Bar & Duty Manager

New Appointments Group

Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 6 days

Faversham, Kent ME13 8XZ, England

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

This position is for a Bar and Duty Manager responsible for running the events bar, requiring previous experience in bar management.
The role involves setting up and maintaining the bar, managing cash, tracking stock, and generating revenue ideas.
Candidates should have excellent customer service skills, energy, and adaptability, as well as the ability to oversee casual staff and manage budgets.
The job requires 37 hours of work per week over 5 days, including evenings and weekends, with a flexible schedule.
Salary details are not provided, but candidates are expected to have relevant experience in bar management.

This position is an exciting opportunity for someone with experience of managing a bar, to take over the running of the events bar. Working within a very small team, you will need to be flexible and adaptable, willing to work hard and come up with ideas to help grow the business. You will need to have energy and drive, and excellent customer service skills.

Reporting to the General Manager, the areas of responsibility for the Bar and Duty Manager include the following:

Running the bar for events
Setting up and opening and closing the bar
Maintaining the bar - weekly line cleaning, cleaning and restocking the bar
Cash management, including setting up floats and cashing up
Running activity and stock reports from the till system (EPOS)
Tracking margins and sourcing stock to maximise profit margins
Working within a budget and reporting against that budget
Doing the weekly stock-take and ordering stock as required
Recruiting, training and overseeing casual members of bar staff
Developing the bar and café offer
Generating ideas to increase bar revenue
Opening and closing the building as required - with sole responsibility for the venue at times
Doing the room set-ups for bookings and hires
Covering weekday evening and daytime shifts as required
Building management and operational duties, such as meter reads, fire alarm tests, maintenance reviews
Housekeeping duties to ensure the building is clean and well-presented for all users of the building
Admin support if necessary

The position will be 37 hours per week over 5 days and working hours will vary, but will include weekend and evening working, as the Bar & Duty Manager will be expected to work evenings and weekends regularly and cover the majority of Events.

If you are interested please apply with a current CV, preferably in word, or email Lucy at for further information.

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