Bar Manager

Bel & the Dragon; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Bel & The Dragon, a charming country inn in the Surrey Hills, is seeking a Bar Manager. This role offers a dynamic restaurant environment, where you'll lead a team, ensure customer satisfaction, and develop your career through industry-leading training. Enjoy perks like staff discounts, tips, and a supportive team.

Benefits

25%-40% staff discount on food and drink

Fair share of tips

Discounted hotel stays

Access to online benefits platform

Healthcare Cash Plan

Full induction and training

Career growth opportunities

Option to receive earnings as you earn

Qualifications

• Great communicator and decision-maker.
• Confident, capable leader.
• Super organized and take ownership of problems.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of the restaurant.
• Create a friendly atmosphere for customers.
• Support the General Manager and help develop business skills.

Skills

Communication

Decision-making

Leadership

Organization

Job description

Situated in the picturesque Surrey Hills, Bel & The Dragon Churt is a beautifully restored Country Inn with eighteen comfortable en-suite bedrooms and an attractive, spacious bar & restaurant. Our large garden, with children’s play area, is open all year round.

What can we offer you?

• 25% staff discount off food and drink, across all our pubs and hotels for you and your friends and family. Increasing to 30% after 1 year, 35% after 3 years and 40% after 5 years.
• A fair share of tips, paid on top of your hourly pay.
• Discounted hotel stays
• Access to ‘My Fuller’s’ – our online benefits platform where you can make savings at 100’s of retailers and access discounted gym memberships, cinema tickets and much more!
• Healthcare Cash Plan – after 1 year with us you will have access to a 24-hour GP service and the ability to claim your money back for dentist and eyecare appointments for example.
• Full induction and training
• The opportunity to grow both professionally and personally.
• The option to receive up to 35% of your earnings as you earn them with Wagestream. This means you won’t always need to wait until payday.

As our Bar Manager, you’ll take charge of our team and help to create a friendly atmosphere for customers.

You’ll still be out there on the floor, right at the heart of the action but it’s you that manages the day-to-day running of the restaurant.

More about the role

• Enjoy the fast-paced fun of restaurant and hotel life
• Learn new skills to enhance your career with our industry leading training and development.
• Belong to a supportive, close-knit team
• Bar Manager is a rewarding role which sees you take responsibility for the happiness of customers and morale of the team.
• You’ll need to take ownership of problems, and you’ll live by a mantra of ‘always doing the right thing’ – even if it occasionally means bending the rules.
• In supporting the General Manager, this is also a great way to learn the business side of running a restaurant. It’s a chance to develop your skills and garner the knowledge you need to progress your career even further.
• The great thing about Bel & The Dragon is that we hire on the basis of potential, more than previous experience. All we need to know is that you’ve got the right character for the role:
• You’ll be a great communicator
• You’ll have great decision-making skills
• You should be a confident, capable leader
• You’ll be super organised