Mixologist / Bartender at Talents and Skills Africa

Job Description

• Mixologists serve cocktails, wine,beer, and other drinks to bar and restaurant guests.
• They follow classic recipes and create signature cocktail drinks.
• A mixologist should also ensure their bar runs efficiently and that all patrons are satisfied with their drink orders.
• It’s a wide array of responsibilities.
• When hiring a mixologist, employers like to see plenty of experience bartending.
• They also want to hire someone with knowledge of the hospitality industry and possibly some experience with hospitality software.
• That can make it easier for the mixologist to step into beverage management responsibilities.
• Mixologists might start as barbacks to learn basic bar skills before becoming serversor bartenders.
• They use amixology setto create exciting cocktails, including tools like a cocktail muddler and a cocktail strainer.
• They may enroll in mixology classes to earn a mixology certification.
• This boosts their understanding of the chemistry and theories of mixology, which helps them experiment with the craft.

Responsibilities

• A mixologist oversees their employee’s bar supplies, including glasses, garnishes, and drink mixes.
• They also get enough ice to prepare cocktails.
• These responsibilities help them keep up with drink orders and ensure customer satisfaction.
• A barbackmight assist a mixologist in keeping track of bar inventory, and they might use a bar inventory system like BinWise Proto save time and stay organized.
• In some establishments, the mixologist contacts vendors and orders the supplies they need.
• They play a role in inventory management for alcohol and supplies.
• Mixologists also need expertise in using a bar POS system to accept and process customer payments.
• They keep the legal drinking agein mind and check that all guests meet the minimum drinking age requirement for service.
• Drinking responsibly is the responsibility of both bar patrons and mixologists and bartenders.
• It might be necessary for the mixologist to follow a bar opening checklist to ensure that everything is ready for their shift.
• Likewise, a mixologist should keep the bar clean and organized as possible to avoid extra cleaning tasks at their shift's end.
• Guests at the bar want to order food, including an appetizer and other snacks, so a mixologist delivers their food orders with drinks.
• All these responsibilities will become second nature with time.
• When a mixologist is starting out at a bar or restaurant, these tasks should be kept in mind to make work go smoothly.