POSITION DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Bartender Reports To: Food and BeverageSupervisor
Department: Lounge Date: September 2025
Position Summary:
Responsible for providing beverage service to guests and maintains a high standard of cleanliness and service.
Supervision Received:
Supervision is received from the Food and Beverage Supervisor.
Primary Function: Create a memory
Essential Functions:
- Takes orders and rings them in correctly.
- Maintains proper control of liquor transactions and bar inventory.
- Ensures customer identification for legal drinking age.
- Prepares each drink using standard ingredient recipes and practicing prudent portion control.
- Maintains liquor, beer, and wine stock to appropriate levels.
- Performs closing duties on a nightly basis, in a timely fashion.
- Ensures that each transaction is rung up immediately, payment is collected and a receipt is issued. Finalizes all outstanding charges.
- Adheres to company policies and liquor laws.
- Complete check out for all tickets and payment received at end of shift.
- Ensures that station is set up in an orderly and timely fashion.
- Maintains good service times.
- Make use of merchandizing techniques.
- Know the preparation time of all food and beverage menu items.
- Know all food and beverage sales prices.
- Anticipate the guest's needs.
- Attend Banquet Bars as needed
- Complies with all policies and procedures set forth by the Columbia Gorge Hotel Employee Handbook.
Secondary Functions:
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Food Handler's Card and OLCC Permit
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Ability to work with a minimum of supervision
- Ability to maintain a professional appearance at all times
- Ability to stand and/or walk for entire shift
- Ability to carry and balance trays
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to read and follow both verbal and written instructions
- Ability to work well under pressure
- Knowledge of mixology
Working Conditions:
This position requires the ability to perform those activities necessary to complete the essential functions of the job, either with or without reasonable accommodation.
Walking: 10%
Standing: 75%
Sitting: 0%
Bending: 10%
Lifting: 5% / up to 50 lbs.
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