Cocktail Server

Position Summary
The Cocktail Server is responsible for serving food and drinks to guests demonstrating and promoting positive guest experiences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Recommending and selling beverages and food to guests
• Knowledge of all menu items along with food preparation procedures
• Actively promoting current promotions
• Serving food and drinks to guests
• Entering all orders into the Point of Sale (POS) system
• Accepting money and making change when needed
• Assisting the bartender with stocking, inventory, and general cleaning
• Ensuring compliance with all State and local food and alcohol ordinances and the implementation of these ordinances
• Performing cleaning side work as assigned
• Completing all service paperwork as required
• Supporting waiters and kitchen staff in other duties as required
• Performing other work-related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Excellent customer service and people skills required
• The physical ability to carry medium trays with multiple drinks
• Previous server/restaurant experience required
• High energy and stamina are required
• Ability to stay calm and work efficiently under pressure
• Ability to prioritize job duties and manage time effectively
• Strong verbal communication skills required
• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as required
• Ability to read menus, safety documents, etc.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk with heavy trays (up to 25 pounds). The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific sensory abilities required by this job include sight, taste, smell, and hearing. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to raw meat, moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, hazardous materials, and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.

Note
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.