Bartender at Rustic Root

Position Summary

Professional, high-energy Bartender with excellent communication skills serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our customers. The Bartender will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. You will also upsell items, create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties. As a Bartender, you should have a neat appearance and engaging, friendly personality.

You should be efficient, observant, knowledgeable, and personable. The bartender is responsible for mixing, serving, and garnishing all alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages to the venue’s standards, spend the majority of time maintaining all bar supplies and performing all duties assigned by management. Because bartenders are in direct contact with our guests, how they conduct themselves behind the bar is an essential factor in determining our guests’ experience at the venue.

Type
:
Hourly, Part-time

Pay rate
: $17.75/hr + tips

• Welcoming customers, reading, and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking drink orders.
• Planning drink menus and informing customers about new beverages and specials.
• Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers.
• Checking identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol.
• Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked.
• Adhering to all food safety and quality regulations.
• Handling cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.
• Maintaining a clean work and dining area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.
• Developing new cocktail recipes.
• Greet Guests and attend to them in a polite friendly manner.
• Maintain knowledge of facility, surrounding area, prices and menu items offered, and awareness of preparation and sourcing of menu items.
• Maintain cleanliness of bar menus and organization of menus.
• Communicate efficiently with management, service staff and guests.
• Maintain working knowledge of the POS (Aloha) to correctly complete transactions efficiently and minimize mistakes.
• Complete opening, running and closing side-work duties.

• Possess excellent communication skills.
• Understands and follows written directions.
• Must be able to provide legible communication.
• Works cooperatively in a team environment.
• Must be comfortable learning new skills.
• Can perform calmly under pressure.
• Uses critical thinking reasoning skills to solve problems quickly.
• Manages time effectively.
• Passing score on a pour test.

• Must be motivated, hard-working, and passionate and have the ability to handle multiple tasks and responsibilities.
• Must be able to work at a rapid pace while maintaining attention to detail and multi-tasking.
• Must be skilled in time management.
• Must exhibit an excellent service attitude and be willing to go out of their way to accommodate guests and exceed expectations.
• Must show enthusiasm for the job and for the restaurant.
• Must be considerate, patient, and willing to help fellow employees.
• Must have a good self-image and be able to command the respect of employees.
• Must be able to tolerate pressure and work calmly and efficiently during busy times.
• Must handle guest complaints according to restaurant policies and procedures.
• Possess the highest work ethics, personal morals, and honesty beyond reproach.

• Must have one or more of the following:
  Minimum of 2 years Bartending in the hospitality industry (hotel, restaurant, nightclub, etc.)
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

• San Diego County Food Handlers Card (must be turned in within 30 days of employment).
• Anti-harassment and nondiscrimination 1-hour class.
• RBS – Responsible Alcohol Service (must be turned in when training concludes).

• Must be able to sit, stand or walk for up to 8 hours at a time.
• Must be able to lift at least 50…