Pubtender + Pizza Cook

Part-time Pubtender + Pizza Cook

You are

Positive, responsible, and engaging. You have experience in food and beverage service, or have customer service skills and a desire to learn. You have a healthy interest in craft beer and you re particularly interested in working for a company that makes its own products. Maybe you already know and love Oakshire, or maybe Oakshire beer is new to your palate. You are flexible, can work well as a part of a team and individually. You feel confident engaging customers, and have experience creating positive guest experiences.

We are

A community inspired small batch brewing company with an 18-year history, one production brewing facility, and three unique taprooms. We re a creative, team-oriented, maker-driven company that strives to create great beer experiences that include food, entertainment, comfortable environment, friendly staff, and Oakshire beer.

Position Overview:

Oakshire exists to create and share great beer experiences. As a Pubtender at the Oakshire Commons, you will work as part of a team to create a positive experience for all Oakshire guests. In this dual role, you'll serve both behind the bar: pouring craft beer and engaging guests, as well as in the kitchen: where you'll help create our signature Detroit-style pizzas and salads.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Kitchen Operations

Have an understanding of basic cooking principles.

Be able to read, understand, and speak English instructions.

Have a commitment to consistently create quality food items while following easy to read instructions and recipes.

Maintain a clean workspace.

Perform basic food preparation tasks to specifications.

Customer Service

Provide friendly, knowledgeable, and comfortable customer service to all guests.

Greet all guests with enthusiasm and friendliness, and provide a great beer experience.

Clearly communicate current information on Commons processes with all guests, including offering a clear description of ordering systems.

Clearly communicate beer information styles, descriptions, and background to customers.

Accurately and enthusiastically talk about Oakshire s beers, people, processes, and company history.

Be kind, patient, positive, and ready to serve.

Prepare & serve all beverages in a manner consistent with Oakshire, local, state, and federal standards and laws.

Commons Operations

Arrive on time and ready to work for all scheduled shifts.

Thoroughly understand the importance of meticulous hand hygiene, with use of frequent and proper hand washing.

Execute the Oakshire Taproom service program, which provides a comfortable, beer-drinking establishment loved by the Oakshire community near and far.

Understand and execute all Stand Operating Procedures (SOPs).

Operate the Point of Sale (POS) system in an accurate and efficient manner.

Clearly communicate current health and safety information with all guests, as pertinent to their experience at the Commons.

Prepare work area for opening and closing, following all items on daily checklists.

Complete side work as time is available, following daily checklists.

Complete cleaning tasks in accordance with duty rosters and cleaning standards.

Beer2go, kegs and merchandise at the Watershed Market

Have a thorough understanding of processes for all beer2go sales, including filling corn kegs and selling packaged beer, merchandise, and kegs.

Properly complete all OLCC keg-sales paperwork and keg deposit/return functions.

Actively engage verbally with customers while maintaining appropriate distance at all times.

Kindly educate and direct donation and sponsorship requests to Oakshire s website.

Additional responsibilities as assigned by Supervisor.

Required Skills and Traits

Performance of this job will be reviewed in light of ability to maintain the following:

Healthy interest in and knowledge of artisan beer and food.

Motivated, hard-working, and demonstrated ability to learn and follow standard operating procedures and schedules.

Flexible and willing to embrace frequent changes as they come, with the utmost positivity.

Ability to learn, understand, and prioritize comprehensive hazard and safety programs, and current procedures related to COVID-19.

Desire to expand knowledge about artisan beer, food and brewing production, especially as it pertains to Oakshire, and to actively engage in on-site continuing education.

Unwavering positive attitude and commitment to creating and sharing great beer experiences.

Exceptional verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills. Non-verbal communication skills include tone, timing, eye contact, and personal presentation.

Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Ability to work closely, but safely, with fellow team-members, supporting each other as needed.

Ability to efficiently manage competing priorities throughout the day, minimizing transition time between tasks while maintaining priority focus on each guest s experience.

Ability to recognize and anticipate reaction to and perception of one s own communications and the communications of others.

Ability and willingness to work a flexible schedule including day, swing, or evening shifts.

Ability to stand and work on feet for over 8 hours at a time.

Ability to work in a loud environment with alcohol service.

Follow all Federal, State, and local laws.

Follow all guidelines in the Oakshire Employee Handbook.

Required Minimum Qualifications & Experience

Two years of customer service experience

OLCC Servers Permit

Oregon Food Handler s card

Weekend Availability (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) required. Flexibility in schedule with availability to cover shifts on short notice desired.

Physical Demands

The following physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee in the position described to perform the position s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Those physical demands include:

Frequently sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, talk and hear, and stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.

Ability to lift and move up to 75 pounds and move kegs which may weigh up to 165 pounds using traditional lifting methods.

Ability to be frequently exposed to wet conditions, strong and sometimes disagreeable odors, and work with various chemicals safely and per standardized operating procedures.

Ability to work near moving mechanical parts, to work in a moderate noise level using hearing protection, and to work in a cold environment.

We're excited to meet you! Oakshire Brewing is proud to be an equal opportunity employer of all qualified individuals. We will consider all people - minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities no matter their sexual orientation or gender identity.