Head Bartender

Seafood comes in fresh several times a week. Kendrick Diner is a full-service restaurant serving lunch and dinner, with a bar and patio.

Overview:

Kendrick Diner is hiring a Head Bartender for a craft cocktail bar in Bellevue. We juice fresh every day. This is an in-person role at our Bellevue location.

Main duties:

• Keep the bar top, wells and back bar clean through service.
• Take food orders at the bar and ring them in the POS.
• Follow pour costs and portion standards.
• Make classic and house cocktails to spec.
• Change kegs and clean beer lines.
• Train barbacks and new bartenders.
• Restock coolers, glassware and liquor wells.

Required qualifications:

• 5-7 years of bartending experience in a high-volume bar or restaurant.
• Friendly and calm when the bar is three deep.
• Solid knowledge of spirits, classic cocktails, beer and wine.
• Nebraska responsible alcohol service certification (TIPS, ServSafe Alcohol or state equivalent)
• Fast and accurate with cash and the POS.

Preferred:

• Barback experience at a busy venue.
• Banquet or event bartending.
• Inventory software such as BevSpot.
• Toast POS.

Schedule: Holiday and event coverage required

Pay and benefits:

• Health insurance.
• 401(k) with 4% match.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid training.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Interview process: a phone call, a meeting with the hiring manager, and a final conversation with the team.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Kendrick Diner, LLC.