Energetic Bartender - Craft Cocktails & Guest Experience

Live! Hospitality & Entertainment; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A popular entertainment venue in Orlando is seeking a Bartender who possesses a fun and outgoing personality while maintaining a high level of professionalism. Responsibilities include serving drinks, mixing cocktails, and ensuring customer satisfaction. Candidates should have 1-2 years of bartending experience, a good knowledge of beverage preparation, and excellent communication skills. The role may require working nights and weekends and entails physical requirements such as handling heavy items. This position offers an opportunity to flourish in a lively and social environment.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience bartending in high-volume settings.
• Knowledge of drink preparation and ingredients is essential.
• Ability to carry and lift items up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide energetic and courteous service to guests.
• Mix drinks according to recipes and serve beverages efficiently.
• Check guest IDs to ensure compliance with age regulations.

Skills

Energetic personality

Customer service

Mixing drinks

Effective communication

Mathematical skills

Knowledge of liquor brands

Education

Formal bartending training preferred

Alcohol awareness certification

Job description

Bartender Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide an energetic, outgoing, fun personality while maintaining professionalism.
• Perform varied duties to ensure all aspects of the proper steps of service.
• Offer polite, professional, and courteous customer service.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers and guests.
• Mix ingredients and prepare cocktails and other drinks according to drink recipe.
• Serve wine, and bottled or draft beer.
• Take beverage orders from serving staff or from guests.
• Communicate effectively, clearly, patiently and humorously with co-workers and guests.
• Complete all side work as assigned.
• Be well-versed in the products in order to guide the guest experience and sell food and beverage items.
• Check guests’ identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption.
• Present and encourage current promotions to guests.
• Accurately record and account for all items ordered and secure payment from guest.
• Accurately account for all sales and receipts and record tips as outlined in company policies and procedures.

Bartender Qualifications

• At least 1-2 years experience with bartending at high volume bars and/or nightclubs.
• Knowledge of liquor brands, beer, wine, champagne, non-alcoholic beverages, designated glassware, preparation methods and garnishments.
• Formal bartending training preferred.
• Must speak fluent English, other languages preferred.
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with guests, cooks, wait staff, and supervisors.
• Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local or state government agency.
• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when taking orders, completing paperwork, etc.
• Mathematical skills, including basic math are used frequently.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

The Bartender position requires the ability to perform the following:

• Handling, carrying or lifting items weighing up to 50 pounds. (bar ware, boxes, bottles, ect.)
• Moving about the bar, lounge, and kitchen efficiently and safely.
• Handling food, objects, products and utensils effectively and safely.

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