Seasonal Barback

Sage Restaurant Group; Asbury Park (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Sage Restaurant Group is seeking a dedicated bar/lounge associate to maintain cleanliness and ensure proper setup of bar areas. The ideal candidate will assist bartenders, manage supplies, and perform physical tasks throughout shifts. This full-time position offers opportunities for growth in a vibrant hospitality environment.

Benefits

401(k) program with employer matching

Health savings and flexible spending accounts

Basic Life and AD&D insurance

Company-paid short-term disability

Paid FMLA leave for up to 12 weeks

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and more

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning and stocking preferred.
• Must have good speech skills and literacy.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure bar areas are set up properly and maintained.
• Assist bartenders with supplies and cleanliness.
• Perform cleaning tasks at the end of each shift.

Skills

Cleaning

Stocking

Communication

Job description

At Sage Hospitality Group, we’re not just hiring—we’re building a team of bold, forward-thinking leaders with a passion for innovation and a drive to disrupt the status quo. We’re not looking for someone simply seeking a job—we’re looking for power players with ambition, heart, and the desire to grow into something greater.

At Sage, opportunity is everywhere. We create space for both professional growth and personal fulfillment, always keeping sight of what makes us human—our passions, our well-being, and our purpose.

We aim to attract and retain individuals who are not only passionate about hospitality but also deeply engaged in our culture—people who are excited to enrich lives, one extraordinary experience at a time.

Founded on a spirit of bold individuality, Sage Hospitality Group has blazed its own trail to create some of the world’s most exceptional hotels, restaurants, and guest experiences. But none of that would be possible without people like you —people who follow their own path, who are curious, driven, community-minded, and never content to stand still.

At Sage, we don’t wait for change—we make it. If that sounds like you, then you belong here.

Job Overview

Keep all bar/lounge equipment and supplies at the proper level throughout all hours of operation in order to ensure proper service to all guests.

Responsibilities

Ensure that all bar areas are set up properly for lounge opening.

Maintain the bar and lounge areas in a neat and orderly condition at all times.

Assist bartenders in constantly checking the bar for condition of ashtrays, cocktail napkins, empty glasses, cleanliness, etc.

Replenish ice as needed/requested.

Ensure all bartenders have sufficient supplies throughout shift.

Assist bartenders and cocktail servers as outlined on activity schedule or as required.

Operate glasswashers as necessary, putting clean glassware in its place, checking often to ensure that there is enough on hand.

Sweep and mop behind all bar areas at the end of every shift, removing, cleaning and replacing matting each time.

Qualifications

Education/Formal Training

None

Experience

Cleaning and stocking experienced preferred.

Knowledge/Skills

Must have minimal hearing.

Must have good vision.

Must be able to see items and area to stock, clean and use proper supplies.

Must have good speech skills.

Must have good literacy and comprehension to identify proper stock items and record usage.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Repeated bending, pushing, pulling and lifting -up to 35 lbs. required.

Ability to identify proper supplies.

Repeated lifting, pushing, pulling and carrying up to 50 lbs. -cases of liquor, glasses, trash, cans, mopping and sweeping. Bending/kneeling required to clean and stock bar areas.

Ability to mop and sweep, lift items above head to stock and bend to pick up items.

Continuous standing, in order to stock and clean bar and lounge areas.

Physically strenuous -prolonged standing, walking, lifting and carrying throughout entire shift

Full-time employees are eligible for:

Eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) program with employer matching

Health savings and flexible spending accounts

Basic Life and AD&D insurance

Company-paid short-term disability

Paid FMLA leave for up to a period of 12 weeks

Employee Assistance Program

Great discounts on Hotels, Restaurants, and much more.