Banquet Barback

Molly Pitcher Inn; Red Bank (NJ); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

The Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank, NJ seeks a Seasonal Banquet Barback to support our on-site banquet and events program. Join a boutique hotel renowned for guest experience and a strong food and beverage culture.

This role emphasizes professionalism, teamwork, and courteous guest interactions across shifts including nights and weekends. Responsibilities include setting up banquet bars, maintaining cleanliness, assisting bartenders, replenishing ice, and ensuring supplies.

Qualifications

• Verbal and written ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Knowledge of food and beverage preparations, service standards, guest relations and etiquette.
• Knowledge of the appropriate table settings and service ware.
• Flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Set up banquet bar areas for events.
• Maintain the bar and seating areas in a neat and orderly condition.
• Assist bartenders with stocking supplies and checking bar conditions.
• Replenish ice as needed and ensure bartenders have supplies.
• Assist bartenders and banquet servers as scheduled.
• Operate glasswashers and keep glassware stocked.
• Sweep, mop, and clean bar areas at shift end.

Skills

Verbal English

Written English

Customer service

Team player

Self-starter

Flexible schedule

Night/weekend availability

Etiquette

Job description

Summary

The Molly Pitcher Inn has an exciting Seasonal Banquet Barback opportunity at our beautiful Navesink River-front properties in Red Bank, NJ. At our boutique hotels, our renowned food and beverage program is an integral piece of the Hotel experience, and we are looking for talented individuals to join our team. Our customers are what we are about. One of the keys to a positive guest experience is positive interaction with our team members. It is essential that the Banquet Server remain professional at all times, and that guests and colleagues are treated with courtesy and respect, under all circumstances. Every hotel employee is a guest relations ambassador, every working minute of every day.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all banquet bar areas are set up properly for all events.
• Maintain the bar and seating areas in a neat and orderly condition at all times.
• Assist bartenders in constantly checking the bar for condition of cocktail napkins, empty glasses, cleanliness, etc.
• Replenish ice as needed/requested.
• Ensure all bartenders have sufficient supplies throughout shift.
• Assist bartenders and banquet servers as outlined on activity schedule or as required/requested.
• Operate glasswashers as necessary, putting clean glassware in its place, checking often to ensure that there is enough on hand.
• Sweep/mop/clean all bar areas at the end of every shift, removing, cleaning and replacing anything needed, each time.

Skills & Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

• Verbal and written ability to communicate effectively in English.
• Basic knowledge of food and beverage preparations, service standards, guest relations and etiquette
• Knowledge of the appropriate table settings and service ware
• Self-starting personality with an even disposition
• Effectively able to work in a team environment.
• Superior customer service and interpersonal skills
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays as needed.
• Flexibility to work varied shifts including nights and weekends

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to transport up to 50 lbs. through a crowded room on a continuous basis throughout the shift.
• Must be able to set-up and break-down beverage bars for each event.
• Hearing and visual ability to observe and detect signs of emergency situations.
• Ability to climb stairs, bend, reach above shoulders, kneel, twist, and grip items while carrying up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to respond to visual and auditory cues (telephone, radio)
• Ability to operate beverage equipment, e.g., coffee maker., Rolling Carts

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

NOTE:

This description excludes non-essential and marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. Furthermore, the specific examples in each section are not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, they represent the typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Other job-related duties may be assigned by the employee’s department leadership. Furthermore, this description is subject to change, at the sole discretion of the hotel, and in no way creates an employment contract, implied or otherwise; each employee remains, at all times, an “at will” associate.

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