SUPPORT/BARBACK - PART TIME

J9 Wine Bar; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Job summary

J9 Wine Bar in Chicago seeks a friendly server who loves hospitality and guest-focused service. You will be the ambassador for the wine bar, delivering authentic, attentive service and helping create a welcoming atmosphere.

Responsibilities include greeting guests, hosting and seating, delivering charcuterie, clearing and resetting tables, maintaining cleanliness, learning the menu, and working with the team to ensure repeat visits. Evening and weekend availability required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar or supportive role is preferred.
• Food Handler Certification and Alcohol Awareness Certification required.
• Ability to learn the POS system and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Greet and welcome wine bar guests.
• Host and seat tables when necessary.
• Deliver charcuterie to tables promptly.
• Clear dirty glassware and dishes responsibly.
• Empty trash, stock bussing and serving stations.
• Learn and maintain knowledge of the menu.
• Maintain restaurant cleanliness and safety.
• Set and reset tables to standards.
• Assist with expediting food to tables.
• Attend trainings and meetings.
• Communicate with staff and management.
• Be a team player and may take on other tasks.

Skills

Hospitality mindset

Customer service

Food safety knowledge

POS system learning

Teamwork

Education

Food Handler Certification

Alcohol Awareness Certification

Tools

Point-of-Sale System

Job description

What We Do

We strive to be better than we were the day before. We want to bring people together, guests, staff, friends, family, to get to know each other and to have fun while doing it. We provide a thoughtful, ever changing wine experience in a cozy atmosphere.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for all full-time employees, Including free medical benefits for full-time employees

What You'll Do

You are hardworking with a real passion for creating a quality experience for all our guests. All functions are carried out to maintain a clean, dry, safe, and fun work environment for you and your coworkers. You love building and maintaining sound working relationships with your coworkers! You'll act as an ambassador for the wine bar and deliver authentic, friendly service to compel repeat visits from our guests.

Some of your responsibilities include:

• Greet and welcome wine bar guests.
• Help to Host and seat tables when necessary.
• Deliver charcuterie to the tables ensuring that it is delivered promptly.
• Deposit soiled glassware and dishes appropriately in the specified area.
• Empty all trash containers regularly, stock bussing and serving stations.
• Learn and maintain product knowledge of the food menu.
• Maintain restaurant cleanliness, including sweeping or mopping floor using the tools provided.
• Clean and set tables to restaurant standards.
• Pull dirty glasses from tables while guests are still seated.
• Stock bussing stations.
• Clean stations, including sweeping floor using the tools provided.
• Assist other restaurant personnel with tasks when necessary, such as expediting food to tables.
• Attend all company and/or restaurant required trainings and meetings.
• Communicate with other staff and management.
• We are a team at J9 Wine Bar and you may need to take on responsibilities outside of this job at times, as we all do.

Requirements

What You Bring

• Experience in a similar or supportive role is preferred.
• Food Handler Certification, Alcohol Awareness Certification.
• Knowledge or ability to learn the restaurant point-of-sale system, ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Hardworking, dedicated, with a real passion for hospitality.
• Flexible schedule and must be able to work evenings and weekends.