Lead Bartender

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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