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Mike Anderson's Seafood Bartender Position

Our vision: To share the greatest experiences with both our team and our guests. Mike Anderson's Seafood Gonzales is hoping to "hook" a bartender. We are a family-run business that has been serving famous South Louisiana cuisine since 1975. We are looking for a dynamic bartender who embraces southern hospitality. A team member who has a genuine love and interest in cocktails along with the ingredients that make them special. As a Mike Anderson's team member, you must serve graciously with a kind attitude. Our bartenders core duties include:

Mixing Drinks: Make syrups, infusions, mixes, mixed drinks, and cocktails of all types to fulfill guests orders. Bartenders take orders from guests, build and serve drinks, and collect money for the orders they fill.

Entertain and Educate Guests: Entertain guests while mixing drinks, talking to customers about spirits and offering trivia and history about various alcohols to keep customers engaged and enjoying themselves.

Design New Beverage Items: Responsible for crafting original beverage menu items and designing new, innovative cocktails.

Neat, Clean, and Organized: Must keep yourself and the bar area clean and organized, maintaining all sanitation standards.

Maintain Alcohol Inventory: Responsible for keeping the bar well stocked and fully supplied with alcohol, and for filling out inventory forms in order to replace items as needed.

Follow Alcohol Laws: At all times, must adhere to state laws regarding alcohol consumption by checking guest identification and cutting off guests who have had too much to drink.

Make Drink Suggestions: Suggest cocktails and mixed drinks to customers who are unsure about what they want to order.

Prepare Garnishes: Prepare all drink garnishes and keep the garnish station continuously stocked during their shifts.

Bartenders must have great people skills to keep guests entertained in addition to extensive knowledge of alcohol and cocktails of all types. We look for bartenders who have the following necessary skills to perform all their job functions well:

• Guest service: Bartenders are entertainers as well as drink servers, which requires excellent guest service and good people skills
• Salesmanship: Bartenders make suggestions and teach guests and upsell drink orders
• Communication skills: Positively engage with guests at the bar and team members
• Computer skills: Use point of sale systems and other computer programs, we seek professionals with basic computer skills
• Physical stamina: Spend most of their working hours on their feet and performing for guests by flipping glasses and making drinks with flourishing, entertaining movements

You are an ideal candidate for this position if you are passionate about:

• Classic cocktails
• Excellent social and organizational skills
• High-energy and creative, who possesses excellent guest service and sales skills
• Leadership
• Working in a high-volume and fast paced environment
• Thinking outside of the box
• Holding yourself to the highest standards of integrity
• Team member and guest satisfaction

Amazing benefits include:

• A great wage along with team member discounts for our awesome food.
• An opportunity to work with a great team of leaders who is dedicated to helping you become the best version of yourself.
• Flexible schedules- we know life can be a juggling act.
• Amazing guests to serve.
• Great team to work with!
• Health insurance options
• Paid vacation
• Enjoy holidays with family and friends because we are closed (New Year's Day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas) Closed on all major holidays.
• Company matched 401k up to 4%
• Annual flu shot
• Discounts on food
• Discounted hotel rooms

Experience:

• 3-5 years of experience
• The ideal candidate will demonstrate progressive career responsibilities and have held in prior work experiences, like and similar duties
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office and other general computer systems

Thank you for your interest in Mike Anderson's. We hope to meet you soon!

Mike Anderson's - Gonzales was established in 1985 and we are still growing!

We have progressed tremendously throughout the years, providing great experiences for our team and for our guests.

In 2008, Mike Anderson's Gonzales completely renovated the entire restaurant and oyster bar. We also added a New Orleans style climate-controlled patio complete with a fountain, fireplace, and bar.

In 2012, we updated our kitchen to provide a more efficient layout, which benefits both our team members and our guests.

Mike Anderson's is blessed with a loyal team, with some team members dedicating up to thirty-five years to our restaurant family. The hard work and determination of these Team Members has played a huge role in our continued success.

Our entire team takes pride in providing each guest with an excellent dining experience that includes genuine southern hospitality, delicious cocktails, and sensational South Louisiana cuisine. The team at Mike Anderson's Seafood is privileged to carry on the time-honored traditions of our restaurant.

In each team member, our expectation is for you to be committed to grow and achieve greatness, becoming the best version of yourself.

We are excited to meet you and hope to have the opportunity to work together.

Be great,

Chip Robert Owner/Operator