Barback

Dorchester Collection; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits

Pension/401k Plan

Sick Time

Vacation Time

Free Meals on Duty

Uniform provided with complimentarylau

Hotel Benefits

Complimentary stays with breakfast in

50% off at restaurants within all Dorc

Job summary

Hotel Bel Air, part of Dorchester Collection, seeks a Bar Back to deliver luxury bar service and build memorable guest experiences. You will stock, maintain, and assist with bar operations, ensuring a seamless guest experience across our premium hotel.

The role emphasizes flexibility, strong communication, and guest-focused service, with English as the primary language. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits accompany the position.

Qualifications

• Excellent guest service and hospitality mindset.
• Strong communication and customer service ethos.
• English fluency required.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays may be required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the bar, stock glassware, wine, beer, soda, water, juices, ice and garnishes.
• Assist with guest requests and service requests while upholding standards.
• Help with weekly inventory and receiving deliveries.
• Engage with guests, including recognizing VIPs, to ensure the best experience.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Customer service

Flexibility

English language

Job description

We care about your career and are known for having the absolute best people in the industry. When you join us as a Bar Back you start a unique opportunity to become celebrated as the very best in your field. You’ll learn not only from your fellow Legends, but also through our award-winning learning academy, so that you can achieve the highest standards of craft, service, and leadership and become a legend in your own story.

What you'll get

Our success is a result of our employees. As a Bar Back at Hotel Bel Air, here are just some of the great benefits you will receive:

• Medical/Dental/Vison Benefits
• Pension/401k Plan
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time
• Free Meals on Duty
• Uniform provided with complimentary laundry included
• Hotel Benefits
• Complimentary stays with breakfast included in all 9 Dorchester Collection hotels – tiered program based on tenure.
• 50% off at restaurants within all of our Dorchester Collection hotels

As a Bar Back your compensation will be $26.07 per hour

What you'll do

You’ll love what you do and take pride in delighting our guests:

• You will be responsible for ensuring our guests have an excellent Bar dining experience during their day. This will include bar step up and maintenance, assisting with all guest requests and service requests while upholding our service standards. In addition, our Bar Backs are responsible for fully stocking the bar, which includes, glassware, wine, beer, soda, water, juices, ice, and garnishes. Our Bar Backs also assist with weekly inventory by keeping track of what is needed and assisting putting inventory away upon delivery. Bar Backs are essential to the framework for cultivating relationships with all our guests, including recognizing all in-house and VIP guests all to ensure our guests receives nothing but the best experience.
• Sometimes our guests have special requests involving dietary restrictions, drink and garnish preferences, and even special occasions. Most of these requests are fulfilled by our Bar Backs.
• Our hotels are truly luxury hotels. This requires preventing and correcting the imperfections and blemishes that tend to come up. Our Bar Backs are relied upon to report these and work with several other positions to correct.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, and hear. The employee frequently is required to walk and stand for up to 8 hours. Ability to bend, stoop, crouch, use hand, finger and wrist dexterity. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Our values of, Passion, Personality, Respect, Working Together and Creativity guide us each and every day. As a Bar Back you’ll have the opportunity to bring these to life and continue to create our legacy.
• Due to the nature of the hospitality industry, employees are required to work varying schedules, including weekends and holidays, to accommodate the business and demands of the hotel.
• The items shared are the essence of a day in the life of a Bar Back, but we’ll make sure you are provided with specifics on how we care for our hotel

What you'll bring

• You’ll bring your unique personality and passion to the role and the team.
• Our hotels operate nonstop, this requires flexibility from everyone on the team.
• You have a talent for Attention to detail is critical for this role.
• Communication is what keeps our departments running perfectly. You have great communication skills with a strong customer service ethic.
• English is the primary language used in our hotel. You can comfortably communicate in this language.

Job Location

USA

Our Hotels

We are not just a collection of hotels, but instead a talented community. A family with a shared passion and commitment to, unapologetically, love and breathe who we are every day. We do this with a backdrop of extraordinary hotels, steeped in history, glamour and stories, which provide the perfect stage for our people – our Legends – to live our vision –Treasured by Guests, Cherished by Employees, Celebrated Worldwide.

Diversity and Inclusion at Dorchester Collection are core beliefs of our We Care philosophy., which is an environment where all of our employees feel valued and respected, allowing positive engagement to prosper. We continually strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusivity is part of our DNA, reflected by our core values of Passion, Personality, Respect, Working Together and Creativity. When submitting your application, please let us know if you require any special accommodations during the interview process.

EOE: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status. We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.

ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disability Act.

Reference

2026-6484