Food Server/Bartender/Banquet Server
Job Summary: Provide food and beverage service to club members and guests, set up and clean banquet rooms and serve banquets, and prepare, pour and serve alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Fulltime position (32 hours+)
Rate $18.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Heath & Dental Benefits (after 60 days/first of the following month)
- Paid Sick Time (after 90 days)
- Paid Vacation Time (after 1 year)
- Paid Holidays (after 90 days)
- 401(k) (after 6 months)
- Holiday Bonus (amount based on hours worked & tenure, eligible if specific holidays and events worked)
Education and experience:
- The ability to read, write and execute basic math skills.
- Experience using a POS system or basic computer skills.
- Of legal age to prepare and serve alcoholic beverages.
- Bartending training will be provided.
- TIPS Certification will be provided.
- Food Handling Certification will be provided.
Job Knowledge, Core Competencies and Expectations:
- Greet and acknowledge members and guests.
- Knowledgeable about the menu, buffet and wine list, particularly as it relates to food allergies.
- Ability to time the service of each course.
- Learns members’ names and their special preferences.
- Assures that all state and local laws and club policies and procedures for the service of alcoholic beverages are consistently followed.
- Complies with basic safety and sanitation requirements.
- Ability to read and understand Banquet Event Orders (BOEs).
- Ability to work large or small events with minimal supervision and in a team environment.
- Availability to work holidays and weekends, as needed.
Job Tasks/Duties
- Sets up side station and performs assigned side (prep) work.
- Provides immediate attention to all members and guests upon seating.
- Distributes food and wine menus; answers questions.
- Fills glasses with ice water and suggests menu items.
- Ensure that the correct account numbers and names are given for billing.
- Efficiently serves food and drinks in a friendly and courteous manner, offers suggestions on daily specials and wine selections.
- Places orders with kitchen; informs cooks about any special cooking instructions.
- Assembles food on tray; procures items from each station as necessary.
- Serves meals; places dishes by courses in front of each person.
- Checks back to ensure member and guest satisfaction; replenishes beverages as necessary.
- Removes soiled dishes. Clears tables after each course and resets them with appropriate silverware.
- Handles all credit card charges as prescribed by standard operating procedures.
- Keeps dining room and bus station areas clean.
- Clears, cleans and resets tables that have been vacated.
- Advises supervisor of any complaints as soon as they occur.
- Performs clean-up and closing duties as assigned by manager.
- Attends pre-meal/banquet meetings as requested by the supervisor.
- Thanks members and guests; invites them to return.
- Consistently follows local and state laws and the club’s policies and procedures for the service of alcoholic beverages to members and guests.
- Assists in the closing functions of banquets such as removing linen, bussing glasses, dishes, silverware, etc. and re-setting the room for the next function.
- Consistently follows all food safety-related requirements.
- Performs other appropriate duties assigned by supervisor.
- Additional bartending tasks/duties
- Inspects bar prior to opening to ensure that adequate supplies are available.
- Requests additional supplies as necessary and stocks the bar.
- Prepares garnishes, fruits mixes and pre-mixed drinks prior to opening bar.
- Mixes, prepares and serves drinks to members and guests according to approved standard recipes.
- Maintains and cleans bar area and equipment.
- Maintains records of liquors, beers and wine to ensure bar stock is maintained at all times.
- Cleans and locks the bar area according to prescribed closing procedures.
- Ensures that all food items are correctly stored, labeled, dated and rotated to prevent any health or safety hazards from occurring, and takes precautions against possible spoilage.
- Carefully follows all laws and club policies and procedures regarding alcoholic beverage service and informs manager if continued service to a member or guest is in question.
- Continually practices beverage and revenue control procedures.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
- Required to stand for long periods and walk, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, stretch and twist or reach.
- Push, pull or lift up to 50 pounds.
- Continuous repetitive motions
- Able to carry a tray with 8 dinner plates with lids.