Bartender - Lobby Bar

Summary of Position:

The Bartender is responsible for serving beverages and/or food to the guests in a friendly, courteous and timely manner. Also prepares beverages for other servers to supply to guests, and acts as cashier for the lounge.

Essential Functions:

• Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet.
•  Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables daily to ensure product quality.
•  Greet guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promote drink specials, and documents orders for drinks. Mix, garnish, and present drinks using standard ingredient recipes and    practicing prudent portion control.
•  Input orders into a register at the point of sale and create a check for each internal/external guest, including those served by other beverage servers.
•  Receive cash from guests, make change as needed, verify validity of charges, record charges, and ensure vouchers are properly executed.
•  Lock up and store all beverages, food, and other equipment items.
•  Deposit cash drops and secure bank.
•  Other supportive functions as determined by the supervisor.
•  Other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor, Department Head and/or the General Manager.

Qualifications:

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.

Experience: Prior bartending experience required.

Certificates or Licenses: Maricopa County Food Service Worker Card and Arizona Title IV Alcohol Certification

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of basic food and beverage preparations, including service of alcoholic beverages.
•  Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register, make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, and understand portion size
•  Ability to remember, recite and promote a variety of menu items.
•  Ability to operate a keyboard and point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check.
•  Ability to memorize and perform Resort Standards, AAA Diamond standards, and Mystery shopper standards.
•  Ability to push a hand cart, with a maximum weight of 200 lbs.
•  Skills in planning and organizing and training.
•  Excellent in verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
•  Ability to listen, effectively accomplish task, and speak clearly.

Personal Characteristics:

•  Behaves ethically.
•  Organized: Maintain a neat, organized workspace, maintaining important documents pertinent to job
•  Communicates effectively: Speaks and listens in a clear, thorough, and timely manner, effectively reading and writing, using the English language.
•  Professional Appearance: Exhibits an appearance appropriate for a four-diamond resort (Specific grooming standards are available for review)