Mixologist/Bartender at Blu Atlantic Hotel

Blu Atlantig Hotel is looking for a professional, high-energy bartender/ mixologist with excellent communication skills to serve classical cocktails and exciting new beverages to our customers. The bartender/Mixologist will greet customers, learn about their preferences, answer questions, recommend menu items, and prepare and serve beverages and food. You will also upsell items, create recipes, utilize proper equipment and ingredients, and handle basic cleaning duties.

To succeed as a Bartender/Mixologist, you should have a neat appearance and an engaging, friendly personality. You should be efficient, observant, knowledgeable, and personable.

Bartender/Mixologist Responsibilities:

• Welcoming customers, reading and listening to people to determine beverage preferences, making recommendations, and taking drink orders.
• Planning drink menus and informing customers about new beverages and specials.
• Selecting and mixing ingredients, garnishing glasses, and serving beverages to customers.
• Checking identification to ensure customers are the legal age to purchase alcohol.
• Taking inventory and ordering supplies to ensure bar and tables are well-stocked.
• Adhering to all food safety and quality regulations.
• Handling cash, credit, and debit card transactions, ensuring charges are accurate and returning correct change to patrons, balancing the cash register.
• Maintaining a clean work and dining area by removing trash, cleaning tables, and washing glasses, utensils, and equipment.
• Developing new cocktail recipes.
• Monitors and manages the ordering of all beer, wine, spirits, and bar tools and equipment
• Have full knowledge of all menu items, garnishes, contents , costing and preparation methods
• Maintains stock, prepares, cures and stores all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables to ensure product quality
• Ensure that appropriate stock/par level of all bar items is constantly maintained
• Utilize appropriate stemware/glassware as required by company standards, polish glassware, stock bar supplies to par levels
• Create and push the limits of what mixed drinks can be
• Have great knowledge of alcohol and alcohol history
• Use one’s expert knowledge to create innovative drinks and cocktails that explore the boundaries of flavors
• Have passion to experiment in mixing new drinks

Bartender/Mixologist Requirements:

• OND, HND, BSC Degree is an added advantage
• Additional education, training, certificates, or experience may be required.
• Meets state minimum age to serve alcohol.
• Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Positive, engaging personality, and professional appearance.
• Basic math and computer skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong task and time management abilities.
• Eye for detail and understanding of drink mixing tools and techniques.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, etc for extended periods, and lift up to 25 lbs.