Barback

Simmons Bar; Street; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discount 50%

Tips included

Progression opportunities

Experience days

Team events

Job summary

Simmons Bar is a renowned London bar group seeking a Barback to support the bar team and elevate the party experience. No previous experience is required as training is provided within four weeks, with a focus on guest experience, floor cleanliness, and bar support.

You will contribute to responsible service of alcohol, maintain high cleanliness standards, and assist with glassware, garnishes, and general maintenance. This role offers a lively environment with opportunities for progression.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Guest experience is at the highest level and centres all actions in the venue.
• Floor cleaning to keep floors clean, dry and debris-free.
• Bar support including restocking, refilling ice and garnishes, garnish prep and pre-mixes.
• Responsible service of alcohol and flagging intoxicated guests to management.
• General cleaning and ensuring high glassware cleanliness and restocking.

Job description

What’s in it for you:

• £12.75 per hour + tips
• 50% staff discount, including during our award-winning Happy Hour!
• Hospitality Essentials, a discounts and perks platform for your weekly shops and holidays!
• Great progression opportunities- 70% of our managers have been internally promoted.
• Exciting incentives, including experience days, team nights out and trips abroad!

Who we are:

We’re well known for being the best bar group in London (and probably the world). A late night cocktail party bar offering you the perfect place for after work drinks or a cheeky dance into the early hours. We’re located in lots of different places across London, we can be hired out for private parties and we have a notoriously eclectic musical taste; ranging from hip-hop, to disco, to funk, to 80’s, to 90’s to classic party bangers!

About you:

As a Barback, you'll play a key role in assisting the bar team to elevate the party experience for our guests and making sure they come back time and time again! Previous experience isn't necessary, we will train you and get you up to scratch within 4 weeks.

What you'll do:

• Guest Experience - to ensure that guest experience is at the highest level possible at all times and to make sure this is at the centre of all actions taken in the venue.
• Floor cleaning - to ensure floors are kept clean, dry and clear of all debris.
• Bar support - to assist the bar team in delivery of service including but not limited to: re stocking, refilling ice and garnishes, garnish prep, making pre-mixes.
• Responsible service of alcohol - to ensure that overly intoxicated guests are not served, and are flagged up to venue management.
• General cleaning - where issues are seen, to follow up in a timely manner and ensure any needed cleaning is completed.Glass cleanliness - responsible for high cleanliness standard of all glassware and for re-stocking the bar with glassware.
• Glass washing machines - in charge of responsible use of glass washing machines, their proper set up, cleaning and break down.
• Demonstrating our values every single day!

This is not an exhaustive list and other duties will fall within the remit as assigned by your line managers