Service Bartender

Paycom; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Paycom is seeking a bartender/bar-back for our New Orleans venue. You will set up, maintain and operate the service bar, take to‑go orders, and prepare and serve alcoholic and non‑alcoholic beverages to guests in a courteous and efficient manner.

Responsibilities include promoting positive guest relations, collecting payments, and assisting in keeping the restaurant, service areas and equipment clean and organized. Must be 18+, with prior bartending or bar-back experience and on‑site attendance.

Qualifications

• Essentials: regular on-site attendance, 18+ to serve alcohol, 1 year bartender or bar-back experience, effective communication, basic math, cash handling, legible communication, stress management, alcohol awareness certification.

Responsibilities

• Set up, maintain and operate the service bar.
• Take to-go orders and prepare/serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
• Prepare bar drink orders for service staff and ensure guest satisfaction.
• Promote positive guest relations and manage payments.
• Assist in maintaining the restaurant, service areas and equipment.
• Coordinate with servers, kitchen and bartenders for smooth service.

Skills

Communication

Math skills

Cash handling

Customer service

Stress management

On-site attendance

Alcohol awareness certification

Education

High school diploma

Liquor/wine service certificate

Some college

Tools

POS system

Computers

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: New Orleans - New Orleans, LA 70130

Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time

Education Level: None

Travel Percentage: None

Job Shift: Days and Nights including Weekends

Job Category: Restaurant - Food Service

JOB OVERVIEW:

Responsible for the set-up, maintenance and operation of the service bar. Take to go orders, prepare and serve alcoholic, non-alcoholic beverages to guests courteously and efficiently according to restaurant recipes, standards and procedures. Prepare bar drink orders for service staff. Promote positive guest relations. Collect Payments. Assist in the maintenance of the restaurant, service areas and equipment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is consistently required to stand and walk often for the duration of the work shift. The position requires use of hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools and controls, and hearing and sight. The employee is often required to walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, bend, crouch and to taste and smell.

The employee must regularly lift and\/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and\/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, low light vision and depth perception.

The employee is occasionally exposed to cold and heat and to moderate to loud noise.

NOTE:

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees may be expected and required to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their supervisor or any other manager while on duty.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or other. Nor does it change the at-will employment relationship between the employee and this company.

QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS and COMPETENCIES:

Essentials:

• Regular on-site attendance required.
• Minimum of 18 years of age to serve alcoholic beverages.
• Minimum of 1 year experience as a bartender or bar-back.
• Regular on-site attendance required
• Ability to effectively communicate with managers, staff and customers to each's understanding.
• Ability to compute basic mathematical calculations.
• Ability to handle money and make accurate change.
• Ability to provide legible communication.
• Flexible and Adaptable with strong stress management skills.
• Certification in alcohol awareness program.

Desirable:

• High school diploma, some college.
• Certificate of training in liquor, wine and food service.
• Experience in bartending, cash handling and computers.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regular and on-site physical reliable attendance.
• Maintain positive guest relations at all times. Always strive to exceed guests expectations.
• Maintain complete knowledge of all menu items, liquor brands, wines, beers and non-alcoholic selections along with the correct glassware, garnishes and presentation standards and efficiently operate the POS system.
• Maintain complete knowledge of and strictly abide by state liquor regulations, particularly those prohibiting service to minors, intoxicated persons and drunk driving.
• Maintain complete knowledge and comply with all departmental policies and service procedures.
• Complete opening, running and closing side work according to standards and assignments and maintain organization, sanitation standards and cleanliness at all times.
• Communicate with servers, kitchen and other bartenders and coordinate entire station to ensure guest satisfaction with the food, beverages and service.
• Obtain assigned bank and ensure accuracy of contracted money. Keep banks secure at all times.
• Ensure that all drink orders from servers are accurately rung into the P.O.S. system before giving drinks to them.
• Handle all guest complaints promptly and always involve a manager.
• Pre-print all guest checks and review for accuracy before presenting to the guest.
• Adhere to payment, cash handling and credit policies and procedures. Ability to make change.
• Count bank and handle financial check out at the end of the shift. Report all tips.
• Report to work in clean and neat uniform. Abide by all personal appearance and hygiene standards.
• Assist in training new employees according to restaurant standards.