Barback

Position Overview:

A Barback supports the bartending team by ensuring the bar area is stocked, clean, and organized. The role involves a combination of customer service, organization, and physical tasks to keep the bar running smoothly during high-volume hours. A barback plays a critical role in ensuring that bartenders can focus on making drinks while the barback handles prep, cleaning, and restocking duties.

• Restocking: Ensure the bar is stocked with the necessary supplies, including liquor, beer, wine, mixers, garnishes, straws, napkins, and glassware.
• Maintaining Cleanliness: Clean and organize the bar area, including wiping down surfaces, taking out trash, cleaning glasses, and ensuring the bar is sanitized and orderly.
• Supporting Bartenders: Assist bartenders with preparing garnishes, opening bottles, retrieving spirits, and any other tasks that enable the bartender to serve customers quickly and efficiently.
• Managing Ice: Ensure the bar is always stocked with ice, whether it's filling ice bins or restocking from storage.
• Changing Kegs: Handle the replacement and setup of new kegs, ensuring a smooth flow of draft beer.
• Customer Interaction: Assist customers in a friendly and courteous manner, refilling water, delivering drinks, or helping with any specific requests.
• Stock Rotation: Keep track of stock levels and ensure that older items are used first to prevent waste and maintain quality.
• Assist in Closing: Help bartenders at the end of the shift with cleaning, closing, and preparing the bar for the next day.

• Experience: Previous experience in a bar, restaurant, or customer service environment is preferred but not required.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to lift heavy kegs and boxes, stand for long periods, and move around quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Communication: Strong communication skills and a team-oriented attitude.
• Attention to Detail: Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently while maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
• Multitasking: Ability to work well under pressure and maintain composure during busy times.
• Availability: Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak hours.

• Knowledge of liquor, beer, wine, and basic bar operations.
• Ability to handle high-stress situations and busy environments.
• Positive attitude and strong work ethic.

• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and kneel for long periods.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.

• BASSET Certification
• Food Handlers Certification