Lead Bartender

Sun Chemical; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical and Prescription

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

401(k) Plan with Sun matching

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Sun Outdoors is seeking a Lead Bartender to uphold high standards of hospitality within our resort bar program. You will lead daily operations, ensure fast, accurate service, and maintain a welcoming atmosphere for guests.

You will open/close the bar, manage beverage orders, oversee cash handling, and supervise quality service while adhering to safety and sanitation guidelines.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience bartending and providing guest service excellence.
• Ability to follow beverage recipes and sanitation guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Promotes resort amenities and hospitality in a positive manner.
• Greets guests, takes orders, and serves beverages per standards.
• Manages bar banks, reconciles reports, and deposits daily.
• Opens and closes the bar, ensures cash handling accuracy.
• Monitors alcohol service and assists patrons with transportation when needed.

Skills

Guest service

Communication

Professional appearance

Sanitation guidelines

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Overview

A Lead Bartender chooses high standards as a guiding principle every day. They cultivate a culture of authentic hospitality for their fellow team members and recognize that they must lead by example. They help oversee the daily operations of the Bar and Beverage Program. Their responsibilities revolve around the service of our guests with genuine hospitality, speed, and accuracy, as well as the opening and closing of the operation, ordering, receiving, and stocking of beverage and related items, and cash handling responsibilities.

$15 per hour

Job Duties

• Promotes and represents the F&B amenities, as well as the resort, in a positive manner. (Essential)
• Provides friendly, quality, and genuine hospitality to each guest. (Essential)
• Manages individual banks for each bar facility. Collects, reconciles, and deposits individual reports and monies daily. (Essential)
• Takes bar inventory and prepares bar order for F&B Manager. (Essential)
• Ensures invoices are checked against deliveries and forwarded with money and receipts to the office daily; oversees the daily deposits and assists with reconciliation. (Essential)
• Responsible for opening and closing the bar facility. (Essential)
• Monitors the intake of alcohol of guests, prohibiting the sale to those who are intoxicated. Orders taxis or other means of transportation for intoxicated patrons. (Essential)
• Greets guests, takes orders, prepares, and serves offerings in accordance to established standards at the bar and surrounding area bar tables.
• Checks identification of guests to verify age requirements for the purchase of alcohol.
• Prepares and serves alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as ordered, following recipes and beverage preparation processes in compliance with company standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge of both food and beverage menus and offerings, including dietary and allergen guidelines.
• Operates cash register and receives payment in cash or credit card, and accurately counts and provides change for guest, when applicable.
• Operates in compliance with federal, state, and local law requirements for serving alcohol.
• Follows sanitation standards to clean and maintain the bar area, restaurant, and catered events.
• Prepares garnishes, stocks, and replenishes beverages and garnishment supply at bar as needed.
• Performs shift opening/closing/side work duties as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED (Preferred)
• 6 months in previous bartending experience (Preferred)
• Innate desire to provide the very best guest experience
• Excellent guest service and verbal communication skills
• Ability to maintain a professional resort image, including cleanliness and appearance standards
• Ability to follow instruction for recipes and sanitation guidelines

REWARDING BENEFITS

At Sun Outdoors, you will be part of an industry-leading organization where you will be challenged, inspired, rewarded and transformed. We place a high priority on our team members, and this is a big part of what sets us apart. We will ask you to give us your very best every day, and will challenge you with interesting work, stretch assignments, a collaborative and supportive work environment and plenty of learning and growth. In exchange, we will reward you with great pay, advancement opportunities, paid time off, great benefits, and flexibility.

• Comprehensive Medical and Prescription coverage with multiple plan designs so you can choose the plan that best meets the needs of you and your family
• Comprehensive Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Voluntary Health and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Coverage
• 401(k) Plan with Sun matching contribution
• Get paid daily with
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Identity Theft Insurance
• Legal Assistance Plan
• Pet Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement program providing financial support to team members who further their formal education
• Vacation RV Site Discounts for team members when visiting Sun Outdoors locations across the nation
• Team Member Perks & Discounts program with hundreds of discounts on things like travel, merchandise, mobile phone service, and more
• Paid Time Off including ten holidays, vacation, personal, sick time, bereavement and pay for jury duty