Bartender

**New Restaurant - HIRING Bartenders**

**Bartender Position **starting $10-$12 per hour + Tips

**Who we are**:
Mad For Chicken is best known for its Korean style fried chicken and other Korean inspired dishes. We are relentlessly focused on the quality of our food and service excellence - we strive to keep our menu fresh, consisting mainly of made from scratch ingredients. Our restaurants are known for their distinctive rustic designs and comfortable ambiance making them a destination for groups of all sizes. Mad For Chicken was established in 2005 and began franchising in 2020 to fulfill its mission to create remarkable experiences and get everyone “MAD” for our chicken.

**Position Overview**:
**Responsibilities**

**Guest Satisfaction**
- ensuring a warm, fun, and exciting environment
- anticipating, delivering, and exceeding guests’ expectations
- communicating with guests clearly, patiently, and courteously
- performing calmly and effectively under pressure
- understanding the menu and preparation techniques to answer any menu related questions

**Service**
- checking identification to verify legal age requirements for all guests
- efficiently preparing beverages and craft/signature cocktails as orders are placed by guests or Servers
- executing proper sanitation practices and safety procedures
- protecting establishment and guests by adhering to sanitation, safety, and alcohol beverage control policies
- continuously monitoring guests’ alcohol intake to adhere with beverage control policies

**Bar Operations**
- opening and closing the bar according to company guidelines, and Dept. of Health standards
- ensuring beverage orders come out in a timely fashion
- continuously streamlining speed of service and beverage preparation without sacrificing quality
- continuously maintaining high standards of cleanliness and appearance throughout all areas of the bar
- preparing ingredients for service (e.g. slicing fruit and garnishes)
- restocking supplies and beverages as necessary, ensuring bar is stocked for subsequent shifts

**Sales**
- accurately accounting for all guest checks issued
- accurately recording and accounting for all items ordered and served
- accepting/processing payments from guests
- accurately accounting for and balancing all sales and receipts

**Qualifications**:

- Work authorization required
- Minimum 1 year bartending experience required (or combination of schooling, training, experience)
- Must exhibit excellent listening and communication skills to engage with guests and restaurant personnel
- Demonstrate knowledge of classic cocktails
- Adept at preparing cocktails using an extensive range of ingredients
- Able to stand and walk for entire shift
- Able to grasp, reach overhead, push, lift and carry up to 50 lbs
- Able to work well under pressure and in a fast-paced environment
- Dependable and motivated with a strong work ethic
- Flexibility to work nights, weekends and holidays
- Understanding of food safety procedures