Bar Manager

Drake & Morgan; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

Training & development

Tips & service charge

Company trips & incentives

Birthday off

Job summary

Drake & Morgan in Manchester is seeking a Bar Manager to lead a high-volume, premium bar operation. You will manage stock, control GP and labour, train and motivate the team, and ensure compliance with licensing and health & safety standards.

You are passionate about guest experience, a skilled mixologist, and able to inspire both staff and guests. The role offers progression into larger roles, competitive service charge and tips, and a supportive team culture.

Qualifications

• Similar bar management experience in high-volume bars & restaurants.
• Passionate about hospitality and attention to detail.
• Mixology skills and ability to inspire the team and guests.
• Able to manage stock, GP, and labour in a busy venue.
• Maintain licensing compliance and health & safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Stock control and ordering to maintain GP in a high-volume environment.
• Train and develop the team; recruit, motivate, and lead staff.
• Ensure licensing compliance and liaise with authorities as required.
• Adhere to budgets, manage cash flow, and optimize profits.
• Open and close shifts across breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Maintain Health & Safety standards.

Skills

Bar management

Hospitality

Staff training

Cost control

Licensing compliance

Team leadership

Tools

POS systems

Job description

Bar Managerwanted for Drake & Morgan’s Bars & Restaurants

If you love what you do, then we want to hear from you, as a role at Drake & Morgan could be the next step in your career development, and not just another job.

About you…

Ideally you will have similar bar management experience and background within high profile, high volume bars & restaurants, passionate about hospitality, and obsessively detailed about little touches, demanding the very best from yourself and your team, you will also be a tip top mixologist, who can inspire the team & guest alike.

Who We Are…

The Drake & Morgan collection of bars & restaurants are all based in and around the city of London, from St. Pauls to Canary Wharf each venue has its own personality and atmosphere with the Drake & Morgan DNA firmly stamped upon them. Fresh, seasonal, locally sourced food served from open theatre kitchens, chef table’s innovative cocktails, mixology stations and a well-stocked wine list are all served within a laid back contemporary environment.

A flavour of the Role…

• Stock control, ordering of products, GP and labour control within a high volume, multiple bar operation.
• Training and development plays a key part in the role of a D&M bar manager, recruiting, training and motivating your team are at the centre of your universe.
• We know it’s not the reason you became a Bar Manager but keeping up to date with licensing legislation, liaising with the authorities and taking overall legal responsibility for the venue it vital
• Adhering to budgets, increasing profits and managing cash flow
• Opening and closing shift management – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner…
• Health & Safety

What’s in it for you…. We offer competitiverates, great service charge, cash tips and huge opportunities to progress into bigger roles in the future.

• Career progression
• Meals on duty
• Full training
• Company trips & incentives
• Tips & Service charge
• Staff Parties & Events
• Great team culture
• Your Birthday off & paid

“We pride ourselves on beautifully presented food using seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, a diverse wine list & creating spaces to encourage you to escape the everyday”

Our Story

Since opening the doors to The Refinery in 2008, the Drake & Morgan collection now has 16beautiful bars and restaurants in London and Manchester. We wanted to create a unique space where locals and visitors alike could enjoy thoughtful, inspired menus and innovative, crafted cocktails in the most welcoming environment. An escape from the everyday. It all started with The Refinery Bankside and since then we haven’t stopped growing, learning and creating.

Please note you must be able to prove you are eligible to work in the UK and have excellent written and spoken English.