Bartender - Part-Time West Sixth Brewing (Lexington)

About the organization

West Sixth Brewing is a craft brewery founded in and headquartered in downtown Lexington, KY. We focus on producing the highest quality craft beer, sharing it with others by distributing it to restaurants and bars throughout Kentucky. We also pop-up at events from Paducah to Pikeville, delivering a taste of our taprooms to communities in every part of the state. And we operate taprooms at our production facility, located in the Bread Box at 501 West Sixth Street; at our NuLu location in downtown Louisville; the West Sixth Farm in Franklin County; and our newest spot in Covington, the West Sixth CovHaus. Along the way, we’ve also expanded to include private events and catering at these locations, as well kitchens at our NuLu taproom (the Galley) and our Farm taproom (West Sixth Cantina)

Over the years, we’ve worked hard to take care of our people and show up for our communities. From our choices to focus on green design inside the taproom, to our selection of cans for distributing out beer, to our commitment to give 6% of all net profits back to other community organizations via the Sixth for a Cause Foundation, we try to live our values in every decision we make.

We work hard, but we have fun. Working in the beer industry is all about taking care of our customers, each other, and celebrating everything from life’s major milestones to a simple beautiful weekday afternoon over a great, locally-made beer.

About the Position

West Sixth Brewing Part-time Bartender (10-20 hours/week)

Our taprooms are the bread and butter of our business, a main source of revenue and just as important, often the first place that people experience West Sixth Brewing and our beers. Because of this, we truly believe that the experience must be fantastic -- from the service folks receive, to the beers they drink, to the space they drink it in…our mission is to put our best foot forward, welcoming folks into our world. Our Lexington and Farm taprooms serve high-quality beer that we produce both at our main production brewery in Lexington, as well as those that we brew weekly on-site in Louisville. The Lexington taproom is open daily year-round, and is the flagship West Sixth taproom-it's where we started in 2012 and where we brew the majority of our beer. 

What are we looking for? Folks who love to host, who embody what it means to make someone feel welcome. Enthusiasm, joy, creativity. Folks who wanna connect with our customers and leave them feeling wowed by how taken care of they felt. Folks who work together with their crew behind the bar to create awesome experiences every day. Hard-working, attention to detail, sweating the small stuff…caring. You’ll be recommending and pouring beers, walking customers through flights, bussing tables and washing dishes, connecting with customers. If you love beer and can go long on your favorite hop varietals, awesome. If you’re interested in beer, but you’re not at that level yet, and wanna learn more, we can teach you. As long as you’re interested, and you care about taking care of our customers and helping us create killer experiences for them, let’s go!

We’re looking for daytime availability, especially Mon-Fri-this is a must for this position. Ideally, availability would be 10a-5p. Ability to pick up shifts at other times would be a bonus. We will communicate schedules to you and the rest of the crew in a timely manner, with plenty of advance

Who Should Apply? We're looking for folks who identify with these core principles: 

Team-first: we work together, we are kind to each other

Hard-working/Growth Mindset: we’re doing work we enjoy and are passionate about, so we work hard to do it well. Part of the process is growing, taking on new challenges and being comfortable with evolving and changing

Hospitality focus: we get to do this, and are fortunate to have opportunities to make someone’s day, everyday. Kind to customers, always thinking of what we can do to make their experience a great one

Interest: we have a true interest in beer and hospitality, and growing our knowledge base in those areas

Day to day activities 

• Providing excellent service to customers while showcasing an extensive knowledge of our products and brand
• Working behind the bar during both typical day-to-day service as well as for private events in our event space
• Cleaning and maintaining glassware and work space 
• Fulfilling opening and closing duties, as needed
• Maintaining communication (in person and digital via slack/email, etc) with Taproom Manager and other co-workers, and staying up to date on events and info necessary to provide excellent service in the Taproom
• Give tours of the space upon request, in addition to scheduled official tours

Skills required

• Excellent personal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• 100% reliability
• Honesty and Integrity
• Proactive personality 
• A basic familiarity in using the web and other technology
• The ability to lift 55 pounds
• Time flexibility outside of established work schedule for meetings, etc.
• The ability to taste our beers and describe them to customers.
  

The right person will be in someone that wants to join a team where we all are wearing multiple hats, and you will too.  We’re looking for a team player, and one who is excited about the challenge of helping to build a successful business. We’re looking for someone who is interested in playing a role in the overall business long term.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance
• 401(k) with company matching
• Cafeteria Plan (Dental, Vision, Life, other)
• Year-end profit sharing bonus (based on performance, not guaranteed)
• CSA Benefit
• Employee ownership (eligible after 2 complete years of employment, not guaranteed)
• Awesome Extras

West Sixth Brewing is an equal opportunity employer. West Sixth Brewing does not discriminate in employment on account of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, military status or unfavorable discharge from military service. I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for West Sixth Brewing to hire me. If I am hired, I understand that either West Sixth Brewing or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of West Sixth Brewing has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.