Lead Bartender

Summary:

Job Summary

Dream Nashville is looking for bartenders who are excited, qualified, hard-working, individuals with a passion for hospitality and a commitment to superior guest service. Experience with Micros, high volume, and/or extensive cocktail training are all beneficial but not required. The lead Bartender is responsible leading the team to the highest standard and promoting a safe work environment

Duties & Functions

•Knows all drink recipes, wines by the glass, food items and prices to effectively promote to guests.

•Performs duties in accordance with established company policies for drink size, recipe, and proper glassware.

•Adheres to all company safety and sanitation policies and procedures

•Ability to train new bartenders and work alongside them to develop skillset/knowledge.

•Responsible for assisting during the creative process of seasonal cocktail menus including seasonal syrup recipes as well as training bar team on all seasonal cocktails

•To ensure that all perishable items used behind the bar are labeled/dated and responsible for rotating and throwing away to maintain quality control

•Assisting in creation of bar order guide and building par levels

•Assisting management in monthly inventory counts

•Responsible for batching program and training others to batch proper and consistent recipes

•Assists management on weekly beverage order in the absence of the beverage manager

•Work alongside receiving agent to ensure all product is organized properly

•Ensures that all bartenders complete and pass all tests as part of their new hire training before moving them out of training

•Assists management with updating bar training manuals as necessary

•Handle cash transactions in accordance with the property's cash handling policy

•Maintains current knowledge of hotel culture, amenities, and services, events in the area, points of interest, and services in the area

•Performs complete bar setup, including ice, garnish, glassware, etc.

•Works as part of a team

•Portrays a positive friendly and professional attitude at all times, always smiles and greets guests warmly and genuinely

•Provides prompt, professional, friendly, and personalized service to our guests

•Provides help and support to all fellow colleagues

•Communicates to FOH and BOH support staff including managers and chefs

•Learns from and teaches fellow colleagues (learn by listening, lead by example)

•Performs opening side work and set up station

•Attends and participates in any training sessions, department meetings

•Provides professional and exceptional food and beverage service

•Records and places proper food and beverage orders in POS

•Delivers food and beverages to guests

•Listens to guests and anticipates their needs

•Responds to guests' questions and their needs

•Proper serving of wine and alcohol (with awareness)

•Presentations and reconciliation of checks

•Collects cash from guests/performs credit card authorizations and services

•Properly executes closing procedures

•Runs POS daily server financial report

•Completes closing financial paperwork

•Completes closing side work for specific table sections

•Re-stocks bar(s), ensures bar(s) are kept clean, tidy and organized by all bartenders

•All other tasks and duties as assigned

Qualifications & Standards

•2-3 years of beverage knowledge

•Previous hospitality experience preferred

•Experience in a high volume restaurant is a must. Requires knowledge, skill and mental ability equivalent to completion of 2 years of high school

•Must have a working knowledge of beer, wine, liquor and common drink recipes. Requires basic math skills and the ability to handle money and operate a cash register or POS system.

•Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit as required by local or state government agency. Food service and/or other certification as required by franchise

•Must be able to lift minimum of 20lbs

Qualifications:
Job Summary

Dream Nashville is looking for bartenders who are excited, qualified, hard-working, individuals with a passion for hospitality and a commitment to superior guest service. Experience with Micros, high volume, and/or extensive cocktail training are all beneficial but not required. The lead Bartender is responsible leading the team to the highest standard and promoting a safe work environment.

Duties & Functions

•Knows all drink recipes, wines by the glass, food items and prices to effectively promote to guests.

•Performs duties in accordance with established company policies for drink size, recipe, and proper glassware.

•Adheres to all company safety and sanitation policies and procedures

•Ability to train new bartenders and work alongside them to develop skillset/knowledge.

•Responsible for assisting during the creative process of seasonal cocktail menus including seasonal syrup recipes as well as training bar team on all seasonal cocktails

•To ensure that all perishable items used behind the bar are labeled/dated and responsible for rotating and throwing away to maintain quality control

•Assisting in creation of bar order guide and building par levels

•Assisting management in monthly inventory counts

•Responsible for batching program and training others to batch proper and consistent recipes

•Assists management on weekly beverage order in the absence of the beverage manager

•Work alongside receiving agent to ensure all product is organized properly

•Ensures that all bartenders complete and pass all tests as part of their new hire training before moving them out of training

•Assists management with updating bar training manuals as necessary

•Handle cash transactions in accordance with the property's cash handling policy

•Maintains current knowledge of hotel culture, amenities, and services, events in the area, points of interest, and services in the area

•Performs complete bar setup, including ice, garnish, glassware, etc.

•Works as part of a team

•Portrays a positive friendly and professional attitude at all times, always smiles and greets guests warmly and genuinely

•Provides prompt, professional, friendly, and personalized service to our guests

•Provides help and support to all fellow colleagues

•Communicates to FOH and BOH support staff including managers and chefs

•Learns from and teaches fellow colleagues (learn by listening, lead by example)

•Performs opening side work and set up station

•Attends and participates in any training sessions, department meetings

•Provides professional and exceptional food and beverage service

•Records and places proper food and beverage orders in POS

•Delivers food and beverages to guests

•Listens to guests and anticipates their needs

•Responds to guests' questions and their needs

•Proper serving of wine and alcohol (with awareness)

•Presentations and reconciliation of checks

•Collects cash from guests/performs credit card authorizations and services

•Properly executes closing procedures

•Runs POS daily server financial report

•Completes closing financial paperwork

•Completes closing side work for specific table sections

•Re-stocks bar(s), ensures bar(s) are kept clean, tidy and organized by all bartenders

•All other tasks and duties as assigned

Qualifications & Standards

•2-3 years of beverage knowledge

•Previous hospitality experience preferred

•Experience in a high volume restaurant is a must. Requires knowledge, skill and mental ability equivalent to completion of 2 years of high school

•Must have a working knowledge of beer, wine, liquor and common drink recipes. Requires basic math skills and the ability to handle money and operate a cash register or POS system.

•Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit as required by local or state government agency. Food service and/or other certification as required by franchise

•Must be able to lift minimum of 20lbs

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