Bar Supervisor - QT Sydney

QT Hotels and Resorts; Sydney; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

50% off dining and stays across EVTQT,

Seasonal perks at Thredbo

Rapid career growth across hotel &

Paid parental leave; volunteering

Job summary

QT Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Bar Supervisor for Gowings Bar in Sydney. You will lead a cocktail-focused team, showcase mixology skills, and create engaging guest experiences with warmth and energy.

Ideal candidates have 1+ years in bar supervision within hotels or restaurants, strong beverage knowledge, and excellent communication. The role emphasizes adaptability, guest focus, and a proactive owner’s mindset.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of Bar Supervisor experience in hotels, bars or restaurants.
• Experience managing and training teams; drive guest experience.
• Strong knowledge of beverages with background in cocktail mixology.
• Warm, friendly, approachable manner; able to engage with guests.
• Excellent communication; flexible and adaptable to hotel needs.
• Ability to anticipate guests' needs and adjust to the scene.

Responsibilities

• Lead a bar team behind Gowings Bar, ensuring smooth service.
• Train and coach staff; foster a strong team culture and guest focus.
• Utilize cocktail knowledge to create memorable experiences.
• Be warm and engaging with guests; read the room and adapt on shift.
• Communicate clearly; respond to hotel requirements and guest requests.
• Anticipate guest needs and adjust operations accordingly.

Skills

Bar supervision experience

Team management

Cocktail mixology

Guest engagement

Strong communication

Job description

QT Hotels & Resorts is EVT’s premium lifestyle hotel brand, with locations in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. Pioneers behind the philosophy of ‘unexpected and unrequested’, with every guest engagement presenting an opportunity to delight, and every QT property inspired by local influence with signature quirk. And our people? With personalities as diverse as each property, individuality is more than encouraged.

EVT has an endless range of roles and careers paths to explore across over 140entertainment experiences like Event Cinemas and Moonlight Cinemas, 150award winningrestaurants and bars, and 80+ hotels, including QT, Rydges,Atura,LyLo, Independent CollectionandAustralia’s most lovedyear roundalpine resort,Thredbo.Our ventures include a ~$2.3B property portfolio and hotel management, just to name a few. Onceyou’rein,there’sno limits on where your career could take you.

About the role

Love a great cocktail and an even better vibe? As bar supervisor at Gowings Bar, you'll run the show behind the bar, leading a crew that knows how to pour, perform and impress. Your beverage knowledge runs deep, and when it comes to cocktail mixology, you don't just make drinks, you make an experience. You're warm, easy to talk to and quick on your feet, reading the room and adapting on the fly to keep every shift running smoothly. If you thrive on energy, connection and a job that's never the same day twice, this one's for you.

Key Responsibilities & Experience

• 1 + years’ worth of experience as a Bar Supervisor working in hotels, bars, or restaurants.
• Experience managing and training teams, driver a strong team culture and driving a great guest experience.
• Proven knowledge on a range of beverage items, including a strong background in cocktail mixology.
• Warm, friendly and approachable manor, with the ability to engage with guests.
• Great communication skills, flexibility and can adapt to the hotels needs.
• Be able to anticipate the guests needs and be adaptable.

How You Work

• Daymaker ethos — no one’s too big for the small things.
• Owner’s mindset — acts on data/feedback; ships improvements.
• Growth mindset — learns, shares, and levels up others.

Perks from Day One

As part of EVT, you unlock Elevate Perks from your first day. Parity for all levels - no ivory towers.

• 50% off dining and stays across EVT hotels – QT, Rydges, Atura, LyLo and more.
• $2 movie tickets + discounts on Gold Class, Moonlight Cinema and Candy Bar.
• Seasonal perks at Thredbo.
• Rapid career growth across our hotel & entertainment network.
• Paid parental leave; community & volunteering opportunities.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.