Lobby​/Restaurant Bartender

Lobby/Restaurant Bartender

Highgate Hotels

Location: The Joule, Dallas, TX

The Joule is a neo‑Gothic landmark building at 1530 Main Street that was originally the Dallas National Bank. It dominated the downtown skyline during a thriving era of Dallas banking and West Texas oil booms. Over a century of development deals and massive renovations transformed it into a Forbes four‑star boutique hotel, now a cultural, shopping, and dining destination and a forerunner in the renaissance of downtown Dallas.

Overview: The Lobby/Restaurant Bartender is responsible for the complete set up of the bar area and the mixing of drinks for all guests. The role requires maintaining service and cleanliness of the bar area, ensuring quality service, guest satisfaction, and control over liquor inventory.

• Process guests’ checks, collect cash and process credit cards and room charges according to standards.
• Perform opening and closing side work according to standards to ensure that guests are served promptly and efficiently.
• Prepare beverages and cocktails according to the standards, for mixing, portion control and presentation.
• Serve guests with all food and beverage requirements in a warm, friendly, courteous, and professional manner.
• Ensure the lounge areas are kept clean and tidy.
• Be familiar with the computer system.
• Carry out cashiering functions by closing checks and servicing the guest.
• Follow all state liquor laws.
• Assist in maintaining beverage cost.
• Follow prescribed procedures in serving liquor with care to avoid problems with intoxicated guests, and when necessary report to management.
• Complete beverage requisitions to maintain par levels as needed (bottle for bottle method).
• Stock and clean glassware.
• Check soda tanks to ensure that they are full and secured properly to the bar.
• Prepare all garnishes.
• Assist in cleaning of tables and all lounge area as needed.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

• High school diploma or equivalent and/or experience in a hotel or a related field preferred.
• Must be of legal age to serve alcoholic beverages, according to local state laws.
• Flexible and long hours sometimes required.
• Medium work - Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Ability to stand for the entire shift.
• Previous bartending experience.
• Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying concerns raised by employees and guests.
• Must be able to multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Maximize efforts toward productivity, identify problem areas and assist in implementing solutions.

Salary: $55,000.00-$

Seniority level: Entry level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industry: Hospitality