Bar Manager

Drake & Morgan; Manchester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meals on duty

Full training

Tips & service charge

Company trips & incentives

Staff parties & events

Your Birthday off & paid

Job summary

Drake & Morgan is seeking a Bar Manager for its Manchester venues. You will lead a high-volume team, drive guest experiences and uphold brand standards in a dynamic bar and restaurant environment.

The role focuses on stock and cost control, staff development, and ensuring licensing and safety compliance while delivering strong financial performance and guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing high-volume bar and restaurant teams.
• Strong stock, cost, and GP control experience.
• Knowledge of licensing, safety standards and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Stock control and ordering, GP and labour management in a high-volume operation.
• Lead training and development; recruit, train and motivate the team.
• Maintain legal compliance with licensing; liaise with authorities as needed.
• Manage budgets, increase profits and monitor cash flow.
• Open and close shifts; oversee Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner service.
• Uphold Health & Safety standards across the venue.

Skills

People management

Bar operations

Stock control

Budgets

Health & Safety

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

We offer competitiverates, great service charge, cash tips and huge opportunities to progress into bigger roles in the future.

What’s in it for you….

• 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.