RESTAURANT BARTENDER

Job Summary

We are looking for a professional, high-energy bartender with excellent communication skills to serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our customers. You will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, prepare and serve beverages and food. You will also upsell items, create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Greet guests pleasantly as they approach the bar; promote house drinks and utilize up-selling skills to maximize revenues.
• Prepare beverages requested by customers. Adhere to established pouring standards and drink recipes to provide a consistent product to the guests and to control costs. Coordinate food service with restaurant(s) for bar/lounge guests if applicable.
• Monitor guest behavior and guest alcohol consumption to determine when alcohol service to the guest should cease; notify management of incidents involving excessive alcohol consumption or impaired condition of customers.
• Consistently offer professional, friendly and engaging service.
• Assist guests regarding all beverage menu items in an informative and helpful way.
• Have full knowledge of beverage lists and promotions.
• Have full knowledge of all menu items, garnishes, contents and preparation methods.
• Follow outlet policies, procedures and service standards.
• Follow all safety and sanitation policies when handling food and beverage.
• Assist with beverage inventory when needed.
• Set up bar including all liquor, mixers, ice, garnishes, glassware and supplies. Perform pre- and post-shift side-work (empty/fill ice-bins, prepare garnishments, replenish/store snacks, etc.). Requisition all necessary supplies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• At least 1 year of previous bartending experience
• Must meet state legal age requirements.
• All candidates must be fluent in verbal and written English
• Excellent knowledge of all beverage products
• Previous point of sale system experience preferred
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work cohesively with fellow colleagues as part of a team
• Ability to focus attention on guest needs, remaining calm and courteous at all times

Work Conditions

• Most tasks are performed as part of a team with a moderate amount of supervision.
• Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by hotel environmental systems.
• Work tasks are performed walking, standing, lifting, reaching, pushing, pulling, twisting, turning, and grasping.
• Standing and walking occurs 90-95% of the time. Walking occurs continuously in and between kitchen and banquet or meeting room areas.
• Many work tasks require the ability to lift and carry in excess of 30 pounds 100% of the time.
• Talking and hearing occurs continuously in the process of communicating with guests, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Some work tasks are performed on carpeted areas, while others are performed on tiled or other hard surfaces.
• Some work tasks require employees to come in contact with hazardous chemicals. Employee should use precautions including but not limited to rubber gloves.

Hotel Nikko San Francisco is a luxury property located just off Union Square in downtown San Francisco, with 532 guest rooms and suites, 22,000 square feet of meeting and banquet room space, and five food & beverage outlets: 24-hour Room Service, ANZU Restaurant and Lounge, Kanpai Lounge, Imperial Lounge, and Feinstein's at the Nikko.

Our culture is based on 5 Core Values: Service, Collaboration, Credibility, Achievement, and Fun. We are seeking candidates who can deliver the Nikko tradition of outstanding customer service and help us fulfill our Mission of creating "Fantastic Memories" (Subarashii Omoide) to our external and internal guests. Consistently ranked as a "Best Place to Work" and "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" in the SF Bay Area. Hotel Nikko San Francisco offers competitive salaries and a fun and rewarding work environment.

Full Time Hourly Benefits:

• Zero-deductible Medical Plan

• Pre-Tax Commuter and Parking Benefits

• Dental (PPO/DMO)

• PTO

• Vision

• Floating Holidays

• Chiropractic and Acupuncture Services

• Birthday Pay

• Life Insurance

• 401K Matching Program

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

• 2% Company Profit Sharing

Hotel Nikko San Francisco Full Time Hourly Perks:

• Friends & Family Rates at Nikko/Okura Hotels

• Reciprocity Rates at Participating Hotels

• Employee Discounts in ANZU and Feinstein's at the Nikko

• Travel Assistance through Mutual of Omaha

• Free Employee Dining Room Meals

• Employee Computer Access for Web Browsing and Printing

• Fitness/Gym Reimbursement

• Employee Job Referral Program

• Employee Recognition Programs and Employee Appreciation Events

• Discounts on the following: Offsite Parking, Personal Dry Cleaning & Laundry, Movie Tickets, Amusement Park Tickets, Work Safety Shoes

Important Notice

1. This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time-to-time.
2. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and M/F/V/D
3. "Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records."