BARTENDER - FOUNDING FARMERS ALEXANDRIA
- NOW HIRING: Full time and part time
- Earn up to $1,000-$1,500 per week!
- Uniform shirt provided
New Year, New Career? Be part of the opening team of our exciting new FOUNDING FARMERSlocation in Alexandria, VA. Scheduled to open March 2025, we’re open 365 days a year for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a can’t miss weekend brunch. We’re excited to be bringing some new scratch made dishes in addition to our premium bar, featuring spirits from our distillery, Founding Spirits, to the neighborhood.
- Training starts February 2025!
Our Bartenders are experienced, confident, and capable of providing exceptional hospitality in a busy restaurant environment. They have extensive depth of knowledge about our scratch-made food and drink, can tour guide guests through our menus with ease, and are integral to creating a welcoming, clean, and relaxed experience for our guests. Our Bartenders become experts in our service, our operations, our brand, and our company and are often promoted to bartending or leadership roles.
BENEFITS + PERKS:
- Flexible scheduling
- Health insurance plans available for as low as $100 per mth after 90 days of employment!
- Dental and vision plan
- Paid time off
- Paid pregnancy and parental leave
- Discounted shift meal and generous dining discount
- Free access to company massage therapist
- Discounted gym & yoga membership
- Free online mental health therapy (unlimited text messaging and two optional 30-minute live video therapy sessions per month) through our partner, TalkSpace, for all employees and their immediate family members
- Training and career growth opportunities
- Free Employee Assistance Program
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE A BARTENDER:
- Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time and lift up to 50 lbs. as needed
- Continuous bending, stooping, reaching, twisting and use of hands and arms
- 1 year experience working in full or quick service dining required
- Must be 18 years old due to service of alcohol
WHAT BARTENDER TRAINING TASKS MAY INCLUDE:
- Complete TIPS training prior to training behind the bar
- Complete FRG Bartender training program with certified bar trainers
- Pass daily recipe tests in order to progress
- Pass AM service bar practical which includes creating 6 non-alcoholic beverages in 10 minutes or less, among other benchmarks
- Work AM Service bar shifts until certified to next level of the bar through practical
WHAT BARTENDER TASKS MAY INCLUDE:
- Assist in taking orders from guests for food or beverages
- Check with guests to ensure that they are enjoying their meals and take action to correct any problems
- Check patrons' identification to ensure that they meet minimum age requirements for consumption of alcoholic beverages
- Collect payments from customers
- Ring accurate guest checks/Sales using POS system
- Remove dishes and glasses from tables or counters and take them to kitchen for cleaning
- Serve food or beverages to patrons and serve specialty dishes at bar or tables as required
- Assist in Cleaning of tables or counters after patrons have finished dining
- Explain how various menu items are prepared, describing ingredients and cooking methods
- Assist host by greeting, seating, and thanking guests
- Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping and mopping floors, tidying up station, taking out trash
- Inform customers of daily specials
- Prepare hot, cold, and mixed drinks for patrons, and chill bottles of wine
- Stock bar with supplies such as coffee, food, tableware, and linens, fresh syrups, juices, ice, and other necessary items to perform a shift
- Are punctual and able to observe regular and consistent attendance
- Contribute to a positive team environment
- Describe and recommend wines to customers
- Provide guests with information about local areas, including giving directions
- Other duties assigned
Farmers Restaurant Group was voted as one of the Best Places to Work across the Greater Washington, D.C. area. As a member of our team, you will be working in a lively, fast-paced work environment within a growing farmer-owned restaurant company that cares about great food and drink, thoughtful sourcing, preserving our lands and waterways for future generations, and creating a culture of never-ending learning and reinvention for our employees. No matter where you work in our company, you are on a career path with challenges and opportunities for continued professional development and growth, and we are committed to your health and overall well-being. #FFALX
