Barback - Miller Tavern & Beer Garden

Live! Hospitality & Entertainment; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Live! Hospitality & Entertainment is looking for a Barback in Arlington, Texas. The ideal candidate will have food service experience and possess strong communication skills. Responsibilities include performing prep work behind the bar, ensuring cleanliness, and providing excellent customer service. Candidates must be at least 18 years old and have an alcohol awareness certification or food service permit. The role may require working nights, weekends, and holidays, offering a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• Must speak fluent English; other languages preferred.
• Communication skills are critical for interaction with guests and team members.
• Alcohol awareness certification or food service permit required.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic prep work behind the bar, including restocking and cleaning.
• Ensure a clean and organized bar area.
• Deliver courteous customer service and communicate effectively with guests.

Skills

Food service experience

Fluent English

Communication skills

Mathematical skills

Job description

Overview

Miller Tavern & Beer Garden offers an unparalleled beer and dining experience for sports fans and visitors to Texas Live!. Guests can enjoy elevated gastro-pub fare with a twist, presented with the opportunity to pair with world-class beers. Featured menu items include Cherry-Glazed Bourbon Bacon, Pimento Cheese Red Potato Skins and Miller’s Fried Chicken with Bacon and Jalapeno Corn Fritters. The venue also features lighter options including Tavern Bowls – perfectly grilled chicken or salmon over citrus-infused quinoa, brown rice, wheat berries, fresh roasted season vegetables and balsamic drizzle.

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.
• Organizes 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.
• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with guests, cooks, wait staff, and supervisors.
• Alcohol awareness certification and/or food service permit or valid health/food handler card as required by local or state government agency.
• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often when taking orders, completing paperwork, etc.
• Mathematical skills, including basic math are used frequently.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

The Barback position requires the ability to perform the following

• Handling, carrying or lifting items weighing up to 200 pounds (kegs, ice, glasses, trays, etc.).
• Move about the facility efficiently and safely.
• Handling food, objects, products and utensils effectively and safely.
• Bending, standing, stooping, kneeling.
• Withstand potential climate temperature changes in assigned work area.