Bartender at Ford's Fish Shack in Ashburn, VA

Bartender

Bartender positions are available at all 3 locations: Ashburn, Chantilly, and Lansdowne.

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We are looking for a qualified bartender who can provide our customers with an outstanding experience. A good candidate should be able to perfectly prepare alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Understand customers’ needs and make recommendations to improve the guest drinking experience. Communicate in a professional and friendly manner while providing excellent customer service, compelling guests to come back again. They also must keep a clean and well-organized bar.

**Bartender Responsibilities:**

• Learn menus and make recommendations by assessing customers’ needs and preferences.

• Plan and present bar menu.

• Interact with customers, take orders, and serve food and drinks.

• Take food orders and enter these into the POS system for preparation.

• Issue bills, take payments, and conduct cash transactions.

• Maintain guest focused and nurture an excellent guest experience.

• Prepare alcohol and non-alcohol beverages for bar and servers.

• Check customers’ identification and confirm it meets the legal drinking age.

• Maintain all food and beverages and ensure compliance with all safety practices and regulations.

• Prepare, cut and storage all beverage garnishments, toppings properly by opening and closing.

• Restock and replenish bar inventory and supplies.

• Ensure all bar toppings and food are handled with the proper sanitation procedures.

• Keep the work area clean and sanitized. Sweep, mop, and sanitize floors and counters. Wash glassware at the bar repeatedly as needed. Wash all bar utensils daily.

• Detailed cleaning must be done periodically and as instructed by management.

• Complete all opening and closing duties including but not limited to; POS transactions, turn in daily cash bank to the manager with cashout report, clean, organize the bar area and supplies.

• Assist the service (servers) co-workers in any additional duties if needed and as instructed by management.

  Bartender Requirements:

• Experience as a bartender

• Knowledge of preparing and mixing beverages

• A bartending certificate is a plus

• Basic computer and math skills

• Strong teamwork and communication skills

• Professional and positive disposition

• Flexibility and willingness to work in shifts

• Must be at least 21 years of age

Work schedule

• 8 hour shift
• 10 hour shift
• Weekend availability
• Monday to Friday
• Holidays
• Day shift
• Night shift

Supplemental pay

• Tips

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Employee discount
• Paid training