The Manor Bar

**General Information**:

- Country/Region- United States of America- Province/City- Montecito, CA- Location- Rosewood Miramar Beach- Department- Food & Beverage - Services- Job Type- Part-timeWe believe that life is made of many journeys: inspiration, wonderment, curiosity, or the simple joy of discovering something new every day. If you share the same sentiment, then this opportunity is for you.

Rosewood Miramar Beach, A Rosewood Hotel, is looking for a Barback. This role is responsible for overall support for the bar and mixology program on the property. They actively support the bartenders by ensuring the bar areas are stocked with glassware, garnish, beverages, ice, etc. They ensure that preparation of all garnishes, pre-batches, syrup, and shrubs are prepared following the property recipes provided. They ensure all bar work areas are kept clean and organized at all times.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Bar Back Opening Duties**:

- Clock in wearing the appropriate uniform. Check-in with opening manager. Wipe down bar top and bar seats. (Arrange accordingly)
- Set up garbage bins for service.
- Acquire bar towels for service.
- Fill ice bins with approved ice buckets/containers. Take note of any ice quality differences (ice thickness, clarity, etc.) coming from the ice machine(s). If you notice any discrepancies, please notify management. After using ice buckets, hang them upside down in approved areas so they can dry and no stagnant water is left behind.
- Prepare and deliver garnish in accordance with property garnish program standards.
- Prepare and deliver fresh juice for the bar program
- Prepare and deliver syrups and/or shrubs for the bar program by following recipes to the precise directions provided
- Pre-batch cocktails for all bars on the property, including canned cocktail program, bottled cocktail program, cocktails on tap program, and outlet-specific pre-batch by following recipes to the precise directions provided
- Restock all glassware from glass/dish station according to the labeled location for each piece.
- Check the ice machines to make sure they are working properly. (Notify the manager immediately if they are not functioning properly.)
- Restock any other bar condiments.
- Restock liquor, beer, sodas, bottled water, and wine/champagne by glass according to the bar par sheet, which can be obtained from the Manager on Duty.
- Check/replace perishable stock items (milk/half & half, etc.)
- Fill sanitation buckets to the correct sanitation level, which will be verified with litmus paper or another testing device. Label the buckets with an expiration tag indicating the time they were made. Include one white cleaning towel per sanitation bucket (see image to the right).
- Wipe off front of refrigerators and or coolers.
- Check hand sinks for soap and paper towels. Restock and refill if necessary. Also, make sure all hand sinks have running hot water.
- Help bartenders with his/her opening side work if needed.
- Put away any new inventory that have arrived on delivery days.
- Prepare 3-compartment sinks and test detergent and sanitation levels.

**Bar Back Shift Service Duties**:

- Make any new juices that have expired or are about to run out. Refer to any juicing procedures and juicing expiration guidelines.
- Support bartenders in refilling ice before it is depleted, remembering when the restaurant will close that shift. For example, you would not want to fill the ice bin full of ice 30 minutes before closing.
- Restock any empty or almost empty bottles before the bartender asks. Be proactive
- If the bartender is busy, clean any dirty tins so the bartender can make the next round of drinks without having to clean between each round.
- During busy rushes, assist the bartender with service tickets by getting beer (with appropriate glassware), bottled water, and any specialty cocktail (smoked cocktails, specialty ice, etc.).
- Replenish fruit garnishes throughout the shift.
- Show an active interest in learning about the products dispensed from the bar and service standards. You should learn the ingredients of each Rosewood Miramar Beach cocktails and develop generic brand knowledge.
- Empty trash bins as required.
- Clean the tools and work surfaces you use (black cloths, sinks, shelves, surfaces, cupboards etc.).
- Clean and dry any spillages, effectively and efficiently.
- Alert the managers when necessary, e.g., spillages, guest attention, or emergencies.
- In between rushes, pay attention to the outside of the bar. Are chairs clean and lined up uniformly? Is there debris on the floor?
- Wipe down any hard-to-reach parts on the bar top.

**Bar Back Closing Duties**:

- Remove any dirty chinaware, silverware & glassware to dish/glass stations.
- Remove all mixing glassware and bar utensils, wash them, and put them back at the bar for service the following day.
- Remove garbage from garbage bins.
- Help bartenders to wrap all left-over fruit and juices and store back