Bartender – Restaurant & Bar

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Correctly prepare the service area, ensuring full mise-en-place, organise bar beverage stock, check and control work materials, and carry out all pre-service bar preparations;
  • Prepare cold portions served at the bar or in the dining room;
  • Welcome and seat guests, take orders, prepare and serve simple or mixed drinks, prepare and issue bills for consumption and process payments;
  • Ensure the cleanliness and organisation of bar facilities, and carry out the handling and disposal of waste materials generated in the work area;
  • Request the requisition of products necessary for operations, and ensure food products are kept free from contamination or deterioration;
  • Assist in the organisation, operation and reception of guests at banquets and events;
  • Assist in stock supervision, inform the superior of shortages and request replenishment;
  • Request maintenance services in the event of equipment malfunction;
  • Assist with inventories and stock control, counting utensils and all permanent-use bar equipment;
  • Inform the Head Waiter in the event of guest complaints;
  • Support bar replenishment (beverages, glassware, etc.);
  • Handover of shift and service information.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

  • Professional qualification as a Bartender, or equivalent;
  • Good knowledge of Hotel Catering and Customer Service;
  • Good knowledge of support equipment, beverage storage and hygiene and safety techniques;
  • Discipline, strong ethical standards, sense of responsibility and autonomy;
  • Strong customer-oriented approach;
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to listen and show empathy;
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team;
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to adapt to change, flexibility, dynamism and proactivity.