Craft Bartender: Personal Guest Experiences | Flexible

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants; Pacific Grove (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is seeking a bartender to deliver memorable, personal service at our bar. You will greet guests, craft drinks, and build relationships that encourage return visits.

You will pour drinks to spec, manage orders in the POS, support servers, monitor guest safety, and keep the bar stocked and pristine. A flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends, is required.

Qualifications

• 1 year of bartending experience preferred.
• Passion for crafting and personalizing guest experiences.
• Excellent wine and spirits knowledge.
• Knowledgeable of credit card and cash handling procedures, as well as recording accurate tip-out sheets, and calculating accurate bill amounts.
• Food Handler and Alcohol Serving Certifications (if applicable).
• Flexible schedule and ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome guests and promptly serve them food and beverages.
• Pour drinks, using standard pour according to specifications, receive and process orders in the POS system with accuracy.
• Serve food and drinks to guests, along with filling orders for the servers.
• Notify a manager if a guest is becoming intoxicated or rude to other guests.
• Fill and clean ice bins, clean and empty trash cans, change kegs, stock beer and wine coolers.
• Clean shelving, stainless steel, mixers, cups, blenders, and soda guns.
• Follow uniform and grooming specifications.
• Maintain cooperative communication with support crew and management.
• Unpack deliveries and stock the bar.
• We all wear multiple hats here at Kimpton. You may need to take on responsibilities outside of this job post at times, as we all do.

Skills

Wine knowledge

Communication skills

Guest experience crafting

Presentation skills

Bartending experience

Tools

POS system

Cash handling procedures

Job description

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is seeking a bartender to deliver memorable, personal service at our bar. You will greet guests, craft drinks, and build relationships that encourage return visits.

You will pour drinks to spec, manage orders in the POS, support servers, monitor guest safety, and keep the bar stocked and pristine. A flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends, is required.