Bartender

Job Summary:  Serves alcoholic beverages and food at Midway Lodge or the Bierstube.

Starting Wage: $17 per hour

Essential Job Responsibilities/Duties/Tasks include the following; other duties may be assigned:

• Ensure customer satisfaction with efficient, friendly service.
• General bartending duties; prepare and serve cocktails, wine, and beer.
• Accurately ring up customer purchases, receive money, and give change using a point of sales system.
• Process credit card transactions and accurately enter tip amounts.
• Stock and clean bar area.
• Take out garbage/recycling daily, clean, and mop behind bar.
• Organize and clean cooler area.

Skills and Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Required:

• Strong interpersonal skills enabling effective communication with guests, co-workers, supervisors, and managers.
• Ability to work varied schedule including weekends/holidays.
• State of Montana Liquor Certificate (available online).

Experience/ Education

Preferred:

• Experience tending bar.
• Prior experience working with the public.
• Cash handling experience.
• Knowledge of the ski industry.

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk and hear.  Employees must be capable of standing and or walking 90% of a normal 8 hour work shift. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to lift and move up to 25 lbs.

Equipment Used:

• Computer        
• Telephone

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasional work in humid conditions.  There will be occasional exposure to sharp and/or hot objects. They will be occasionally be exposed to extreme cold and wet conditions.  Harsh weather conditions may be encountered en route to work.