Bartender

Job Title: Bartender
Reports to: Food & Beverage Manager
Direct Reports: None
FLSA: Hourly, Non-Exempt
Salary: $24.00 + holiday bonus

Saddle & Cycle Club is a prestigious private club known for its impeccable service, luxurious amenities, and vibrant community. With a legacy spanning over a century, we offer an unparalleled experience. We are currently seeking a Director of Facilities to join our team and be part of an esteemed organization dedicated to providing exceptional experiences to our Members and their

JOB SUMMARY
The Bartender is responsible for mixing, garnishing, and serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages according to Club specifications for Members and Guests. The Bartender provides bar and table service by taking orders for food and beverages, delivering orders to the table, and ensuring a pleasant dining experience.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Greet each guest promptly and graciously with eye contact, a smile, and good posture
• Distribute food and wine menus and answer questions
• Fill glasses with iced water and suggest menu items
• Place orders with the kitchen; inform cooks about any special cooking instructions
• Efficiently serve food and drinks in a friendly and courteous manner, offer suggestions on daily specials and wine selections
• Ensure that food is prepared correctly and to customers’ satisfaction; return incorrect or improperly cooked orders to the kitchen
• Remove soiled dishes; clear tables after each course and reset them with appropriate silverware
• Mix and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to guests according to specifications, courteously and efficiently
• Ensure that all details of service are performed correctly and that every guest receives the highest quality of service
• Collect checks and payments from members and guests for food and beverage services
• Respond quickly to requests from guests, supervisors, or management in a timely, friendly, and efficient manner
• Restock and clean the bar while providing friendly and attentive service to members and guests
• Reports complaints to a manager as they occur
• Maintain records of liquor, beer, and wine to ensure bar inventory is available for business
• Adhere to Club standards, policies, and procedures for serving alcoholic beverages
• All other duties as assigned and not outlined above

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Education and/or Experience:
High School Diploma; 1-2 years of bartending or related food and beverage service experience. Private Club or fine dining experience strongly preferred. Must be at least 21 years of age.

Language Skills:
Ability to effectively read, analyze, and interpret reports and correspondence. Ability to effective present information and respond to questions from  Members, Guests, Vendors, Managers, and Team Members.    

Mathematical Skills: 
Ability to work with basic mathematical concepts such as probability, division, addition, subtraction, and multiplication.   

Reasoning Ability: 
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.   

PHYSICAL DEMANDS  
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The Team Member frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and climb or balance.  The Team Member is occasionally required to sit and taste or smell.  The Team Member will regularly life and/or move up to ten (10) pounds and may occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.  

WORK ENVIRONMENT 
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member may be exposed to outside weather conditions. The Employee is regularly exposed to stairs and the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  

NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and the level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the employee in this job. The employee will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform and complete any other job-related duties requested.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT 
By applying I acknowledge that I have reviewed and understand the above job description in its entirety and I can successfully fulfill each duty or task with or without an accommodation. I also acknowledge that the Club retains the right to change this job description at any time.