Louie's Bar Back at Westlake Village Inn – Westlake Village, California

Join our team! Louie’s strives to give each and every guest an unforgettable experience, and we need YOU to help achieve that! We are currently hiring a Part-Time Barback! This position calls for extremely outgoing, professional, and charismatic individuals. We are looking for barbacks who can easily take care of a large variety of guests. Similar experience is a huge plus!

General Responsibilities:

• Inspect the bar prior to opening to ensure that adequate supplies are available
• Slice and prepare garnishes
• Control and limit wastage
• Maintain bar and lounge cleanliness
• Follow all rotation procedures to ensure freshness and quality
• Assist with all reasonable bartender duties as required
• Adhere to basic hygiene procedures and grooming standard
• Follow all health and safety regulations
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation of the front and back of house areas including tables, floors, walkways, windows, and furniture
• Remove dirty dishes for tables between courses and clear tables after the guest leaves
• Return dirty dishes to the dishwash area
• Set, adjust, and re-set tables
• Stock station and complete all delegated side work
• Manage the correct stacking of dirty items
• May assist staff in serving tables

Education and/or Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Previous experience in a similar role or within the hospitality or service industry is a plus.
• Must be 21 years of age or older (required)

Skills/Specialized Knowledge

• Thrives in fast-paced environments while maintaining high standards of quality and cleanliness
• Communicates clearly and delivers friendly, attentive service to guests and team members
• Demonstrates strong attention to detail and anticipates guest and team needs
• Interact professionally and courteously with guests and team members, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills and a service-oriented mindset.
• Works effectively as part of a team to support a positive, high-energy atmosphere
• Customer service experience preferred
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask efficiently
• Maintains professionalism and punctuality
• Upholds neat, clean, and professional grooming standards

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions so this job. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Ability to constantly stand and walk for long periods of time
• Ability to constantly handle (grasping, holding), and finely manipulate, repetitive motion of hands and feet
• Ability to frequently reach over shoulder, overhead, and outward
• Ability to occasionally kneel, squat, twist and bend
• Ability to occasionally push/pull up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to occasionally lift/carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Physical setting:

• Upscale club/bar
• Moderate to loud noise level

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Sick Leave
• Discounted Employee Meals

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Westlake Village Inn & Spa is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic under federal, state, or local laws.

* Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time. This job description is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, or skills required and is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with the needs of the organization.