Position Summary

The Event Bartender provides excellent and professional service to guests, ensuring an optimal dining experience. At all times, event bartenders are expected to be attentive to any guest needs and make them feel welcome, comfortable, important and relaxed.

Availably Requirement:  Wednesday – Sunday (Part-Time) and Saturday – Sunday (Full-Time)

Customary Hours:  Part-Time and Full-Time positions are required to work a minimum of 20-25 hours per week. Varies to include evenings, holidays, and extended hours as business requires.

Essential Functions

• Interact and communicate professionally with guests.
• Familiarize self with specialty drink recipes and any special requests.
• Follow proper safety and sanitation procedures.
• Perform other relevant tasks as assigned by management.

Job Requirements

Education and Experience:  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• 1-2 years prior bartender experience preferred.
• High school diploma preferred.

Essential Qualifications:   To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactory. 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.

• Ability to demonstrate strong affinity for Blue Plate’s mission: Our mission is to “care more” for others through food and service experiences that turn our partner’s vision into reality.
• Ability to identify and resolve issues and alert leadership when needed.
• Ability to function independently and intuitively in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to interact with diverse groups and foster a cooperative work environment.
• Basic computer skills, ability to navigate the internet.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate with guests.
• Maintain and express a positive customer service attitude.
• Ability to pin tables and fold napkins to standards in a timely fashion.

Language Skills: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently. Bilingual skills a plus.

Physical Demands:  The physical demands describe here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, taste and smell.
• The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to feel; reach with hand and arms, and stoop, kneel or crouch for 6 to 8 hours at a time.
• Regularly required to lift and/or move up to 90 lbs.
• Specific vision requirements include the ability to see at close range, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• May work in extreme heat and cold (non-weather and weather).
• May work in wet conditions (non-weather and weather).
• Noise level is low to moderate.
• May work near toxic/caustic chemical and with fumes or airborne particles.
• Will work near moving or mechanical parts.

Blue Plate Catering is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment with Blue Plate Catering without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, protected veteran status or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law