
Bartender
Department: Bloomington-Normal, IL
Reports to: Banquet Manager
Job Description
Job Title: Bartender
Department: Food & Beverage
Location: Bloomington, IL
Reports To: Banquet Manager
General Summary:
Provide food and beverage service to maximize customer satisfaction by providing friendly, courteous, helpful, timely, and professional service to all guests.
Essential Functions:
- Serve banquet functions
- Serves beverages to guests in the hotel
- Ensures the proper and adequate set-up of bars
- Stocks beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments, glassware, ice, and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet
- Maintains stock, cutting, and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices, and other perishables to ensure product quality
- Greets guests
- Mixes, garnishes and presents drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control
- Checks guests for proper identification manages method of payment and serves alcohol according to State, Federal, and corporate liquor regulations
- Communicates with supervisors and co-workers in a courteous manner at all times
Supporting Functions:
In addition to performance of the essential functions, this position may be required to perform a combination of the following supportive functions.
- Perform any general cleaning tasks using standard hotel cleaning products as assigned by supervisor to adhere to health standards.
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested (i.e. special guest requests).
- Must adhere to all Federal, State, and Corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated guests to ensure all laws are being followed.
- Other duties as assigned by the Banquet Manager or Supervisor.
Specific Job Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:
- Strong knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages, and liquor laws in serving underage people.
- Must know service of beverages.
- Working knowledge of the appropriate table settings, service ware, and menu items.
- Ability to fully follow supervisor’s directions.
- Ability to read, speak and write English sufficient to understand menus and special promotions, communicate with guests in a professional manner, assist guests with special requests, and to take orders.
- Ability to remember and recite menu items.
Qualification Standards
- Communication: Strong communication skills; including the ability to deal effectively with vastly diverse groups of people and guests.
- Education: Any combination of education and experience equivalent provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. High School education preferred.
- Computer Skills: Point of Sale System.
- Experience: One to five years previous food and beverage serving experience preferred.
- Licenses or Certificates: Ability to obtain any government-required licenses or certificates. CPR certification and/or First Aid training preferred.
- Grooming: All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Tentac Enterprises’ standards.
- Other: Must be of legal serving age. Additional language ability preferred.
Physical Requirements
- Sitting in a normal seated position for extended periods of time
- Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction
- Ability to carry trays weighing up to 30 lbs. through a crowded room on a continuous basis throughout shift. Must be able to push and pull weight equaling 100 lbs.
- Manual dexterity of hands in order to manipulate serving spoons, trays, etc.
- Ability to perform duties with extreme temperature and noise ranges
- Ability to see within normal parameters
- Ability to hear within a normal range
This description is a general statement of required major duties and responsibilities performed on a regular and continuous basis. It does not exclude other duties as assigned.