Barback - JOEY Valley Fair - Full-time
Posted on October 24, 2025
JOEY Restaurants is a renowned multi-concept restaurant group with a strong presence across North America, operating over 50 locations throughout Canada and the United States. Established in 1992 as a family-owned and operated business, JOEY has grown into a highly respected brand known for delivering an exceptional dining experience characterized by handcrafted, locally and globally inspired menu offerings created by award-winning chefs. The company prides itself on its modern, warm, and lively environments where world-class hospitality leaders bring vibrant culinary experiences to life. With a commitment to ongoing growth and expansion planned through 2030, JOEY Restaurants is a dynamic and forward-thinking establishment dedicated to fostering a warm, inclusive, and creative workplace environment for its team members. They prioritize training, education, and empowerment, ensuring every employee can thrive and develop while being supported in their career journey.
The Barback position at JOEY Restaurants in San Jose, California, is a full-time opportunity that offers a base hourly wage of $17.95, plus eligibility for participation in the company tip pool. Although the tip pool distributions vary and cannot be guaranteed, this role represents a valuable chance to join a passionate team of culinary leaders and restaurateurs who embody the JOEY legacy. As a Barback, you are crucial to supporting the success of the bar team by anticipating needs, maintaining efficiency, and ensuring that the bar operates seamlessly throughout service. This fast-paced position demands a proactive approach and a continual desire to elevate one's craft while creating the iconic hospitality experience JOEY is known for.
Barbacks play an essential supportive role by keeping the bar environment pristine, assisting bartenders with their service, prepping ingredients, polishing glassware, and maintaining cleanliness in the bar area and overall restaurant. The role further includes tasks such as clearing and resetting bar tops, tapping kegs, restocking during service, and completing assigned side and closing work to help set the team up for success. The ideal candidate is someone who thrives in a dynamic environment, enjoys working with a team dedicated to excellence, and embraces the physical demands of the job that include prolonged standing, bending, reaching, lifting, and repetitive manual tasks.
At JOEY Restaurants, successful employees are characterized by genuine warmth, care, integrity, strong communication and relationship-building skills, and an eagerness to continuously improve through feedback and teamwork. The company encourages a culture of healthy competition, professionalism, confidence, and respect, ensuring that every team member presents a polished professional demeanor. This establishes a positive guest experience, anchored in JOEY's simple credo, "Genuine warmth and care is always on the table." This position offers not only a competitive wage but also comprehensive benefits, including healthcare plans, employee discount programs, paid sick leave, and career development opportunities. If you are passionate about hospitality, eager to join a thriving team that values your growth and contributions, and ready to embark on an exciting career path within a respected restaurant group, the Barback role at JOEY Restaurants is an ideal choice.
- Successful employees at JOEY are genuine, warm, and caring
- They value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity
- Comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence
- Natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positively impact individual and team execution
- Passionate about quality and professionalism
- Possess exceptional relationship building and communication skills
- Encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team
- Exude confidence, humility, and respect
- Take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanor