BARTENDER - NIGHTHAWK

Serenely located within the historic Kansas City Club building, this premier Kansas City destination seamlessly combines the old-world charm of a historic social club with modern luxury and elegance. Drawing on over 100 years of history as the premier social meeting place, Hotel Kansas City provides a truly unique setting for memorable events, as well as inventive dining and nightlife.

In addition to the hotel's 144 guest rooms are the Town Company, a Farm-to-Table restaurant; Nighthawk, a live music venue and cocktail bar; The Lobby Market, a breakfast and coffee café; and The Classic, a lobby lounge and bar that brings locals and guests together for impromptu mingling. For the event minded guests, there is 20,000 feet of meeting space that includes impressive historic ballrooms and a 3,000 square foot rooftop event patio.

Job Overview

A Bartender is responsible for taking care of all guests, taking food and beverage orders, preparing and mixing beverages in a friendly, courteous, helpful, timely, and professional manner resulting in a high level of guest satisfaction. This position will service our live entertainment bar - Nighthawk

Essential Responsibilities

• Greet guests in a courteous and friendly manner.
• Ice, mix, garnish and present drinks, according to the standards set forth by the company.
• Inputting orders into a register at the Point of Sale system.
• Receive cash, coupons, and credit card from the guest, make any change needed, verify validity of charges, record charges, and ensure vouchers are properly executed in order to balance bank.
• Maintain proper and adequate set up of the bar on a daily basis.
• Follow proper closing procedures, lock up and store beverages, condiments and other equipment items, deposit cash drops, and secure bank.
• Responsible for loading/unloading glasses from bar dishwasher, as well as, polishing all glassware.
• Ensure maintenance of equipment by calling for repairs.
• Perform all assigned side work.
• Perform any general cleaning tasks using standard hotel cleaning products as assigned, to adhere to health standards.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Food and Beverage Management and the Director of Food and Beverage.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalency required
• Must be 21 years of age
• Must have Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening availability
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.

Experience:

• Must have good knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of most alcoholic beverages.
• At least 2 years of high-volume bartending experience.
• Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate our Point of Sale system, ability to make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes.

We offer excellent benefits:

• Free room nights, Discounted and Friends & Family Room Rates
• Medical, Prescription, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 401K with company match
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Family Bonding Time and Adoption Assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Discounts at various retailers –Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Headspace and many more!
• Tuition Reimbursement program
• Discounted parking and discounts at various retailers –Apple, AT&T, Verizon, Headspace and many more!

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.