Captain waiter vs bar manager/bartender

Differences between captain waiter and bar manager/bartender duties and responsibilities

Captain waiter example responsibilities.

• Manage department service standards, POS system, schedules and labor / beverage costs.
• Communicate additional meal requirements, allergies, dietary needs, and special requests to the kitchen.8.
• Maintain records of liquors, beers, wine, and sundries to ensure bar stock is maintained.
• Direct bartending operations, overseeing seamless beverage service, scheduling inventory management and customer service.
• Maximize individual sales per table and improve bottom line through suggestive upselling on additional items.
• Provide leadership and implementation of management/owner goals as a current member of both trainee orientation and safety committees.

Bar manager/bartender example responsibilities.

• Manage payroll and timekeeping including completion of proper paperwork for new hires and terminations.
• Operate large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep fryers, stoves and ovens.
• Direct bartending operations, overseeing seamless beverage service, scheduling, inventory management and customer service.
• Take drink and food orders, enter orders in the POS system, collect and process cash and credit card payments.
• Use computerize registers to swipe beverage servers micros.
• Oversee and direct staff to execute BEO's in accordance to client's needs and specifications.
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