Restaurant Bartender

First Hospitality; Elkhart (IN); On-site; USD 17,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Insurance enrollment from DAY 1!

Holiday pay from DAY 1!

401(k) enrollment after 30 days!

Hotel and travel discounts at world‑w

Professional development and promotion

Job summary

First Hospitality is hiring a Restaurant Bartender to provide attentive beverage service, leveraging extensive mixology knowledge and menu familiarity to recommend cocktails and pairings. You will engage guests, handle requests professionally, and contribute to the restaurant's vision through proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities include maintaining bar cleanliness, stocking supplies, and coordinating with the restaurant team to ensure guest satisfaction while upholding high standards of

Qualifications

• Must have effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read, speak, and write in the primary workplace language.
• Capable of standing and walking 8+ hours daily.
• Able to lift up to 30 pounds frequently.
• Able to reach, bend, stoop, and pivot during shifts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare bar for service, stock supplies, and retrieve liquor as needed.
• Learn details on each menu item to recommend drinks and pairings.
• Prepare cocktails and beverages to specification, honoring special requests.
• Engage with guests to identify needs and ensure satisfaction.
• Communicate special needs and resolve guest challenges with the team.
• Maintain cleanliness of bar and dining spaces, restock as needed.
• Uphold professional standards and restaurant procedures.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer service

Mixology knowledge

Education

None

Tools

POS system

Job description

What's in it for you

• Insurance enrollment available from DAY 1!
• Holiday pay available from DAY 1!
• 401(k) enrollment after 30 days!
• Hotel and travel discounts at worldwide destinations!
• Professional development and promotion opportunities!

About this job

Restaurant Bartenders provide attentive, dynamic, and inspiring beverage service for our restaurant guests. Thorough knowledge of mixology, the restaurant food and beverage menus, and recommended pairings is critical to success. Restaurant Bartenders must be proactive in handling guest needs, be highly engaging, service-oriented, and take a creative approach to problem solving. The primary responsibility of a Restaurant Bartender is to deliver and exceed guest expectations, execute the restaurant vision, resolve challenges, and maintain excellent communication with guests, peers, and supervisors.

What you'll be doing

• Prepare the bar for service by cleaning guest and service spaces and stocking essential supplies for ease of use. Retrieve liquor based on requisition.
• Learn details on each menu item to provide food and beverage recommendations to guests, highlighting unique restaurant offerings and specials.
• Prepare cocktails and other beverages to specification with accuracy, honoring special requests and ensuring guest delight.
• Effectively engage and build rapport with guests to identify needs and ensure guest satisfaction.
• Proactively communicate special needs or requests and take ownership to resolve guest challenges, working collaboratively with the restaurant team.
• Maintain cleanliness of restaurant spaces throughout and after shift, completing side work and stocking as needed or assigned.
• Always maintain professionalism consistent with restaurant and company expectations.
• Know and communicate restaurant emergency procedures; inform and assist guests in emergencies.
• Take on additional tasks as necessary or assigned by restaurant leadership.

Requirements

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to speak, read, and write in primary language(s) used in the workplace
• 8+ hours per day; stand and walk frequently throughout the workday
• Lift, lower, and maneuver up to 30 pounds frequently
• Reach, bend, stoop, and pivot frequently throughout the workday

About First Hospitality

Founded in 1985 and based in Chicago, First Hospitality is a forward-thinking hotel development, investment, and management company. First Hospitality's strategic vision is to create value for all through excellence and an openness to doing things differently.

First Hospitality seeks to attract and retain a high-performing and diverse workforce in which employee's differences are respected and valued to better meet the varying needs of the customers we serve. FH fosters an inclusive work environment that promotes collaboration, flexibility, and fairness. Equal Opportunity Employer.