Bar Prep Specialist: Mise en Place & Batch Cocktails

Bazaar Miami Beach; Miami Beach (FL); On-site; USD 21,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee dining

Partner discounts

Cross-training opportunities

Job summary

José Andrés Group in Miami Beach is seeking a Bar Prep team member to ensure the bar is service-ready by producing juices, syrups, and batched cocktails, and by restocking garnishes and trims.

You will support bartenders, maintain accurate recipes, and uphold sanitation standards, while rotating stock, labeling items, and following DOH/HACCP guidelines. This hourly, non-exempt role offers growth in a values-driven hospitality group.

Qualifications

• 6+ months experience in bar prep, bar backing, or culinary prep in a high-volume environment.
• Ability to read/convert recipes (metric & imperial), weigh/measure precisely, and follow SOPs.
• Knowledge of food safety and sanitation; valid Food Handler certification (or ability to obtain).
• Organized, efficient, and calm under pressure, strong communication and teamwork.
• Comfort with basic bar equipment and tools; Google Workspace familiarity a plus.
• Schedule flexibility (nights, weekends, holidays).

Responsibilities

• Execute daily prep lists: fresh juices, simple/compound syrups, cordials, shrubs, purees, infusions, tinctures, oleo-saccharum, dehydrated/fruited garnishes.
• Scale recipes up/down accurately (weight/volume); document yields and losses.
• Batch cocktails to spec, verify ABV/dilution targets, and label with production date, shelf life, and responsible preparer.
• Taste and calibrate products for balance; log adjustments per standard.
• Rotate stock using FIFO; pull and discard expired product per policy.
• Set and maintain pars for juices, syrups, garnishes, ice, glassware, napkins, straws, picks, and smallwares.
• Restock stations pre-service and during peak periods; polish and stage glassware as needed.
• Keep prep areas, walk-ins, and dry storage clean, organized, labeled, and mapped.

Skills

Reading recipes/measurement

Food safety knowledge

Organized & calm under pressure

Teamwork/communication

Bar equipment familiarity

Google Workspace familiarity

Schedule flexibility

Education

Food Handler certification

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

José Andrés Group in Miami Beach is seeking a Bar Prep team member to ensure the bar is service-ready by producing juices, syrups, and batched cocktails, and by restocking garnishes and trims.

You will support bartenders, maintain accurate recipes, and uphold sanitation standards, while rotating stock, labeling items, and following DOH/HACCP guidelines. This hourly, non-exempt role offers growth in a values-driven hospitality group.