Kitchen+Bar - Bartender

Drury Hotels Company, LLC; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus up to $3,200

Flexible scheduling

Hotel discounts

Free room nights

Medical, dental, vision

Company-matched 401(k)

Job summary

Drury Plaza Hotel Lincoln seeks a bartender to join the Kitchen+Bar team. You will open and close the bar and kitchen areas, serve guests, and maintain a clean, welcoming space reflecting Drury hospitality standards.

Requirements include bartending experience, strong English communication, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment; opportunities for growth, flexible scheduling, and hotel perks are offered. Rise. Shine. Work Happy. Hiring Immediately!

Qualifications

• Experience bartending is required.
• Strong customer service and English communication skills.
• Ability to mix and serve a wide variety of drinks.
• Ability to handle money and use POS software.

Responsibilities

• Open and close the Kitchen+Bar following policy.
• Maintain the food prep and bar area in a clean, organized manner.
• Serve guests and assist with requests.
• Demonstrate integrity, service, and hospitality at all times.

Skills

Bartending experience

Customer service

English communication

Cash handling

POS software

Fast-paced service

Education

High school diploma

Two years college preferred

Tools

POS system

Cash register

Dishwashers

Job description

Property Location: Drury Plaza Hotel - 920 Q Street , Lincoln, Nebraska 68508

You belong at Drury Hotels. Getting a job is just the beginning. Finding a place where you belong is what truly matters. Who you are and what you do makes a difference at Drury Hotels. There's a place for you here today and tomorrow.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US

• Incentives - Quarterly bonus opportunity of up to $3,200 annually (bonus is separate from base salary)
• Work-life-balance – Flexible scheduling, paid time off, hotel discounts and free room nights
• Career growth - Mentorship, cross-training, development plans, management training, and more-over 200 internal promotions this year
• Health and well-being - Medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, disability and Team Member Assistance Program
• Retirement - Company-matched 401(k)
• Award-winning - Ranked among Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces 2025

Summary:

Under general supervision, this position opens and closes the hotel Kitchen+Bar following Company policies and procedures. This position is responsible for maintaining the food prep and hotel bar area in a clean, well-organized manner while serving and assisting guests. It is important that this team member present a high standard of integrity, service, and hospitality at all times to promote the Drury culture with customers and fellow team members. Has general knowledge of the hotel, area, and events to answer questions.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be 21 years old or older.
• One experience bartending required.
• Two or more years of bartender experience preferred.
• A high school diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of two years of college preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain all appropriate certifications per Company requirements.
• Ability to take written and verbal direction in English and communicate effectively in English.
• Ability to mix and serve a wide variety of drinks in a fast-paced environment.
• Performs duties of bartender, prep cook, and cocktail server or other positions as needed.
• Ability to handle money, make change and utilize office machines in normal day-to-day activities.
• Ability to operate machines and equipment used, including but not limited to, cash register, POS software, dishwashers, kitchen equipment, etc.
• Excellent customer service skills; ability to communicate effectively with guests and all levels of team members; ability to diplomatically deal with difficult situations and people while exhibiting a consistent level of professionalism including bar guests and when leading other team members.
• Ability to open and close bar, obtain all supplies necessary for mixing cocktails, and clean and maintain areas for which responsible.
• Ability to distinguish between different denominations of currency and make appropriate change.

Rise. Shine. Work Happy. Hiring Immediately!

At Drury Hotels, we prioritize our team's personal growth and career development. As part of our team, you will be empowered to grow and encouraged to shine. At Drury Hotels, we offer our guests more than a place to sleep. We provide a place to feel welcome. Happy. At home. As a family-owned and operated hotel system, we honor and enhance the Drury legacy of world-class hospitality excellence. That’s the Drury Way. Our 6,100+ team members work together—across 150 hotels in 30 states—to make sure every guest receives the very best service and value. Together we continue to grow, carefully and with clear vision, as a family of thriving hotels nationwide.

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