Bar Support & Prep Specialist

Pro's Epicurean Marketplace & Cafe, Co; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Pro's Epicurean Marketplace & Cafe, Co. is seeking a vigilant barback to support bartenders in a fast-paced setting in Cary, NC. You will restock garnishes, glassware, and napkins while ensuring the bar runs smoothly and efficiently.

You will learn menu items, memorize cocktail recipes, and stay attentive to guests during peak hours. The role requires teamwork, reliability, and punctuality, with responsibilities spanning opening, closing, and cash handling.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience, education, training, or certifications may be preferred.
• Minimum age to serve alcohol.
• Courteous, friendly personality and professional appearance.
• Knowledge of beers, wines, cocktails, and liquors.
• Basic math and computer skills.
• Strong problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, ability to handle tense situations with coworkers and customers calmly and rationally.
• Observant and thorough.
• Responsible, punctual.
• Ability to meet physical and scheduling demands including walking, standing, or lifting heavy items and working nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with opening and closing duties, restocking the bar with garnishes, straws, and napkins, ensuring bartenders have clean towels and glassware.
• Ensuring bar is well-stocked with ice, liquor, wine, and beer.
• Checking taps and appliances, making minor repairs, or changing out kegs as needed.
• Keeping the bar clean by wiping surfaces, sweeping and mopping, removing soiled glassware, scrubbing coolers and storage areas, and emptying trash.
• Learning about menu items and memorizing cocktail recipes.
• Taking orders, preparing drinks, bussing tables, opening tabs, and processing payments during peak hours.
• Speaking to customers, answering questions, handling complaints.
• Maintaining records and reporting usage to assist reordering and storage.

Skills

Teamwork

Customer service

Menu knowledge

Basic math

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

POS system

Job description

Pro's Epicurean Marketplace & Cafe, Co. is seeking a vigilant barback to support bartenders in a fast-paced setting in Cary, NC. You will restock garnishes, glassware, and napkins while ensuring the bar runs smoothly and efficiently.

You will learn menu items, memorize cocktail recipes, and stay attentive to guests during peak hours. The role requires teamwork, reliability, and punctuality, with responsibilities spanning opening, closing, and cash handling.