Restaurant Bartender - Experience Required

The Fish House; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Fish House in Pensacola is seeking an experienced Bartender to join our team. You will provide a pleasant drinking experience, serve drinks, and maintain a clean, sanitary bar area.

Candidates should have at least two years of bar or restaurant experience, a beverage service certification, and familiarity with POS systems. This role involves inventory coordination, menu contributions, and helping new staff, with flexible hours Sunday to Thursday and Friday-Saturday shifts.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Minimum two (2) years of bar or restaurant experience to include drink preparation.
• Current beverage service certification or other certification as required by federal/state/local law
• Familiar with point-of-sale computers and software
• Comfortable using a computer, navigating Windows, Microsoft Office, and Outlook Email

Responsibilities

• Provides a pleasant drinking experience to customers.
• Serves drinks while maintaining a clean and sanitary bar area.
• Attends to the detail and presentation of each order.
• Prepares and maintains ingredients by following recipes.
• Adheres to proper alcohol handling, sanitation, and safety procedures, and maintains appropriate dating, labeling, and rotation of all beverage items.
• Coordinates daily supply inventory for bar and submits orders to supervisor; assists with receipt of deliveries.
• Contributes to daily, holiday, and theme drink menus in collaboration with supervisor.
• Ensures smooth operation of bar services during absence of supervisor.
• Completes cleaning according to daily and weekly schedules, including dishwashing as needed.
• Assists with orienting new employees to their work area.
• Listens to customer complaints and suggestions and resolves complaints.
• Instructs personnel in use of new equipment and cleaning methods and provides efficient and effective methods of maintaining work area.
• Participates in and/or contributes to programs, committees, or projects designed to improve quality of service and employee productivity.

Skills

Customer service

Adaptability

Decision-making

Oral communication

Planning

Problem solving

Teamwork

Multi-tasking

Self-motivated

High energy level

Education

High school diploma or GED

2+ years bar/restaurant experience

Beverage service certification

Tools

POS software

Windows

Microsoft Office

Outlook Email

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Bartender to become a part of the Great Southern Restaurant Group team at the popular destination of the Fish House restaurant. Be a part of a team at a restaurant that has been a fixture in downtown Pensacola since 1998 and has a great water view from the bar.

Bartender Job Requirements and Responsibilities:

• Provides a pleasant drinking experience to customers.
• Serves drinks while maintaining a clean and sanitary bar area.
• Attends to the detail and presentation of each order.
• Prepares and maintains ingredients by following recipes.
• Adheres to proper alcohol handling, sanitation, and safety procedures, and maintains appropriate dating, labeling, and rotation of all beverage items.
• Coordinates daily supply inventory for bar and submits orders to supervisor; assists with receipt of deliveries.
• Contributes to daily, holiday, and theme drink menus in collaboration with supervisor.
• Ensures smooth operation of bar services during absence of supervisor.
• Completes cleaning according to daily and weekly schedules, including dishwashing as needed.
• Assists with orienting new employees to their work area.
• Listens to customer complaints and suggestions and resolves complaints.
• Instructs personnel in use of new equipment and cleaning methods and provides efficient and effective methods of maintaining work area.
• Participates in and/or contributes to programs, committees, or projects designed to improve quality of service and employee productivity.

WORK HOURS - Sunday – Thursday 11:00 AM until 9:00 PM

Friday – Saturday 11:00 AM until 10:00 PM

Bartender Qualifications/Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in ability to safely and effectively operate standard beverage service equipment
• Adaptability
• Decision-making
• Customer service
• Oral communication
• Planning, problem solving, and teamwork
• Developing budgets
• Self-motivated
• High energy Level
• Multi-tasking

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED
• Minimum two (2) years of bar or restaurant experience to include drink preparation
• Current beverage service certification or other certification as required by federal/state/local law
• Familiar with point-of-sale computers and software
• Comfortable using a computer, navigating Windows, Microsoft Office, and Outlook Email

We look forward to seeing your application and for you to become a member of the Fish House family!