Bartender

Bartender

We are looking for bartenders to join our team! We offer our co-workers 401K, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, generous dining discount and daily co-worker meal and tuition reimbursement!

The bartender's primary responsibility is producing, creating, and improving drinks, and assembling the requested drinks into the required glassware, as part of the bar process before passing the order along to the guests. The bartender follows and ensures compliance with food safety handling policies and maintains an organized and hygienic work area, including personal hygiene procedures. The bartender must be thoroughly familiar with Lawry's professional and friendly service including: menu items, cash controls, suggestive selling techniques, appearance standards and guest interaction.

Essential functions include consistently meeting Lawry's standards as an ambassador of the restaurant with our guests, complying with all of Lawry's employment related policies and procedures, ensuring the bar is well stocked and set up at the beginning of the shift, responsible for counting and verifying funds of bar bank at the beginning of the shift, completing a blind checkout at the end of the shift with a manager, greeting and accommodating individual and special needs of guests, preparing drinks for customers using proper bartending techniques, recipes and glassware, anticipating and recognizing when a guest could become intoxicated and stopping service in a professional manner, respecting and maintaining company property and assets, maintaining proper food handling and sanitation standards, demonstrating safe work habits, particularly in relation to knife handling, maintaining a safe workplace by keeping the bar area organized, neat, and clean throughout the shift, keeping tools, machines and bar equipment in good working order, working efficiently, accurately and quickly to expedite the guests' orders, contributing to meeting unit food cost goals through portion and waste control, following all state liquor laws and company ServSafe Alcohol policies, assisting other co-workers and departments with their duties as needed to ensure guest satisfaction, expressing and exchanging ideas in spoken and written English in an above average manner both with co-workers and guests, demonstrating knowledge of Lawry's Restaurants, demonstrating knowledge of the menu items to assist guests in their wine, meal and dessert selections, demonstrating effective teamwork and cooperation with co-workers, management, vendors and/or suppliers, demonstrating competency in POS and TMX computer systems, and basic math calculations, being dressed in a clean, designated uniform and acceptable footwear, ready to begin at start of all scheduled shifts, and work until the end of scheduled shifts, unless authorized by management for approved shift or work schedule change, from time to time, assuming other co-worker's duties during off-peak hours when staff is reduced, attending all mandatory co-worker meetings, training, informational and education sessions, reporting all damaged or malfunctioning fixtures and equipment to the manager on duty promptly, and reporting all accidents or unsafe conditions to the manager on duty immediately.

Position qualifications include showing confidence, energy, and enthusiasm with a professional, clean appearance, and a friendly, helpful, approachable demeanor, satisfactory physical and mental health to perform the requirements of the job, and to work with the public in compliance with applicable foodservice health and safety regulations, able to perform the essential functions of the assigned position with or without reasonable accommodation, and within company policy, able to stand and walk for up to eight (8) hours during a shift (with limited breaks); carry up to 30 lbs. and exert up to 50 lbs. of force without straining; and sustain repetitive motions of legs, feet, waist, back, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands and fingers, able to raise objects from a lower to a higher position or move objects horizontally from position to position, knowledge of wines, vintages, and wine pairings, as well as proper handling and storage of wines, and use of bottle opener (i.e. cork-screw and foil-cutter), knowledge of beers, spirits, and cocktails, be available and willing to work all scheduled shifts within the priority scheduling and seniority systems as established at each location, including working weekends and holidays, capable of multi-tasking, leading and communicating with others, able to express and exchange ideas in spoken and written English in an average manner, good math proficiency, and knowledge of cash handling, able to wear required uniform, able to listen and follow instructions carefully, able to stay calm under pressure, capable of following key recipes, legal age to serve alcohol beverages, and strong interpersonal skills, excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Experience: At least one (1) year of previous experience as a bartender in a high end dining establishment is required. Must be able to read scales.

Licenses/Certifications: Current local/state food handler's training certifications as required. Current local/state alcohol beverage service training certifications as required.

Computer Skills: Basic familiarity with computers POS system, calculators and touch screens.

Education: High school diploma or GED preferred. Some college or culinary education beneficial.

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