Bar Back

Summary

The Lodge is an amazing place to live, work and play year-round. We are looking for a talented, experienced Bar Back to complete our experienced food & beverage team at the Lodge. Our Bar Backs provide meal service to guests in our tavern, pool, and other designated areas. Our Bar Backs also provide service for catered functions and events throughout the year.

We look for warm, friendly people with healthy, active lifestyles, high standards and high integrity, who have been top performers in their previous roles and love what they do. We welcome seasonal or career-oriented applicants. We are looking for applicants who will strive to help us become the finest Food and Beverage team in Yosemite!

As a member of this team, applicants will not only represent our great restaurant & tavern, but the wonderful Lodge as well. We will select Bar Backs who have what it takes to give exemplary customer service to our guests and who are avid team players. A professional demeanor that is friendly and energetic is a must. Appearance needs to be neat, tidy and pressed and smiles must be ever present. Ideal candidates must possess excellent knowledge about food, wine, beverage and service and strive to continue to learn as much as they can.

Essential Functions/Key Responsibilities

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Work FOH and BOH kitchen areas to provide friendly hospitality to all guests
• Communicate professionally with FOH and BOH staff, including management
• Work safely to avoid injuries and accidents, including wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment
• When finding unsafe conditions and maintenance concerns, address them immediately by a contacting supervisor or turning in Maintenance Service Requests 
• Assist with other restaurant duties as assigned by Management
• Assist with other lodge needs as may arise from time to time
• Comply with restaurant and sanitation policies and procedures
• Comply with proper clean up procedures
• Comply with procedures for chemical use 
• Comply with work shift schedules and related requirements

Competencies/Required Skills and Abilities 

• Possess current Food Handling Certification
• Possess Responsible Beverage Service Certification
• Organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Adhere to health and safety rules in a kitchen and Tavern
• Able to troubleshoot to ensure timely and accurate service to guests
• Able to follow instructions accurately and multi-task
• Capable of self-supervision
• Able to smile and provide warm, heartfelt hospitality to guests
• Able to answer guest questions and give appropriate guidance
• Able to work safely to avoid injuries and accidents, including wearing proper Personal Protective Equipment
• When opportunities arise, support interns in our Internship Program to help them be most successful in their work and at the lodge
• Able to immediately address any observed unsafe conditions or maintenance concerns by contacting supervisors as necessary and/or turning in Maintenance Service Requests  
• Able to meet consistent attendance requirements and comply with schedules/breaks
• Able to communicate well and professionally with colleagues and supervisors 
• Excited about creating a warm, family atmosphere for guests and staff while maintaining high standards
• High integrity
• Mature and personable with a relaxed nature
• Leading a healthy, drug-free lifestyle
• Dynamic, fun, and likes the outdoors
• Flexible with a “whatever it takes” attitude

Work environment and Physical demands

• The physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, and dry/arid conditions
• Frequent walking, twisting, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, reaching, sitting, climbing stairs
• Ability to stand and move continuously
• Lifting up to 50 pounds maximum
• Stocking, vacuuming, sweeping and mopping floors
• Working with required chemicals 
• Shifts of up to 8 hours per day, plus periodic additional overtime hours

Details

• Full time position available immediately 
• 40 hours of paid time off per year 
• Healthcare benefits available after 90 days
• 401K eligible with company match after 1 year
• Regular work schedule with specific days off will be established
• Room and board available for fixed weekly cost both Onsite and Offsite

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary : $17