Live! Hospitality & Entertainment is seeking a Barback in Nashville, TN. Ideal candidates will be energetic and professional, with food service experience and strong communication skills. Responsibilities include bar prep work, maintaining cleanliness, and providing courteous customer service. Required qualifications include an alcohol awareness certification and ability to lift heavy items. Join our team where fun and professionalism meet!
Qualifications
Must speak fluent English; other languages preferred.
Must be at least age 18 or older, depending on state regulations.
Reading and writing abilities needed for taking orders and completing paperwork.
Responsibilities
Show energetic, outgoing personality while maintaining professionalism.
Perform basic prep work behind the bar.
Assist in maintaining a clean and tidy environment.
Skills
Food service experience
Strong communication skills
Basic math skills
Education
Alcohol awareness certification
Food service permit or valid health/food handler card
Job description
Barback Responsibilities
Show that you are an energetic, outgoing, fun person while maintaining professionalism.
Perform basic prep work behind the bar: refilling ice bins, restocking beer/liquor, cutting garnishes.
Change empty kegs in keg room, including moving full kegs of beer.
Assist in maintaining a clean and tidy environment by cleaning up spills and emptying trash cans.
Organize bar and drink ware.
Clear and clean bar in a timely manner.
Perform more than one task at a time.
Offer polite, professional, and courteous customer service.
Communicate effectively, clearly, patiently and humorously with co‑workers and guests.
Complete all side work as assigned.
Barback Qualifications
Food service experience with general knowledge of bar/nightclub operations.
Must speak fluent English; other languages preferred.
Must be at least age 18 or older, depending on state regulations.
Strong communication skills; interacting with guests, cooks, wait staff, and supervisors.
Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card required by local or state agency.
Reading and writing abilities needed for taking orders and completing paperwork.
Mathematical skills, including basic math.
May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.
Barback Physical and Safety Requirements
Handling, carrying or lifting items weighing up to 200 pounds (kegs, ice, glasses, trays, etc.).
Move about the facility efficiently and safely.
Handle food, objects, products and utensils effectively and safely.
Bending, standing, stooping, kneeling.
Withstand potential climate temperature changes in the assigned work area.