About This Role
This barback role supports the bartenders and the bar area in a busy independent steakhouse. The core of the job is to keep the bar ready and supplied with glassware, ice, and beverages, as well as assisting with clearing and cleanup. It suits an energetic and detail-oriented individual with a willingness to learn, and prior restaurant or bar-support experience is helpful but not required.
Responsibilities
- Keep beer, wine, liquor, ice, and bar supplies available as directed by the Bartenders
- Replenish the bar before stock runs short, keep storage organized, and report shortages promptly
- Use safe handling procedures and complete required training before assigned tasks
- Put away the weekly liquor delivery in designated storage areas as directed
- Bring needed bar stock down from upstairs twice daily and replenish additional items when the Bartenders request them
- Use manageable loads and ask for help with heavy or awkward items
- Collect used bar glassware and dishes, empty bar bus tubs into the dish area, and return clean items to their designated places
- Wash, sanitize, and polish glassware as assigned
- Report chipped or broken items and keep clean and dirty items separate
- Assist with stocking, clearing, cleaning, trash and recycling removal, and closing in the bar area
- Keep bar work surfaces and walkways orderly, address spills promptly, and report hazards or equipment problems that cannot be safely resolved
- Follow the Bartenders’ priorities and coordinate tasks when more than one Bartender or Barback is working
- Clear used items from the bar as directed without interrupting guests
- Refer guest orders, drink questions, and service concerns to a Bartender; do not independently prepare drinks, take orders, or handle payments
Requirements
- Work ethic and initiative to stay engaged through a busy shift, anticipate supply needs, and complete tasks without reminders
- Reliability and willingness to learn
- Organization and friendliness to listen carefully, prioritize several requests, and stay courteous under pressure
- Ability to know when to ask a Bartender for direction or involve the manager
- Care with details to learn the bar’s glassware, products, storage locations, sanitation procedures, and safe equipment use
- Ability to follow house rules and stay within training and authorization
- Able to stand and walk through service, bend and reach, use stairs, and safely carry glassware, bus tubs, ice, beverage stock, and supplies, with or without reasonable accommodation
- Ability to use safe loads and ask for help when needed
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