BAR BACK (FULL TIME)
Compass Group•New York, NY
•Onsite
About The Position
We have an opening for full time BAR BACK positions. This role involves receiving and replenishing liquor, beer, and wine, retrieving food and beverage items, setting up bottles, ensuring beer taps are working, stocking bar snacks and napkins, assisting with opening and closing duties, bussing tables, maintaining cleanliness of bar areas, removing rubbish, and preparing and serving beverages as needed to assist the bartender. The position is with Restaurant Associates, a leading provider of dining and event catering.
Requirements
- Prior upscale dining and bar back experience is required.
- Possess extensive knowledge of diverse culinary styles and demonstrate mastery across all line-level cooking stations.
- Experience working in an upscale, high-volume fine dining environment.
- The use of a medium weight cut gloves when handling or using knives, peelers, choppers, mandolins or cleaning a slicer.
- The use of oven mitts, fryer gloves or steamer gloves when handling hot pans from ovens, warmers or steamtables.
- The use of slip-resistant shoes and proper lifting techniques.
Responsibilities
- Receives all liquor, beer and wine from storeroom on a daily basis and as needed.
- Replenishes all liquor, beer and wine as needed in the bar throughout the shift.
- Retrieves all needed food items from kitchen and delivers to bar area.
- Retrieves all needed beverage items and garnishes from storerooms and delivers to bar area.
- Sets up bottles on bar with 'top shelf' liquor on back shelf.
- Ensures beer taps are working properly.
- Places appropriate bar snacks on counter; keeps supplies, such as snacks and napkins, stocked throughout shift.
- Assists in opening and closing side work as assigned.
- Buses tables in bar area.
- Helps ensure the cleanliness and tidiness of the bar or lounge areas; washes work tables, walls, refrigerators and floors under equipment; sweeps and mops service areas, including floor mats.
- Ensures rubbish is removed from all receptacles.
- Prepares and serves beverages as needed to assist bartender.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Enforce compliance with established kitchen standards, procedures, departmental policies, and sanitation guidelines.
- Maintain in-depth knowledge of recipes, ingredients, allergens, and proper food presentation.
Benefits
- Retirement Plan
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits, including Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Legal Services, and Choice Auto and Home Program
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/AD
- Disability Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
