Job Description

Level: Experienced
Job Location: RABBLE HK LLC - New York, NY 10036
Position Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Salary Range: $17.00 - $17.00 Hourly

Job Category: Restaurant - Food Service

Position Summary — Elevated Craft Focus
- Executes a high-level craft cocktail program with precision, consistency, and speed while maintaining an engaging and hospitality-driven guest experience.
- Actively leads the bar environment by guiding guest preferences, storytelling ingredients, and delivering thoughtful, tailored recommendations.
- Upholds the integrity of fresh juices, house-made syrups, infusions, and perishable ingredients, ensuring quality from prep through service.
- Balances technical excellence and warm hospitality, creating an experience, not just serving drinks.
Duties and Responsibilities — Enhanced
Bar Program & Product Integrity
- Maintains strict standards for fresh citrus, juices, syrups, shrubs, and batched cocktails, including proper labeling, dating, and storage.
- Prepares and/or oversees daily mise en place: fresh juice pressing, garnish prep, batching, and station organization.
- Ensures all cocktails are executed to spec using jiggers, proper dilution, temperature control, and technique (stirring, shaking, throwing, etc.).
- Monitors quality control of all ingredients, immediately addressing oxidation, spoilage, or inconsistencies.
- Contributes to seasonal menu development, R&D, and continuous refinement of cocktails and prep processes.
Service & Guest Experience
- Delivers elevated, detail-driven service, anticipating needs and creating a personalized guest journey.
- Engages guests through product knowledge and storytelling (spirits, vermouths, amari, ingredients, techniques).
- Confidently recommends spirit-forward, low-ABV, zero-proof, and food pairings based on guest preferences.
- Maintains awareness of pacing and flow, ensuring seamless service at the bar and in the lounge.
Operations & Standards
- Maintains clean, organized, and fully stocked stations, with a focus on efficiency and cleanliness at all times.
- Executes opening and closing procedures with attention to prep levels, pars, and next-day readiness.
- Accurately completes all POS entries, cash handling, and end-of-shift financials.
- Communicates clearly with FOH/BOH to ensure timely, accurate service and guest satisfaction.
- Adheres to DOH standards, with heightened awareness of handling fresh and perishable products.
Professional Development & Team Contribution
- Participates in ongoing education including tastings, product training, and technique refinement.
- Shares knowledge and supports team growth, helping elevate overall bar performance.
- Maintains a disciplined, professional presence behind the bar, especially during high-volume service.
- Takes ownership of the bar as a craft environment, not just a service station.
Our Ideal Candidate — Elevated
- Proven experience in a craft cocktail bar or high-level beverage program (not just volume-driven service).
- Strong understanding of classic cocktails, modern techniques, and flavor balance.
- Hands-on experience with fresh juice programs, batching, infusions, and seasonal ingredients.
- Demonstrates precision, cleanliness, and discipline behind the bar without sacrificing speed.
- Ability to multitask while maintaining composure and attention to detail in high-pressure environments.
- Passion for hospitality, continuous learning, and mentorship.
- Physically capable of the role (standing, lifting, repetitive motion).
- Flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.