FOH Barback

Description

Coming soon to Danbury!!!!!   Looking to open our new location by first week of June.    Get your resume in early!!! 

Join the Eli’s Restaurant Group family! Our restaurants are recognized for great food and service and as great places to work. We hire and care deeply for people with creativity, passion and the drive to be the best. And we reward our teams with top notch benefits, career-long training and development and opportunities for growth.

Elicit Barbacks assist the bartending team in providing guests with the Elicit experience. They are expected to keep all aspects of the bar stocked and orderly as well as providing courteous and enthusiastic guest interaction while upholding company standards and values in a busy, fast paced environment.

Essential Functions

• Stock/restock appropriate areas of the bar with alcohol, glassware, ice and supplies
• Arrange and set-up beverages, mixes, garnishes and supplies, and prepare drink mixes
• Available to work a variety of hours, days and shifts, including weekends
• Safely and effectively transport filled glass racks, ice and cases of liquor, beer and wine
• Ability to safely tolerate hands being exposed to liquids frequently, including water, cleaning solutions, alcohol, various juices and other liquids
• Safely and effectively use and operate all necessary tools and equipment, including knives and blenders
• Ability to effectively communicate in order to perform and follow job requirements in written and spoken direction
• Ability to multi-task calmly and effectively in a busy, stressful environment
• Work in a confined, crowded space of variable noise and temperature levels
• Clean and bus bar top as well as nearby tables
• Keep bartenders and managers updated on tapped kegs; consult with management on keg switches

Requirements

• Greet guests with a warm, sincere smile
• Safely and properly change beer kegs, CO2 tanks and soda bibs
• Manually wash and sanitize glassware using a three compartment sink and dish machine
• Account for and maintain the security of all bar stock and inventory
• Ability to recognize an intoxicated guest, refuse to overserve guests and seek out management with any concerns about a guest that appears intoxicated
• Comply with all safety and sanitation guidelines and procedures
• Successfully complete alcohol awareness training
• Follow all rules, policies, procedures and conditions of employment, including those outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Get along well with others and be a team player
• Other duties will be assigned as needed

Physical Demands

The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking, reaching, frequently lifting up to 165 pounds, standing, for 4 to 8 hours, bending, and moving intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodations.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Elicit reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Elicit or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.