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Kroger hiring Beer-wine-liqr/bartender, Skokie, Illinois

Beer-wine-liqr/bartender

Kroger

Skokie, Illinois
Posted 1 months ago

Qualifications

Education

High school diploma/GED

Required Licenses

  • bartending license

Responsibilities

Primary Duties

  • Demonstrate teamwork to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant working and shopping environment.
  • Provide friendly and efficient customer service by demonstrating sincerity, patience and respect in all customer interactions and by thanking customers for their business.
  • Greet customers in a genuine and friendly manner throughout the store and assist them by escorting them to products, loading/unloading heavy items and helping them to retrieve out of reach items.
  • Effectively communicate with customers and respond to questions and requests in a timely manner.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the drink menu and wine list, including knowledge of ingredients and preparation of the cocktails and dishes.
  • Maintain proper levels of fresh fruit/vegetable garnish, juices/other perishables; cut/store perishables daily to ensure product quality.
  • Mix, garnish, and present drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practice portion control.
  • Operate equipment (e.g., scanner, register, check verification, scale, check approval machine, coupon machine and intercom) according to company guidelines.
  • Input orders into the point of sale system; create a check for each customer, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
  • Tender customer payments, make any change needed, verify/record charges, and insure proper execution of vouchers in order to balance all moneys using the point-of-sale system.
  • Adhere to all state, federal, and corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated customers; comply with and reinforce all food safety and safety regulations, guidelines, procedures and programs; report all issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud.
  • Listen to and resolves customer complaints regarding service, product and personnel.
  • Drive sales through suggestive selling, sampling, recipe ideas and promoting sales events.
  • Maintain ability to work evenings/weekends.
  • Maintain high cleanliness standards; clean as you go, inclusive of washing, cleaning, sweeping, mopping.
  • Assist general team members as needed.
  • Physical demands include, but are not limited to, frequent standing, turning, reaching, stooping/bending, kneeling, walking, lifting/carrying objects 40 to 80 lbs., and pushing/pulling up objects 70 to 650 lbs.; occasional standing or walking on uneven ground, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling objects 650 to 1000 lbs.
  • Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Experience Requirements

Required

Previous experience in a high-volume establishment

Required Skills

Soft Skills

Effective interpersonal skillsCommunication skillsCustomer service skillsFriendly demeanorApproachable demeanorOutgoing demeanorTeam playerSound judgementDecision making skills

Full Job Description

Job Title
Demonstrate a love for food and passion for people while creating an excellent customer experience by maintaining a friendly, safe and clean environment. Promote and deliver a shopping experience focused on providing customers with efficient service through hands-on knowledge of all alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverages. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.
Responsibilities
  • Demonstrate teamwork to ensure customer satisfaction and a pleasant working and shopping environment.
  • Provide friendly and efficient customer service by demonstrating sincerity, patience and respect in all customer interactions and by thanking customers for their business.
  • Greet customers in a genuine and friendly manner throughout the store and assist them by escorting them to products, loading/unloading heavy items and helping them to retrieve out of reach items.
  • Effectively communicate with customers and respond to questions and requests in a timely manner.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the drink menu and wine list, including knowledge of ingredients and preparation of the cocktails and dishes.
  • Maintain proper levels of fresh fruit/vegetable garnish, juices/other perishables; cut/store perishables daily to ensure product quality.
  • Mix, garnish, and present drinks using standard ingredient recipes and practice portion control.
  • Operate equipment (e.g., scanner, register, check verification, scale, check approval machine, coupon machine and intercom) according to company guidelines.
  • Input orders into the point of sale system; create a check for each customer, including those served by other beverage servers, to maintain accountability of all beverages served.
  • Tender customer payments, make any change needed, verify/record charges, and insure proper execution of vouchers in order to balance all moneys using the point-of-sale system.
  • Adhere to all state, federal, and corporate liquor regulations pertaining to serving alcoholic beverages to minors and intoxicated customers; comply with and reinforce all food safety and safety regulations, guidelines, procedures and programs; report all issues and illegal activity, including robbery, theft or fraud.
  • Listen to and resolves customer complaints regarding service, product and personnel.
  • Drive sales through suggestive selling, sampling, recipe ideas and promoting sales events.
  • Maintain ability to work evenings/weekends.
  • Maintain high cleanliness standards; clean as you go, inclusive of washing, cleaning, sweeping, mopping.
  • Assist general team members as needed.
  • Physical demands include, but are not limited to, frequent standing, turning, reaching, stooping/bending, kneeling, walking, lifting/carrying objects 40 to 80 lbs., and pushing/pulling up objects 70 to 650 lbs.; occasional standing or walking on uneven ground, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling objects 650 to 1000 lbs.
  • Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
Qualifications
Minimum:
  • High school diploma/GED
  • 21 years of age and have bartending license
  • Proven knowledge of contemporary dining/wines/beverages
  • Previous experience in a high-volume establishment
  • Effective interpersonal, communication and customer service skills
  • Friendly, approachable and outgoing demeanor/team player
  • Sound judgement/decision making skills
Desired:
  • Wine/food pairings knowledge
Job Info
Job Identification 173632
Store Operations
Posting Date 02/02/2026, 11:38 AM
Locations 3358 W Touhy Ave, SKOKIE, IL, 60076, US (On-site)
Part time
Minimum Salary 15.65
Maximum Salary 16.45
Grocery Retail
Mariano's
No formal education
Hourly

Company Culture

Core Values

respecthonestyintegritydiversityinclusionsafety

How to Apply

Estimated Salary

$22
/ hour

Kroger pays $22 for Bartender in Skokie, Illinois, with most salaries ranging from $15 to $32. Pay can vary based on role, experience, and local cost of living.

Median
$22
Low
$15
High
$32

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