HEI Hotels & Resorts

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Bartender (4061)

Location: Austin, TX

Property: Sheraton Austin

Salary: Highly Competitive Salary

Date Posted: 10/23/2009

Type of Position: Non-Management/Hourly

Relocation Available: No

Company Overview

HEI views our associates as our greatest resource, and we hire and develop the best.

We have a culture of winning; we embrace change, thrive on challenge and always seek to surpass our personal bests. Defined by our unique business platform, our environment is fast-paced, expansive and ever-evolving…yet stable, consistent, enduring. It is a high-performance culture where innovation and entrepreneurial-spirit are evident; initiative and results are rewarded.

Our people know they're "in on the ground floor" of a company with all the cornerstones of success in place: experienced leaders, steady investors, a strong track record and long-term career potential. And in turn, each of our associates thrive because HEI's distinctly advantaged infrastructure creates a supportive, educational culture as well as unlimited opportunities for personal and professional success on every level.

An engaging, high-energy environment, HEI presents a rare career opportunity: the chance to shape a powerful leader in the hospitality industry.

Property Overview

Sheraton Austin 701 East 11th Street Austin, Texas 78701 Phone: (512) 478-1111 The Sheraton Austin Hotel is a landmark situated in the cultural heart of downtown Austin. We are next door to the Capitol, and just steps from the University of Texas, the allure of the Sixth Street/Warehouse District and Austin’s burgeoning business district. Our associates are part of a cohesive team dedicated to our collaborative success, and we were recognized as one of the “Top Employers in Central Texas” in 2006. The Sheraton Austin is proudly owned and operated by HEI Hotels and Resorts, who’s core investment is passionate people.

Description

Job Description
Serve guests in hospitable manner to ensure positive guest experience.

•Maintains proper and adequate set-up of the bar on a daily basis. This includes requisitioning and stocking of all beer, wine, spirits, paper products, straws and stirrers, condiments and produce based on projections from the daily functions sheet
•Responsible for maintaining stock, cutting, and storing of all fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes, juices and other perishables daily to insure product quality.
•Greets guests in a courteous and friendly manner, promotes and documents orders for drinks. Mixes, garnishes and presents drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.
•Abide by all State, Federal and Corporate requirements pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages.
•Inputs orders into a register at the point of sale and creates a check for each guest, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
•Receives cash from guests, makes any change needed, verifies validity of charges, records charges, and insures vouchers are properly executed, in order to balance all moneys.
•Locks and stores all beverage, food and other equipment items, deposits cash drops and secures bank.
•Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.
•Perform any other job related duties as assigned.

Experience, Skills and Knowledge
•Hotel experience preferred.
•Must communicate well with guests.
•Must have basic knowledge of food and beverage preparation and service of various alcoholic beverages.
•Basic mathematical skills necessary to operate a cash register, make change, total guest checks, count total bank, prepare cash drops, total all other charges, and understand portion sizes.
•Sufficient manual dexterity in hands in order to use a knife to make garnish, pick up glassware and bottles, scoop ice, mix drinks, and reach overhead to retrieve stock.
•Ability to remember, recite and promote the variety of menu items.
•Ability to operate a keyboard and point of sale procedures to pre-check an order and close out a check.
•Ability to stand and work in confined spaces for long periods of time.
•Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, customers and patrons.
•Must have the ability to communicate in English.

Benefits
HEI Hotels and Resorts is committed to providing a comprehensive benefits plan that offers you choices for your physical, mental and financial wellness, creating value in your most important investment - you!

For your physical and mental wellness we offer competitive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance programs geared to you and your family’s needs as well as Vacation/Sick/Holiday benefits. For your financial wellness HEI provides a wide array of coverage, including Supplemental, Spousal and Child Life Insurance and Short and Long-Term Disability. In addition, our 401(k) Savings Plan with matching funds, and discounts through our ‘YouDecide’ and Hotel Room Discount programs provide additional incentives for choosing HEI as the employer of your future.

HEI Hotels and Resorts is an equal opportunity employer M/F/V/D

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