Benefits
- Employee discounts
- Company parties
Summary of Position
Provide friendly, responsive service to create an exceptional experience for all our guests. Each bartender's primary objective is to prepare alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages for patrons and serve them at the bar or through the wait staff. Bartenders must assess bar customers’ needs and preferences and make recommendations. Maintain a clean and organized work environment while showing our guests such a marvelous time, they will want to return again and again.
Work Environment
CRAFT is a family-friendly pizza , looking to give our guests a casual experience in a fun laid-back atmosphere on the first-floor of our venue. The space offers table, bar and "living room" style seating. This venue provides a nod to our lounge-style origins. The restaurant offers an array of specialty gourmet pizzas, sandwiches, other traditional bar munchies, and nightly specials along with a dynamic CRAFT cocktail selection.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Welcome and greet guests. Make all our guests feel comfortable and let them know you are there to personally take care of them.
- Inform guests of specialty drinks, specials, and any menu changes
- Make recommendations you genuinely feel your guests will enjoy.
- Answer questions about our food, beverages, and other restaurant functions and services
- Check identification to verify legal age requirements for all customers.
- Mix beverages using an extensive range of ingredients including liquor, bitters, soda, water, sugar, and fruits.
- Take food and beverage orders from guests, enter orders in our point-of-sale system, paying the highest attention to detail.
- Up-sell when appropriate.
- Provide excellent customer service.
- Monitor, observe, and anticipate guests needs to create an amazing dining experience Ensure guests are satisfied with the food and service. Respond promptly and courteously to any requests.
- Satisfying guests requests in a timely manner.
- Gather orders and inventories for liquor, beer, wine, and other supplies and give to the appropriate person.
- Keep a well-stocked bar with an adequate supply of liquor, beer, wine, mixers, fruit, ice, napkins, straws, glassware, and silverware.
- Slice, pit, and prepare fruit garnishes for drinks.
- Create unique drinks to be featured on specialty drink menus.
- Perform side work at the start and end of each shift as required.
- Maintain a clean and organized bar.
- Comply with all food and beverage regulations and health department guidelines.
- Limit customer problems by limiting alcohol intake and attempting to curtail inappropriate behavior if possible.
- Prepare final bill, present check to guest, accept payment, process credit card, or make change (if applicable)
- Be ready and willing to assist fellow bartenders as situations arise; be a team player.
- Serve food from quick service kitchen.
- Prepare any to-go orders.
- Thank guests for their visit, suggest they rate us on one of the social media platforms, and invite them to return.
- Be available to fill in as needed to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the restaurant as directed by any of the restaurant managers or immediate supervisor.
Qualifications/Skills
- Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation and elevation of customer satisfaction.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Communicate with supervisors and respond to protocols and procedures after training
- Demonstrate ability to communicate with the public, work time spent standing, working with or in a group or team.
Education and/or Experience
- Must have extensive knowledge of mixing and garnishing drinks.
- Possess basic math skills, can handle money.
- Minimum of 1 year bartending.
Physical Demands
- Be able to work in a standing position for long periods of time (up to 8 hours)
- Be able to safely lift and easily maneuver trays of food frequently weighing up to 30 to 45 pounds.
Computer/Technology Skills
- Must have familiarity with point-of-sale systems.
Language/Communication Skills
- Be able to strongly communicate and understand the predominant language(s) of our guests.
- Must have strong communication skills, positive attitude, and a personable demeanor.
- Must be very organized, pay attention to detail, multitask, and have strong observational skills.
- Must be highly effective at defusing conflict.