Bar Back/Bartender Assistant

Tavistock Restaurant Collection; Boston (MA); On-site; Full time

Job summary

A hospitality service provider in Boston seeks a Bar Back to deliver genuine hospitality and maintain an organized bar area. The role involves restocking drinks, cleaning the bar, and assisting with guest inquiries to ensure a memorable dining experience. Candidates should have a high school education and previous hospitality experience is preferred. Must be able to communicate in English and meet local legal age requirements for serving alcoholic beverages.

Qualifications

• Must be able to communicate (speak, read, and write) in English.
• Previous hospitality experience is preferred.
• Must meet local legal minimum age requirement to serve alcoholic beverages.

Responsibilities

• Deliver genuine hospitality to guests.
• Maintain cleanliness and organization of the bar area.
• Restock liquor, beer, and wine throughout the shift.
• Handle guest complaints and process payments.

Skills

Adaptability & Flexibility

Attention to Detail

Communication

Customer Focus

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

High School education

Job description

Description

Position Summary

The Bar Back is responsible for delivering genuine hospitality to our guests. This position is critical to our guest's overall experience as the Bar Back must ensure the guest as a memorable experience throughout their dining and is made to feel like an honored guest at our bar. As a Bar Back, it is your responsibility to keep the bar stocked with fresh ingredients, plateware, glassware, and all materials necessary to provide great service to our guests.

Essential Functions

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Maintain proper grooming and uniform standards
• Deliver genuine hospitality to and establish emotional connections with our guests
• Contribute to the overall teamwork and success of the restaurant
• Communicate effectively with guests and team members
• Presents the best we have to offer, never selling the guest anything
• Determine guests needs while making the appropriate recommendations and offerings to enhance the dining experience
• Restock liquor, beer, and wine throughout shift
• Clean the bar area ensuring it is constantly organized
• Empty the trash throughout the shift, when necessary
• Stock sanitizer bucket and change at a minimum every two hours or earlier when necessary
• Polish silverware and glassware
• Execute beverage tray service Answer guest questions regarding food and beverage offerings
• Adhere to all alcohol awareness procedures
• Handle guest complaints professionally and alert a manager immediately
• Process payments and handle cash professionally and accurately
• Communicate with managers and hosts regarding table availability and key table updates
• Follow up with guests about their meal and dining experience to ensure great guest satisfaction
• Maintain a high level of cleanliness and sanitation
• Demonstrate professional and gracious demeanor at all times
• Perform all opening, running, and closing duties accurately
• Perform any job function requested by the management team

Position Qualifications

Competency Statement(s)

• Adaptability & Flexibility – Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities and works with a variety of situations, individuals, groups, and varying customer needs
• Attention to Detail – Diligently attends to details and pursues quality in accomplishing tasks
• Communication – Listens to others and communicates in an effective manner
• Confidence – A matured and justified self-belief in one’s ability to do the job, and the conveyance of that behalf
• Customer Focus – Builds and maintains customer satisfaction with the services offered by TRC; provides excellent customer service to both guests and team members
• Initiative – Recognizes situations that warrant initiative and moves forward without hesitation; reasonably resolves issues, problems, or situations
• Problem Solving – Resolves difficult or complicated challenges
• Teamwork – Promotes cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables

Requirements

Skills & Abilities

• Education: High School; able to communicate (speak, read, and write) in English
• Experience: Previous hospitality experience is preferred
• Computer Skills: N/A
• Certificates & Licenses: N/A

Other Requirements: Must meet local, legal minimum age requirement to serve alcoholic beverages; coordination skills that allow proper pouring and carrying of several drinks and plates at the same time.