Bartender - JOEY Newport Beach

JOEY Restaurants; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift meals

Employee discount

Referral bonus

Paid sick leave

Health insurance

Job summary

JOEY Restaurants in Newport Beach, CA is seeking an experienced Bartender who welcomes guests with warmth and offers expert beverage recommendations. You will craft cocktails, pour wines, and ensure accurate POS input in a fast-paced, energetic setting.

This role requires at least 1 year of bartending experience, valid local/CA certifications, and the ability to stand for long periods. The team emphasizes hospitality, integrity, and professional appearance, with benefits including insurance,

Qualifications

• 1 year bartending experience is required.
• Must obtain local/state Food Handler and California Responsible Beverage Service certifications.

Responsibilities

• Provide guests with friendly and attentive service throughout their dining experience.
• Create and pour cocktails, wine, beer, spirits, and nonalcoholic beverages following JOEY recipes and standards.
• Ensure timely input of orders in the POS system and manage guest beverage delivery.

Skills

Hospitality mindset

Exceptional communication

Customer service

Problem solving

Job description

Ref: #JoeyNewport_Bartender

This is about YOU. Your passion, purpose, and potential.When you join the JOEY team, you can expect a warm,inclusive,andcreativeenvironment.We are committed to training, educating, and empowering ourpeople, andwe live by our culture of People Development.JOEY Restaurants is all about opportunity and oursuccess is directly attributable to our exceptional, team-oriented, and performance-driven partners (employees).

As aBartender, you are a master of your craft. You welcome guests with genuine warmth and care and engage them with yourexpertiseand curatedbeverage recommendations. You are the life of the party and others gravitate to you. Your talent is always on display and your execution istimelyand precise. The bar environment may be fast-paced and demanding, but you rise to the occasion with patience and grace.

Wage Scale

$16.90 per hour. This position is eligible for tips.

Duties

• Provide guests with friendly and attentive service throughout their dining experience. Show them what Iconic Hospitality means!
• Assistguests with navigating our menu options. Utilize your extensive menu knowledge to recommend favorite beverage andfooditems per relevant likes, dislikes, and dietary needs.
• Create and pour cocktails, wine, beer, spirits, and other nonalcoholic beverages according to JOEY recipes and standards.
• Ensuretimelyandaccurateinput of orders in the point-of-sale system.
• Monitor andassistwith the delivery of guestbeverageandfoodorders.
• Prepare final guest checksin a timely mannerand run payments safely and securely.
• Resolve service issues and guest complaints with a sense of urgency, poise, and good judgment.It’sYour Business.
• Reinforce guest identification requirements and age restrictions for alcohol salesin accordance withstate law.
• Follow all food and alcoholservice andhandling safetyprecalcautions andprocedures.

Basic Qualifications

• 1 year bartendingexperience(If you have high potential but less experience, we still want to meet you!).
• Must have or be able to obtain valid local and/or state Food Handler and California Responsible Beverage Service certifications.
• Possess a passion for hospitality and a proventrack recordof creating world-class hospitality experiences.
• Thrive in adynamic,fast-paced work environment.
• Be able towalk andstand for prolonged periods of time; frequent bending, reaching, and stretching; repetitive manual tasks;andliftand carryupto50lbs.

Required Knowledge,Skills, and Abilities

• Successful employees at JOEY are genuine, warm, and caring.
• They value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity.
• They are comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence.
• They are natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positivelyimpactindividual and team execution.
• They are passionate about quality and professionalism.
• Theypossessexceptional relationship building and communication skills.
• They encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team.
• They exude confidence, humility, and respect.
• They take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanor.

Benefits

• Career development, education, and growth opportunities.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, medical reimbursement plan, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for benefit-eligible partners.
• Discounted employee shift meals.
• 10% discount for self and guests on all food and beverages when visiting any JOEY location.
• Referral bonus program.
• Sales competitions and rewards.
• Paid sick leave.

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About JOEY Restaurants

The JOEY Restaurant Group exists to deliver the ultimate dining experience. Our handcrafted, locally, and globally inspired menu offerings are created by award-winning chefs and presented by world-class hospitality leaders in modern, warm, and lively environments. JOEY Restaurants has been family-owned andoperatedsince 1992 and has grown into an iconic multi-concept brand throughout North America, with continued growth and expansion planned into 2030.

JOEY Restaurants is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal,state,and local ordinances.

This job posting highlights essential responsibilities and requirements of the job and is for illustrative purposes only. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

JOEY Restaurants exists to deliver the ultimate dining experience; it starts and ends with our people. We currently operate multiple locations throughout North America and travel the globe to discover bold and addictive flavors, then turn them into signature recipes. Our people are our biggest investment and greatest return. We seek the best and the brightest, drive development, and reward top performers. JOEY is all opportunity, and our people is the way we succeed. They are masters of their craft, committed to creating a memorable and unique experience for each guest. We live by a simple credo: “Genuine Warmth and Care is always on the table.” The JOEY Restaurant Group is an equal employment opportunity employer of all qualified individuals, including minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.