This position is located at our Aman New York Property and has an hourly compensation rate of $18.00 plus tips.
- Available to work and oversee daily bar operations full-time.
- Responsible for mixing drinks, serving drinks, serving food, cleaning bar, setting up and breaking down the bar, following recipes and adhering to DOH standards.
- Submitting daily requisition list to shift beverage manager.
- Assist in monthly inventory counts.
- Daily check, assistance when necessary, and confirmation of barback prep list (syrups and juices).
- Complete a daily inventory based on the request and routine as established by the Director of Bars.
- Contribute and support in weekly schedule planning/coordinating with Director of Bars.
- Assist creatively in beverage creation and execution.
- Contribute to bar team and general staff education.
- Enforce consistency in drink execution, presentation, and service for the bar team.
- When necessary, able to staff each bar position, service, point, or float.
- Acts as an advocate and ambassador for the bar programs.
- Maintain cleanliness of the bar area at all times, ensure bar area is well stocked with supplies and beverages including:
- Clean and organize bar area continuously; restock bar with clean glasses.
- Clean counters, floors, shelves, and refrigerators; remove trash.
- Check coolers and shelves to ensure proper stocking of beer, wine, liquor, and all beverages; stock bar with ice as needed.
- Check for supplies such as sugar, salt, stir sticks, straws, napkins as perspecified inside work list.
- Requisition of additional supplies as needed.
- Cut fruit and garnishes; retrieve special garnishes from kitchen.
- Assist, when necessary, in preparation of coffee and tea.
- Oversee and assist barback in the preparation of syrups and juices.
- Greet guests in a friendly and courteous manner and explains, as necessary, any specials and/or bar promotions.
- Record the details of the order from guests, repeating as necessary, to check for accuracy.
- Prepare drinks in accordance with the guest’s order.
- Replenish beverages as necessary and check with guests for overall satisfaction.
- Present an accurate check to the guest when asked, collect and process payment.
- Keep track of guest alcohol consumption in accordance with New York State Liquor Laws and ensure that all alcohol is appropriately accounted for and stored.
- Receive, open, maintain, and close bar bank at end of shift.
- Handle, process and settle all cash payment and transactions from bar and loungefollowing company policy.
- At the end of the shift deliver all checks and reports to the appropriate manager according to company policy.
- Anticipate guest needs, as to where guests will never have to ask for anything.
- Wish every guest a warm farewell and thank them for coming.
- All other responsibilities assigned by management.
Additional Duties and Responsibilities
- Report all suspicious persons or activities and hazardous or unsafe conditions to management.
- Provide excellent service at all times to all of our guests. Assist guests courteously and efficiently.
- Respond to all guest questions. Provide guest assistance, direction, and information as requested when working in public areas.
- Extensive knowledge of food and beverage to best service and up sell our product, including liquors and cocktails.
- Assist any Bar and Lobby Lounge server in lounge when necessary.
- Attend all food and beverage training classes as required.
- Follow the posted opening and closing duties and side work sheet.
- Attend daily pre meal/communication meeting.
- Attend monthly department meeting.
- Generate a positive, nurturing, and teaching work culture striving for excellence.
- 5 years’ experience in a luxury hotel environment or similar stand-alone restaurant or bar setting.
- Positive, engaging, and energetic personality.
- Able to be organized, manage time wisely and work with little to no direct supervision.
- Very high attention to detail.
- Sensitive to cultural nuances.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal on English.
- Able to handle a multitude of tasks in an intense, fast paced environment.
- Excellent people skills and the ability to work under pressure and with various stakeholders.
- Ability to maintain a clean and professional appearance as per company policies.
- Ability to carry, push, and pull heavy loads up to 50 lbs; standing, bending and lifting will be required.
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time.
- Multi-lingual is a plus.