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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.

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