Bar Porter

Compensation Type:
Hourly

Highgate Hotels:
Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in major U.S. gateway cities including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a growing Caribbean and Latin America footprint. The hospitality forward company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate has a proven record of developing its diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts with contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, Chicago, Dallas, London, Miami, and Seattle. (url removed).

Overview:
Assist the Food and Beverage department to ensure cleanliness, organization and an increase in efficiency. The Bar Porter job is an essential position to ensure we streamline procedures to increase revenue and productivity.

Responsibilities:
Employees must at all times be attentive, friendly, helpful and courteous to all guests, managers and fellow employees.

Be responsible for receiving all liquor, beer and wine from storeroom in a daily basis.

Maintain the cleanliness of the bar, bar top, guest tables, refrigerators, and service areas of the bar in an organized manner.

Replenish all liquor, beer and wine as needed in the bar during the shift.

Be familiar with beverages, cocktails and hotel mixing portion control according to hotel standards.

Assist in opening and closing side-work as assigned.

Assist in ensuring the cleanliness and tidiness of the bar or lounge areas.

Assist with maintaining beverage cost.

Follow prescribed procedures in serving alcohol with care to avoid any challenges with intoxicated guests.

Retrieve all food items from kitchen and deliver to customers according to proper service standards.

Clearing used dishes from restaurant tables

Sanitizing and resetting tables

Ensure overall guest satisfaction.

 

Qualifications:
Education & Experience: 

High School diploma or equivalent and/or experience in a hotel or related field preferred.

At least 1 year of progressive experience in a hotel or a related field required.

 

 

Physical requirements:

Flexible and long hours sometimes required.

Very heavy work - Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and /or 50 pounds of force frequently and/or 20 ponds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Ability to stand during the entire shift.

Salary is $14.00/hourly

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