three rings and correctly and courteously take room service orders. Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest and personnel guests, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.• Performs general cleaning tasks using standard hotel cleaning products as assigned by your supervisor to adhere to health standards.• Adheres to all company policies and procedures.• Follows safety and security procedures and rules.• Knows department fire prevention and emergency procedures.• Utilizes protective equipment.• Reports unsafe conditions to supervisor.• Reports accidents, injuries, near-misses, property damage or loss to supervisor.• Provides for a safe work environment by following all safety and security procedures and rules.• All team members must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance. (Specific standards outlined in team member handbook).• Perform any related duties as requested by supervisor/manager.• Assists other Beverage Personnel when need.• needed.• Knowledge of all State, Federal and Corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests.• Hold a current Food Handler Card.• 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.• Basic English language writing skills necessary for completion of requisitions, and vouchers.• Sufficient manual dexterity in hands to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock.• Basic knowledge of the English language sufficient to understand inquiries from customers and communicate simple instructions.• Ability to comprehend and apply written product labeling instructions to enable the safe application of products and processes within the hotel.• Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items.• Ability to operate beverage equipment, e.g., coffee maker.• Ability to transport up to 30 lbs. through a crowded room on a continuous basis throughout the shift.• Lifting Fifty (30) pounds maximum.• Constant standing & walking required.• Frequent twisting, bending, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, talking, hearing, seeing and smiling.