Production Specialist -Bar and Main Dining Room
Hawksmoor · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
ManagementFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and maintain batches, garnishes, and all bar prep to ensure seamless service and high-quality drinks.
- Take ownership of the prep area, keeping it clean, organized, and fully stocked throughout service.
- Ensure enough prep and batches are ready to last through service (including 375ml and 750ml bottles) to prevent stock-outs.
- Maintain Hawksmoor quality standards in all batches – taste everything and ensure consistency and excellence.
- Support the bar team to ensure all drinks are delivered efficiently and at peak quality.
- Ensure the main dining rooms are set up for service.
Team Engagement & Culture
- Embody Hawksmoor’s values with a positive, proactive, and professional attitude.
- S Seek out, welcome, and act on feedback from peers and managers.
- Support other team members during prep, service, and breakdown and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
- Show genuine care for both the team and the overall guest experience.
- Debrief and hand over prep notes and updates to the next shift via work chat and verbal communication.
Health & Safety
- Adhere to all allergy awareness, cleanliness, and food safety procedures.
- Complete all required training and consistently uphold hygiene standards.
- Ensure all homemade ingredients, spirits, and tools are stored correctly, labeled, and cleaned.
- Follow all opening & closing checklists to maintain a safe and compliant bar and prep area environment.
Operational Standards
- Manage time effectively to support team priorities and daily operational needs.
- Compile non-consumable orders for management as required.
- Receive and correctly store bar deliveries.
- Understand and follow stock rotation and storage procedures.
- Recognize how errors affect both guest experience and the wider business.
- Complete tasks from the weekly cleaning schedule and assist with extra duties as requested by managers.
- Actively work to reduce waste and improve efficiency behind the bar.
- Comply with lateness and absence policies.
Purpose & DEIB
- Use inclusive, respectful language and treat everyone with empathy and fairness.
- Be knowledgeable about Hawksmoor’s charity partners and sustainability goals.
- Actively follow waste and recycling initiatives.
- Understand ingredient sourcing and the significance of Hawksmoor being a B Corporation.