WestFax Brewing Company in Colorado Springs, CO  is looking for a fun, outgoing, and enthusiastic full time and part time Taproom Bartenders

Who Are We?

WestFax Brewing Company is an award winning local craft brewery located on West Colfax in Lakewood and on the West Side of Colorado Springs, Colorado.  We are a small but rapidly growing neighborhood brewery that focuses on serving beer to our customers through our inviting taprooms and wholesale sales channels.  We were founded in 2016 and have recently expanded to Colorado Springs, CO.  We have seen double digit growth in each proceeding year and want to continue our momentum through hiring an outstanding front of house team.

Who Are You?

You are an outgoing, flexible networker, ready to manage the unexpected. A customer service and sales oriented person ready to wear multiple hats.  You are a collaborative self-starter who does whatever needs to be done with a positive attitude and solution-oriented mindset. No task is too small for you; you thrive on creativity, learning, and problem solving.  You love Colorado and are passionate about its craft beer.

Position Details:
Location - Lakewood, CO
Full Time, Part Time - Hourly, Non-exempt

Responsibilities:

• Provide best in class customer service

• Facilitate a welcoming friendly atmosphere for all patrons

• Set up taproom and beer garden at beginning of shift

• Run tap room

• Close tap room by yourself

• Properly pour beer and serve customers - bar and table service required

• Operate POS system

• Clean glassware

• Upsell merchandise and beer to go

• Deep clean taproom including bar and bathrooms

• Change kegs

• Kindly enforce tap room policies

• Manipulate ½ BBL kegs by yourself and lift ½ BBL kegs using a two person lift.

• Take trash out daily from all bins

• Execute daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning tasks

• Ability to review IDs of all patrons

Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age

• Minimum of one year of server/bartender experience

• Organized self starter with ability to follow through on all assigned tasks

• Cicerone beer server certification is desired but not required

• TIPS certification preferred

• Passionate about the craft beer industry

• Willingness to continue to learn about our brewery, process, and products as well as other breweries.

• Able to stand for an entire shift

• Able to walk up and down stairs multiple times per shift

• Able to shift, move, or slide full kegs if needed.

• Multitasking skills

• Proficient math skills

• Tablet based POS platform experience (We use Arryved)

• Clean and organized

• Honest and reliable

• Must have reliable transportation to and from work

• Positive attitude

• Ability to attend events and festivals to represent WestFax outside of the facility when needed.

• Able to represent the company professionally at all times during events where drinking is happening

• Ability to see opportunities for improvement and willingness to implement improvements

• Must be team oriented

Compensation:
Hourly non-exempt
Full Time & Part Time Available
$11.40 per hour plus tips
Beer and Merchandise Allowance
Company Sponsored Health Insurance for full time employees
Dental and Vision Issuance options

Please send a resume and cover letter telling us about yourself and why you think you would be a good fit for this position to info@westfaxbrewingcompany.com. Please also include your top 3 favorite beers and why. No phone calls or drop in visits please. We will contact you to schedule a time for you to come in for an interview.

We are an equal opportunity employer and make employment decisions on the basis of merit and in compliance with all applicable laws of the United States and Colorado.