Bartender/Barback

Company: Burger & Lobster

Location:
Brighton BN1 1HH United Kingdom

Date Posted: 2025-04-11 15:02:57

Salary:

Job Type: Full-Time

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Cocktail Bartender

Calling all pioneers and mavericks: find your tribe at B&L. Join us on our journey to become world leaders in lobsters and pioneers in burgers. If you have unbounded creativity, shared enthusiasm and pure expertise then reach out; we're confident that by working together, a truly extraordinary union can be born

What’s in it for you?

Competitive hourly rate of £12.75 - £15.10 (inclusive of non-contractual tronc)
50% team discount – hope you like lobsters.
Working a bank holiday? – We’ve got you—double pay!
Birthday off? Duvet day? – For sure. An extra day of annual leave alongside 5.6 weeks holiday.
Pension scheme – the older you will thank you.
Need flexibility? Let’s make it happen.
Your restaurant, your success. Quarterly bonuses for management teams.
Want to run your very own Burger & Lobster?– we grow our own. 67% of our GMs are homegrown, and 100% of our Head Chefs.

Need help? We partner with Hospitality Action to support you when you need it.
Hungry? – free meals when you’re working.

Who we are:
Food innovation and team member education are what makes us tick. And our utter obsession with all things burgers and lobsters makes it easy. With a heart for provenance and the drive to continually source only the highest quality ingredients around, whether that’s our food or team members, our recipe is simple: source the best, treat it with respect and have a great time along the way.

Key Responsibilities:

Bartender

Ensure that the bar area is organized with the necessary equipment and ingredients for full service
Ensure that the bar is always restocked for the full service
Ensure that your team have the proper product knowledge
Order stock according to requirements
Ensure that all drinks are made with the required standards
Ensure that all guests are well looked after when dining at the bar
To maintain a clean and tidy bar
To conduct oneself impeccably
To deal with any issues bar related
Prepare customer drinks at bar/restaurant dining
Ensure the order of any/all ingredients required for tomorrow's service
Ensure low wastage levels of products
Prepare daily and weekly reports
Ensure any products disposed of if going out of date

Barback

Ensure that the bar area is cleaned, fully re-stocked with all drinks and presentable for the shift
Organize the stations with the proper supplies and ingredients for full service
Preparation of fresh juices and garnishes for drinks
Collect and clean dirty glasses from the bar and the floor
Stocking ice for the bartenders during service
Remove empty bottles and trash from the station
Refill fruit, napkins and straws and all the necessary supplies
Polishing glasses from dishwasher
Ensure that your station and the bartenders station are cleaned at the end of every shift
To help out any bar staff if required
Ensure that any supplies and any equipment that has been used during the service is cleaned and prepared for the next shift
To mop the floor
Ensure all glasses have been removed from the floor, cleaned and polished and packed away

You’ll need to be:

Positive work attitude, with the ability to multitask
Have a passion for delivering first-class bar service
Can play well with others, after all, we’re all one big team
Able to cope well in a fast-paced bar environment- you’ll have done this before

Please note that due to the nature of the industry, you will be required to work on a shift basis on a rota basis.

Only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview/voluntary trial shift.

All applicants will be required to prove that they are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom.

Ref: 1|6|HA|2393436

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