Required Years of Experience
2 years
Job Details
Position Purpose: this person is responsible for overseeing the staff and operations of the bar, including planning, controlling and ordering of beverages.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
Bar and Lounge Ownership
- Responsible for bar logistics efficiency – correct set up for success, adequate staffing for particular shift, neat and accurate product display, etc.
- Continually create new offerings for bar and lounge guests (new cocktail options with mixologist, by the glass offerings with wine sommelier, introducing new liquor brands, etc.)
- Responsible for all staff beverage training and materials generation
Labor Management and Bar Performance
- Continually review performance of the bar (in season garden bar as well, if applicable) – sales and revenues, most and least selling items, promotional items, bottle sales, food items, etc.
- Continually review bar and lounge policies and procedures for efficiency/accuracy – liquor stocking, inventory counts spot checking, storage areas, etc.
- Understand, follow, and direct others in current safety procedures.
Product Presentation
- Maintain quality of all beverages up to our brand standards.
- Monitor proper par levels of all by the glass wines, beers, and liquors.
- Responsible for quality and seasonality of beverage, beer, and cocktail offerings
Financial
- Follow restaurant procedures to ensure proper ordering of all beverages besides wine.
- Maintain proper COG levels given as goal by General Manager.
- Continually update beverage pricing to reflect market values.
- Responsible for continued sales growth of bar and lounge
Administrative
- Ensure accuracy of all menus used in bar and lounge and POS postings.
- Assist General manager with bar/lounge schedule.
- Personally respond to all guest requests
- Support and drive the training culture – organize tastings of new cocktails with beverage department/bar consultant with product descriptions and study materials for staff, etc.
- Conclude all notes regarding daily operation in Avero report/log at the end of the day.
- Handle beverage updates in POS system
Bar and Lounge and Dining Room Service
- Assist guests with beverage selections during service and oversee quality of service in the bar and lounge area.
- Monitor that all beverages are correctly punched into POS system on specific guest’s checks.
- Communicate all beverage-related issues to the appropriate bartender or cocktail server and resolve any possible miscommunication or tension between staff.
- Support bar/lounge but also dining room staff with any beverage related tasks whenever possible.
- Follow and complete closing bar/lounge/dining room check list prior to departure.
Responsibilities to Staff
- Always maintain professional demeanor with all staff.
- Assist staff with any aspect of service upon request if possible.
- Be accessible to the staff to answer all beverage questions and participate on daily pre-shift meetings.
- Follow procedures as written in our training manual and communicate same to all staff who handle or serve beverages.
Minimal Essential Requirements:
- The ability to work as part of a team, and personal cleanliness.
- Very basic food handling, preparation, and cleaning skills are welcomed.
- Ability to communicate and understand direction in English to ensure safety in the workplace. Ability to understand, respond, and engage with co-workers, managers, and guests in English.
- Time management and ability to work under pressure to manage high volume of production.
- Active listening and learning skills.
- Reading and speaking comprehension skills
- Discipline to follow set standards.
- Ability to lift up to 30lbs.
ADA: SA Hospitality Group will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
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Compensation Details
Compensation: Salary ($85,000.00)
Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401k, Commuter Benefits, Dining Discounts
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Manhattan sophistication meets pure Italian classics
at Casa Lever.
Modern art and timeless architecture set the stage for Italian classics, curated wines and supreme hospitality. The epitome of Milanese spirit, Casa Lever is where Manhattan goes for a taste of La Dolce Vita.
Where Milan meets Manhattan, Casa Lever marks the union
of the Sant Ambroeus family and Park Avenue’s Lever House.
Gordon Bunshaft’s Lever House, the Modernist Park Avenue masterpiece built in 1951, is today known as the quintessential glass box skyscraper. Casa Lever merges the rich history of original designer Marc Newson who created an edgy, yet elegant twenty-first-century look with restyling of William T Georgis in 2009 to create a timeless property, that Casa Lever is today and destined to become an institution in itself. SA Hospitality Group own eight Sant Ambroeus restaurants and coffee bars in New York and Southampton, four Felice Wine Bar and Restaurants in Manhattan and Casa Lever
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