Neighborhood Bartender: Friendly Guest Service

Thrive Restaurant Group; Dodge City (KS); On-site; USD 16,531,000 - 27,552,000; Full time

Job summary

Thrive Restaurant Group is seeking a bartender for its Applebee’s Legacy Apple concept. You will create a welcoming bar atmosphere, serve and interact with guests, and mix alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as food.

Responsibilities include bar service, opening/closing side work, garnishing drinks, handling checks, and coordinating with kitchen via POS systems. This role emphasizes guest interaction and hospitality in a family‑oriented setting.

Qualifications

• A desire to care for others, grow, and learn.
• A positive attitude.
• Able to operate blenders, frozen drink machines and other bar equipment.
• Stands during the entire shift.
• Frequent immersion of hands in water every five minutes.
• Ability to wipe down table tops, table legs, pick up debris off floor and wipe down booth seats in all areas of the restaurant.
• Transports glass racks cases up to 25 pounds (such as a case of beer) up to 15 times per shift.
• Reading, writing, basic math and verbal communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Mixes ingredients such as liquor, soda, water, and fruit juice to prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (30%*).
• Interacts verbally with all bar guests creating a friendly and upbeat atmosphere (20%*).
• Serves food and drinks to all bar guests (15%*).
• Completes assigned opening and closing side work (15%*).
• Slices fruit and vegetable garnishes for drinks (5%*).
• Presents guest checks to bar patrons. Makes correct change and/or completes any necessary charge card transactions (5%*).
• Relays food orders to the kitchen via the point-of-sale computerized register system (5%).

Skills

Customer service

Positive attitude

Verbal communication

Basic math

Stamina

Tools

Blenders

Frozen drink machines

POS system

Job description

Thrive Restaurant Group is seeking a bartender for its Applebee’s Legacy Apple concept. You will create a welcoming bar atmosphere, serve and interact with guests, and mix alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks as well as food.

Responsibilities include bar service, opening/closing side work, garnishing drinks, handling checks, and coordinating with kitchen via POS systems. This role emphasizes guest interaction and hospitality in a family‑oriented setting.