Cocktail Server at TAO Restaurant
POSITION SUMMARY:
Actively takes orders, conducts full and complete beverage/food service, and monitors guests’ lounge/bar experience. Interacts with the lounge/bar guests, fellow team members, and supervisors in a polite and courteous manner to ensure gracious hospitality.
- Anticipate and accommodate all needs of the guests.
- Provides professional and exceptional service.
- Presents menus, answersquestions, and makessuggestions for all beverage and food items.
- Inform guests of all food and beverage specials, with prices.
- Required to solicit any allergy or dietary restrictions from each guest.
- Accurately enters all orders into the POS system.
- Ensures the delivery of all food and beverage to the guests.
- Maintain generalcleanliness of assignedstations and the entire venue.
- Follow supervisor’s instructions, communicate with and support co-workers, and be a team player.
- Possesses in-depthknowledge of all food and beverage menus and the company.
- Serves all alcoholicbeverages in accordance with all state regulations and alcohol awareness training standards.
- Follows all company procedures when providing bottleservice.
- Follows proper cash/payment card procedures.
- Complies with Department of Health and company sanitation standards.
- Accurately completes all end-of-shift financialprocedures.
- Communicates the needs of the gueststo Front-of-House and Heart-of-House supportstaff, managers, and chefs.
- Properly sets-upcocktail lounge/bar and side stations,performs side-work and other opening/closing procedures as directed by management, including:
- Ensures all lounge furniture is clean and free of debris
- Sets tables with proper settings
- Stocks side-stations with prescribed supplies
- Performs opening & closing side-work as prescribed
- Reports all breakage, and damage of equipment or furniture immediately to management.
- Attends and participates in daily pre-service meetings.
- Attends and participates in any trainingsessions or departmental meetings.
- Learn by listening, observing other team members,and sharing knowledgewhile leading by example.
- Portrays a positive and professional attitude.
- Demonstrates knowledge of Tao Group Hospitality, its partners, and supporting hotelenvironments
- Works as part of a team and provides help and supportto all team members.
- Assist and/ or complete additional tasks as assigned
- Tao Group Hospitality in-venue cocktail server training, Alcohol Awareness Certification, Food Handling Certificate.
EDUCATION/WORKING KNOWLEDGE:
- Previous hospitality experience.
- Previous cocktail and/or floor server experience.
Experience in a high-volume restaurant/nightclub/lounge.
The work environment characteristics and/or physical demands described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions
- Ability to write and verbally communicate
- Must have good positive energy throughout the day
- Must be able to print legiblyfor team members,management, and guests to read
- Must be able to kneel, bend, and stand for extendedperiods of time
- Must be able to move quickly
- Must be able to push and lift up to 50 lbs.
- Work in an environment that is subject to varying levels of noise, crowds, and smoke, the severity of which depends upon the guest volume
- May work extended hoursirregular shifts, eveningand/or weekend shifts,and holiday work may be required
- Exposure to cleaning materials
- Exposure to hot kitchen elements or cleaning materials.
- May work extended hoursirregular shifts, eveningand/or weekend shifts,and holiday work may be required
- Office, Casino,Nightclub, Bar, Lounge,and/or Restaurant workingenvironment
- Maintain a professional, neat, and well-groomed appearance adhering to Company standards
- Must be effective as part of a team; ability to interact with internal and external customers, managers, and co- workers in a professional, courteous manner
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to handle a fast-paced, busy, and some what stressful environment
This job description is a summary of duties, which you are expected to perform in your assignment. It is by no means an all- inclusive list but is merely a broad guide to expected duties. As a team member, you should understand that a job description is neither complete nor permanent; it can be modified at any time. Due to the cyclical nature of the hospitality industry, team members may be required to work varying schedules to reflect the business needs of the property. In addition, attendance at all scheduled training sessions and meetings is required. Also, at the request of management, any team membermay be asked and expected to perform additional duties, responsibilities, or projects withoutnotice.
I have read the qualifications and requirements of the position of Server Cocktail. To the best of my knowledge, I believe that I can perform these duties.
