Barback - The Atterbury Hotel
About The Position
The Barback supports bartenders and the service team by keeping the bar stocked, clean, and ready throughout service. The role helps maintain the speed and consistency of beverage service by ensuring products, ice, glassware, and garnishes are available so bartenders can focus on guests. It calls for anticipation, urgency, teamwork, and a welcoming approach toward guests and associates. The Barback works in an indoor bar and restaurant environment, maintaining beverage stations and storage areas, preparing garnishes and mixers, and completing opening, closing, cleaning, and restocking tasks. The position also involves following responsible alcohol service, safety, sanitation, and company standards, and responding courteously to guest inquiries while escalating concerns when appropriate.
Requirements
- High school education or equivalent.
- Must meet state and federal minimum age requirements for handling and serving alcohol.
- Basic knowledge of bar operations, beverage products, and hospitality standards.
- Ability to clearly see tickets, product labels, written instructions, and the bar in dimly lit conditions.
- Manual coordination to handle glassware, operate bar equipment, and carry cases, kegs, and loaded trays.
- Ability to lift, push, pull, and carry up to 50 pounds, including kegs, product cases, ice bins, glass racks, and small equipment.
- Frequent bending, reaching, and kneeling to retrieve product, stock coolers, and restock wells.
- Ability to travel up to 300 feet regularly during a shift; continuous standing and walking throughout the shift.
- Ability to hear and communicate with guests, supervisors, and staff.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and follow verbal and written instructions.
- Ability to use tact and understanding when handling a variety of guest-service problems, including stressful and emotional situations.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in a restaurant, bar, or service role.
Responsibilities
- Showcase a desire to take care of others.
- Stock and replenish liquor, beer, wine, mixers, ice, glassware, and garnishes throughout service.
- Maintain ice levels, change kegs, tend draft lines, and maintain beverage stations.
- Complete assigned opening, closing, cleaning, and restocking sidework.
- Keep the bar, service wells, back bar, coolers, and storage areas clean and organized; clear glassware, trash, and recycling promptly.
- Prepare garnishes, juices, and batched mixers to recipe, and label, date, and rotate products according to standards.
- Follow responsible alcohol service, safety, and sanitation guidelines and applicable company standards and local regulations.
- Respond to guest inquiries or comments courteously and refer concerns to the bartender or leadership as appropriate.
- Support the bar and restaurant team during peak service periods with urgency and collaboration.
- Attend pre-meal and departmental meetings to stay informed about menu, beverage, and service expectations.
- Maintain a friendly, cheerful, courteous, kind, welcoming, and detail-oriented demeanor.
- Perform other duties as assigned, requested, or deemed necessary by management.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with 100% employer match
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Complimentary employee meals
- Hotel discounts across Marriott and Sage portfolios
- Eligibility for referral bonuses
- Incentive programs
- Cell phone discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
