Bartender - Foundation Room (House of Blues Houston)

Foundation Room Bartender

Unity in Diversity

Our team members are as diverse as our music venues. With its owned/operated/managed venues, Live Nation Clubs and Theaters, a division of Live Nation Entertainment, is wide-ranging, including the legendary Fillmore venues and the intimate House of Blues clubs throughout the United States. Live Nation Clubs and Theaters is the country's preeminent group of intimate music venues, featuring superior sound and lighting technology in one-of-a-kind custom-designed environments aimed to bring fans and artists together in unparalleled musical environments.

Our mission is to create a profitable and principled global entertainment company. To celebrate the diversity and brotherhood of world culture. To promote racial and spiritual harmony through love, peace, truth, righteousness and non-violence. Our venues bring fans as close to artists as possible and our aim is to create teams that are just as close.

Who are you?

Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Clubs & Theaters, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you, then please read on!

The Role:

The Foundation Room Bartender is responsible for serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and food to guests in a restaurant and music hall atmosphere with a cheerful attitude and in an efficient, professional manner.

What You Need:

Required:

• Responsible Alcohol Awareness Training Certification or Equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years' experience bartending in an up-scale dining and night life establishment
• The ability to up sell and offer food and drink suggestions to guests
• Articulate vocabulary with the ability to adapt and socialize with current audience
• Exemplary and professional grooming standards
• Flexible schedule and ability to work late hours and at nights
• Cash handling experience
• Strong working knowledge of all beverages
• Physically able to pass a pour test and a Mixology drill (timed)
• Ability to deal with intoxicated guests in a positive and safety minded manner
• Skill in interpersonal communication and teamwork
• Tolerance of all cultures, music and art forms

Preferred:

• 2 years' work experience in high volume environment
• Experience recognizing valid ID's
• Experience in a live music environment

Physical Demands/Working Environment:

• Working environment is fast-paced, often loud and stressful
• Position requires extended periods of prolonged standing and working on your feet
• Must be able to lift or move up to 25 lbs. using proper lifting techniques

What You'll Do:

• Welcome and acknowledge Foundation Room members, Live Nation Executives and VIP's to instill appreciation for their membership and patronage
• Impeccable knowledge in the steps of delivering service for up-scale dining
• Stays current and is knowledgeable on the latest drink trends
• Understands the fundamentals of Mixology and ability to uphold our Beverage Culture
• Deep knowledge of how food, wine, beer, spirits and other beverage work in harmony with food selection
• The ability to suggest wines that will best complement particular foods off the food menu
• Ensure responsible alcohol service per local ordinance alcohol awareness training and House of Blues alcohol policies
• Request proper identification for anyone appearing under 30 years of age
• Interact with guests in a natural, friendly demeanor
• Cultivate regular guests and repeat business
• Successfully complete a pour test prior to every shift, where applicable
• Suggestively sell both beverages and menu items to guests at the bar
• Deliver food items and beverage orders promptly
• Prioritize and organize drink orders
• Consistently prepare beverages according to standard recipes and venue specifications, abide by all control systems
• Record any equipment failure and/or safety hazards in bar log
• Recognize when guests are becoming too intoxicated and refuse further service of alcohol in a courteous and safety-minded manner, bringing it to the attention of a manager
• Maintain HOB safety and sanitation standards
• Perform Opening/Running/Closing duties according to HOB policy
• Prepare guest checks (on point of sales terminal) and process payment according to HOB policy
• Maintain bartender bank
• Perform cash pull / check out procedures
• Maintain appropriate Comp and Spill checks
• Attend pre-shift meeting conducted by Manager on Duty prior to start of each shift

Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Live Nation Entertainment strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

HIRING PRACTICES The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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