What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bartender position at Great Wolf Lodge?
A Great Wolf, the Bartender provides friendly and responsive service to all guests, ensuring a fun and safe environment. The Bartender prepares cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages, has knowledge of common drinks, and makes suggestions to guests. The Bartender also monitors inventory and takes appropriate action to re-stock as necessary.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Serves customers alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages including beer, wine, cocktails, juices, etc.
- Prepares garnishes and mixes drinks for guests according to recipes
- Assess customer needs and preferences and make recommendations
- Maintain attractive and orderly appearance of bar area through arrangement of bottles & glassware
- Ensure bar area adheres to highest standards of cleanliness, presentation, and service
- Prepares, cleans, and maintains draught beer equipment; connects couplings to beer barrels and to faucet
- Responsible for ensuring a safe and secure bar area by enforcing standards and procedures for alcohol consumption; comply with all legal regulations
- Monitor customers' alcohol consumption and refuse service and/or call for alternate transportation as necessary
- Maintain supplies via ordering, requisitioning, or re-stocking snacks, liquors, beers, wines, and non-alcoholic beverages; replace kegs/beer barrels; prepare garnishes
- Enhance skillset and knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; stay abreast of industry trends; experiment with new cocktail recipes
- Perform cash-handling functions, including point-of-sale (POS) system, registers, and daily reporting
Basic Qualifications & Skills
- Must be 21 years of age
- Must be flexible regarding scheduling based on business demands
- Successful completion of criminal background check and drug screen
Desired Qualifications & Traits
- Previous bartending training and/or experience; demonstrated knowledge of beer, wine, cocktails and non-alcoholic beverages
- Understanding of sanitation-related issues and knowledge of precautions necessary to ensure clean beverage preparation environment
- Projects professional image that inspires trust and confidence
- Enthusiastic and positive energy
- Multi-tasking ability
Physical Requirements
- Able to lift up to 30 lbs.
- Able to bend, stretch, and twist
- Able to stand for long periods of time
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
