Hilton Garden Inn-Wayne, 15 Nevins Road, Wayne, NJ 07470
We are currently looking for an experienced Bartender to join our Team! You will find our Hilton Garden Inn with 125 guest rooms and suites, just off Hamburg Turnpike. We are 25 miles from Manhattan so many guests come and stay for a quiet place while visiting New York City. Ice Vault Arena is a short walk away, and shopping and dining is within five-minutes. We have a bus stop a half-mile away. Our hotel has the Garden Grille and Bar, that serves breakfast and dinner to our guests. The Hilton Garden Inn is one of the 50 hotel properties owned and managed by the award-winning hotel management company, Buffalo Lodging Associates.
This is a Part-Time position - our Bar is open from 4pm to 12 am and later on weekends. Candidates for this position must be available to work weekends. Hourly Rate of pay $10.25 plus tips.
Responsibilities include:
- Serving beverages to guests as regulated by state and federal age requirements while providing superior guest service.
- Welcoming guests, taking their orders, ring orders into POS system, deliver drinks to guest and receive payment for the order. Have a full knowledge of entire menu. Monitors bar and assigned section ensuring all guests are served.
- Mixing ingredients such as liquor, soda, water, sugar and bitters to prepare cocktails and other drinks. Serving wine and beer.
- Responding promptly to customer needs, requests for service and assistance. Responding to special requests from guests. Monitoring tables in assigned section of bar ensuring all guests are served.
- Stocking glass, liquor, beer and wine as well as condiments served in drinks. Replenish bar snacks such as chips, pretzel and nuts.
- Maintaining cleanliness standards, completing side work as assigned. Removing empty or dirty glasses and bottles, dispose properly of bottles and washes glasses in glass washer.
- Responsible for any assigned keys and for following key control policies. In accordance with liquor laws monitors guests for intoxication and reports such findings to management immediately.
- Clearing bar, resettting counters and tables. Before leaving make sure that the area of the bar is thoroughly cleaned including but not limited to counters, sinks, cups, glasses, bar mesh for counters, shakers, stirrers, etc.
Typical Shifts: 4pm to 12 am - and later
What You Bring: The ideal candidate is one who embodies Buffalo Lodging’s culture and core values: Excellence, Passion, Integrity, Inclusive. For the most success in this role, requirements are as follows:
- One to three months previous beverage preparation or bartending experience is required.
- Must be over 18 years old to sell liquor.
- High School diploma or equivalent is preferred.
- Excellent guest service skills required.
About Buffalo Lodging Associates:
Buffalo Lodging Associates, a hotel management company based out of Canton, MA has put an emphasis on true hospitality since being founded in 1996. While building an extensive portfolio of 50 hotels, we’ve partnered with the most respected hotel brands in the business including Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide, InterContinental Hotels Group, and Choice Hotel International hotels. Buffalo Lodging Associates is a community of welcoming, committed, and passionate associates driven to provide a best-in-class hospitality experience and operational excellence.
A GROWING HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY – COME JOIN US!
We value our associates with competitive compensation plans and other benefits and perks. Some of these benefits for out PART TIME associates include:
- Weekly pay
- Paid vacation, sick days and holidays
- 401K Retirement plan with company match
- Travel discounts on our branded properties
- Career growth opportunities