Seasonal Position Starting June Ending September

Barback Job Description

We are looking for an observant, efficient barback who can work with other staff members to ensure that our customers receive prompt, seamless service. The bar back will assist in cleaning the bar, preparing garnishes, ensuring the bar is well stocked with napkins, straws, glassware, garnishes, and all other necessities, and taking on other duties to support the bartender and ensure that the bar operates smoothly. You should be knowledgeable about menu items, attentive, and focused on providing the best possible service in a fast-paced environment.

To be a successful barback, you should be passionate about working as part of a team to deliver excellent drinks and service to customers. You should be efficient, reliable, and perceptive with excellent communication and time management skills.

Barback Responsibilities:

· Assisting with closing duties, such as restocking the bar with garnishes, straws, and napkins, ensuring that Bartenders have clean towels, glassware, etc.

· Ensuring bar is well-stocked with ice, fruit, liquor, wine, and beer.

· Checking taps and appliances to confirm that they are working properly, or changing out kegs, if needed.

· Keeping the bar clean by wiping down surfaces, sweeping and mopping, removing soiled glassware, scrubbing coolers and storage areas, and emptying trash receptacles.

· Learning about menu items.

· Taking orders, bussing tables especially during peak hours.

· Speaking to customers, answering questions, handling complaints.

· Sell Pulltabs

· Food Prep Appetizers

Barback Requirements:

· High school diploma or equivalent.

· Have a TAP card.

· Minimum age to serve alcohol.

· Courteous, friendly personality and professional appearance.

· Knowledge of menu items, including beers, wines, cocktails, and liquors.

· Strong problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, ability to handle tense situations with coworkers and customers calmly and rationally.

· Observant and thorough.

· Responsible, punctual.

· Ability to meet physical and scheduling demands of the position, including, walking, standing, or lifting heavy items for extended periods and working nights and weekends.

Compensation

· Hourly Pay

· Tips (5% of sales)/Pulltab Tips

Job Types: Part-time, Seasonal

Pay: From $12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 18 – 30 per week

Benefits:

• Paid training

Restaurant type:

• Bar

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person