Lead Bartender - Compass Pool - Seasonal

Overview

The Lead Bartender assists with overseeing the bar, supports and assists bartenders and bar backs. The incumbent is responsible for supervising the bar area, ensuring guests receive a warm and authentic experience. They provide inspiring and strategic leadership in support of the company’s mission, core values, and goals.

• Assist with coaching opportunities for bar team to ensure an elevated level of service for guests
• Assist with maintaining a positive team environment and morale for the bar team
• Assist with batching to ensure quality and consistent products
• Assist with developing and maintaining the beverage program
• Assist with maintaining cleanliness and organization of the spirit room, beer cooler, walk-up window, and main bar
• Assist with ordering liquor, wine, beers, and nonalcoholic beverages
• Assist with inventory and/or spot checks of inventory
• Assist with setting pars levels for spirits
• Assist with training bartenders and barbacks
• 40% Maintaining a positive team environment and morale for the bar team
• 20% Bar team training
• 15% Batching and ensuring quality and consistency of products
• 10% Coaching opportunities for bar team to ensure consistent product and elevated service
• 5% Maintaining par levels and ordering liquor, wine, beers, and nonalcoholic beverages
• 5% Inventory and spot checks
• 5% Beverage development and implementation

Minimum Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant work experience in similar scope – required
• Bar Smarts certification

The work environment/conditions described herein are representative of those that an incumbent may experience.

• Must be comfortable working in a shared space, with constant noise, without the use of a private office
• Must be able to cope with frequent changing priorities and deadlines with a high degree of optimism, professionalism & collaboration
• Schedules may vary from week to week based on business demands in excess of 40 hours with or without notice
• Must be able to work safely in a bar and kitchen environment with high temperatures and humidity

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an incumbent to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to move 10 lbs on a daily basis
• Push, pull, and lift up to 50 lbs on a weekly basis
• While performing the duties of this job, the incumbent is regularly required to travel by foot, car, bus, airplane, or other means of transportation which require sitting, waiting, and standing for long and short periods of time

Location:

The AAA Four Diamond JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District is located in the heart of historic Savannah on the Savannah riverfront, with countless activities a short walk away. Explore the downtown Savannah shopping district, enjoy meals at the hotel’s restaurants, and visit the riverside bars or embark on walking tours.