Our top priority is to create a superior product and experience for our customers and guests.
We employ sharp thinkers who love their work and will give their all to our product, team and customers.
OPEN POSITIONS
Tap Room General Manager
The tap room general manager delivers revenues and profits by developing, marketing, and providing appealing restaurant service. Manages all tap room staff. This position will manage our new Lockport location, which is intended to open in the middle of 2024.
Pay range: $60,000 - $80,000 / year
Duties:
Acts as leader and manager of a complex full-service food and beverage operation, with complete responsibility overseeing site revenue, profit, guest satisfaction, operations, employee morale, and working culture.
Establishes tap room business plans by surveying tap room demand; conferring with potential customers; identifying and evaluating competitors; preparing financial and sales projections, analyses, and estimates.
Meets tap room financial objectives by preparing strategic and annual forecasts and budgets; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions; establishing and monitoring financial controls; developing and implementing strategies to increase tap room profits.
Attracts patrons by developing and implementing marketing, advertising, public and community relations programs; evaluating program results; identifying and tracking changing demands.
Controls purchases and inventory by negotiating prices and contracts; developing preferred supplier lists; reviewing and evaluating usage reports; analyzing variances; taking corrective actions.
Maintains operations by preparing policies and standard operating procedures; implementing production, productivity, quality, and patron-service standards; determining and implementing system improvements.
Maintains patron satisfaction by monitoring, evaluating, and auditing food, beverage, and service offerings; initiating improvements; building relationships with preferred patrons.
Accomplishes tap room human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining staff; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
Maintains safe, secure, and healthy facility environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; complying with health and legal regulations; maintaining security systems.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in the restaurant and tavern industry; attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
Qualifications:
Minimum 5 years as a manager in a full-service (table service with full bar) restaurant.
Must have experience managing both front-of-house and back-of-house restaurant operations.
Experience and/or education in serving craft beer is a plus.
Must possess strong leadership skills in a customer focused environment.
Experience in accounting and budgeting in a service-related industry.
Solid track record of success in previous assignments demonstrating upward career tracking.
Demonstrates a history of maintaining professional conduct, upholding high standards, and has a strong understanding of business ethics.
Strong communication skills are required.
Must be dependable, reliable, and motivated.
Able to work eight to ten hour shifts, with extensive standing/walking.
May lift materials and/or product up to 50 pounds.
This position will offer a competitive base salary, bonus plan, benefits, and paid vacation.
Dishwasher
The dish and general utility position is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation standards for china, glassware, tableware, cooking utensils, etc.. using machine and manual cleaning methods. This position also ensures the dish washing area is maintained as a clean, safe and sanitary facility.
Pay range: $15 - $16.50 / hour
Duties:
Sort and rinse dirty dishes, glass, tableware and other cooking utensils and place them in racks to send through dish machine
Sort and stack clean dishes. Carry clean dishes to cook’s line and other proper storage areas. Rewash soiled dishes before delivering
Change dishwater in dish machine every hour
Wash pots, pans and trays by hand
Remove trash and garbage to dumpster
Set up or break down dish washing area
Clean and roll/unroll mats
Fill/empty soak tubs with cleaning/sanitizing solutions
Sweep/mop floors, clean counters; deep clean kitchen each evening
Assemble/disassemble dish machine
Sweep up trash around exterior of restaurant and garbage dumpster
Conduct general restaurant and restroom cleaning as directed
Wipe up any spills to ensure kitchen floors remain dry
Notify manager any time dish machine wash or rinse cycle falls below safety standard temperatures
Do not touch dirty dishes before touching clean dishes without washing hands first
Other duties as directed
Qualifications:
Knowledge of kitchen sanitation, health and safety standards
Collaborative attitude with an emphasis on excellent customer service
Strong time management skills and ability to multi-task
Ability to read and comprehend labels on chemicals and cleaners
Experience working in a commercial kitchen utilizing all kitchen cleaning and sanitation equipment
Line Cook
Big Ditch Brewing Company is currently looking for an experienced Line Cook for our tap room. The ideal candidate will have one to three years of line cook experience in a high-volume, culinary driven environment.
Pay range: $15.50 - $21.50 / hour
Qualifications:
Basic knife skills
Experience operating standard commercial kitchen equipment
Understanding of basic food safety
Excellent communication skills
Must work clean and maintain excellent personal hygiene
Work well under pressure and be organized and self motivated
Must be able to work a flexible schedule. Weekends required
Must be at least 18 years of age
Able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs
Able to stand, walk, lift and bend for long periods of time
Demonstration of competency as outlined during training