About this role
Role Purpose
After a big meeting far away from home, or a long wait for a delayed flight, is there anyone more welcoming than a smiling bartender? As the friendly face of our hotel bars, you’ll also be a helpful host, a local expert, and a proud brand ambassador. Whether you’re preparing drinks exactly as our guests want or serving them delicious food, you’ll be devoted to creating relaxing, memorable experiences.
Key Accountabilities
- Creating a warm and welcome to everyone and setting the tone for each guest’s experience.
- Prepare and serve drinks to high standards, and highlight promotions to guests.
- Work with your restaurant colleagues to offer a seamless food service.
- Set up your bar – stock up on all the supplies you’ll need, manage your inventory and make sure all your equipment works.
- Change beer barrels.
- Look after your bar – keep it clean and tidy and make sure the alcohol is always secure.
- Handle cash and credit transactions.
- Look smart – wear your uniform with pride.
- Be ready to jump into other ad-hoc duties when your colleagues need your help.
- Always follow safety procedures.
Key Skills & Experiences
- Fitness – you’ll be on your feet most of the day with lots of bending and kneeling.
- Strength – sometimes you’ll need to lift, push and pull big objects like barrels and crates up to 50lbs (23 kg).
- Literate – you’ll need a good grasp of reading, writing and basic maths.
- Flexible – night, weekend and holiday shifts are all part of the job.
- Experienced – you’ll know how to prepare a wide range of drinks. Ideally with formal bartending training.
- Compliant – as well as meeting local laws on food handling and serving alcohol, you’ll be above the minimum age required and fluent in the local language.
- Articulate – a great communicator, you’ll be warm, welcoming and easy to talk to.
$17.25 is the hourly pay rate for this role. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k, and many other benefits to eligible employees.
At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?
Other facts
About IHG
IHG Hotels & Resorts [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good.
With a family of 19 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,300 open hotels in more than 100 countries, and a development pipeline of over 2,000 properties.
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Premium: voco hotels, HUALUXE Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, EVEN Hotels
Essentials: Holiday Inn Express, Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, Garner hotels, avid hotels
Suites: Atwell Suites, Staybridge Suites, Holiday Inn Club Vacations, Candlewood Suites
Exclusive Partners: Iberostar Beachfront Resorts
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated and registered in England and Wales. Approximately 345,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally.
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What you'll do
- The bartender will act as a welcoming host and brand ambassador, responsible for creating memorable guest experiences by preparing drinks to high standards and assisting with seamless food service. Key duties include setting up and maintaining the bar area, managing inventory, handling transactions, and ensuring cleanliness and safety.
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