Burdock + Bitters Bartender

POSITION PURPOSE

To serve beverages and/or food to guests in a friendly, courteous and timely manner, resulting in guest satisfaction and to prepare beverages for other servers to supply guests.

• 1. Maintain proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis including requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws, stirrers, condiments, and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet.
• 2. Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables daily to ensure product quality.
• 3. Greet guests in a courteous and friendly manner and promote and document orders for drinks. Mix, garnish, and present drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practice prudent portion control.
• 4. Input orders into a register at the point of sale and create a check for each guest and personnel guests, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
• 5. Maintain glassware inventory, and ensure cleanliness.
• 6. Maintain condition and cleanliness of bar and guest areas throughout shift.
• 7. Assist and or provide service to all guests sitting at the bar.
• 8. Assist with service of tables if needed.
• 9. Receive cash from guests, make any change needed, verify validity of charges, record charges, and insure vouchers are properly executed in order to balance all moneys.
• 10. Maintain service bar for servers.
• 11. Lock up and store all beverages, food, and other equipment items, deposit cash drops and secure bank.
• 12. Perform general cleaning tasks using standard cleaning products as assigned by supervisor to adhere to health standards
• 13. Must adhere to all State, Federal, and Corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests to ensure all laws are being followed.
• 14. Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested e.g., special guest requests, assist security with disorderly guests.

• 1. Must be 19 years of age or older to server alcohol.
• 2. Must have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service levels for a high volume restaurant.
• 3. Must have high level of knowledge for spirits and beer. Must be able to recite trendy liquors, create new drinks, and have a good understanding of wine.
• 4. Must be able to change keg beer (lifting up to 100 lbs.)
• 5. Must be able to carry multiple drinks at once.
• 6. Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes.
• 7. Basic English language writing skills necessary for completion of requisitions, balance sheets, and vouchers.
• 8. Sufficient manual dexterity in hands in order to use a knife to make garnishes, pick up glassware and bottles, use a corkscrew, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock.
• 9. Ability to read, speak, and understand the English language in order to communicate with guests and take orders.
• 10. Ability to remember, recite, and promote a variety of menu items.
• 11. Ability to operate a keyboard and perform point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check.
• 12. Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time.
• 13. 1-2 years of bartending experience required.
• 14. Ability to obtain any government required license or certificate. Bartending certificate required. TIPS or similar certification required.
• 15. Required memorization of all table numbers.

• Hourly/Yearly Wage: 8.