Bar Manager

Andrew Brownsword hotels; Torquay; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A hotel group in the UK is seeking a Bar Manager to lead a team in Torquay. The ideal candidate will be hands-on, personable, and knowledgeable about beverages. Responsibilities include team management, upselling offerings, and ensuring outstanding customer relations. Competitive pay and excellent development opportunities are offered, along with various employee perks and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Competitive pay and service charge

Hospitality perks through Perkbox

25% discount on food & beverage

Confidential support helpline

Free meals on duty

Unique development pathways

Opportunities for internal progression

Milestone awards for longevity

Qualifications

• Supervisory or management experience in a similar environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build rapport with guests.
• Motivated and proactive in team development and recruitment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a close-knit team and manage bar operations.
• Encourage strong relationships between teams.
• Upsell beverage offerings and ensure exceptional guest experiences.

Skills

Team leadership

Beverage knowledge

Upselling

Training and development

Organizational skills

Job description

WHO

We need a strong Bar Manager who’s great with people, knows their beverages and can lead a close-knit team.

THEY SHOULD

• Be a hands-on manager who leads from the front
• Be knowledgeable about beverages and be good at developing others
• Be personable and engaging
• Have natural rapport and be able to strike up relationships with our guests
• Be able to upsell and showcase our offerings
• Encourage a strong working relationship between teams
• Be organised, motivated and take ownership of the department
• Pro-actively recruit, train and develop a team that show passion and commitment
• Have supervisory or management experience in a similar environment

The Imperial Torquay is a magnificent 19th Century 152-bedroom Victorian four-star hotel, and offers breath taking sea views, plus a host of leisure facilities, making it fun and picturesque location to work in.

Just a short walk from the main train station and town centre, the hotel is really accessible for our employees.

Some staff car parking is available on site, as is free use of all the hotel's leisure facilities, including our gym and swimming pools.

Send us a Whatsapp message with FAMILYFIRST to [phone] to find out more, chat to us and apply (or apply the normal way, whichever works best for you!)

WE WANT TO DEVELOP OUR PEOPLEWe have created our own internal training and development pathways for almost every job role in the business. This means the development journey in the business is mapped out clearly in writing, which employees are given when they start work, so everyone knows what the next step on their journey is, and how to get there. We also have our own people brand- 'Family First', because we are one big family : )WE WANT WORK TO BE A PLEASUREWe’re a people business — our success relies on the skills and happiness of every one of our team. That’s why we invest in your training and development and promote from within. We depend on your personality and enthusiasm for hospitality… and we offer all sorts in return. We can offer careers across our collection of hotels or just a great place to work locally. For some senior roles, we may look for relevant experience, but for other jobs we just want the right character and attitude— we’ll teach you the rest!

To say thank you, we have many perks

• Competitive pay – We are proud that everyone who joins our group gets a competitive a rate of pay, irrespective of age, plus you get service charge and tips on top.
• Treat yourself once in a while with lots of retail and hospitality perks through our Perkbox platform.
• Excellent discounts across our family of hotels – you will be entitled to 25% off food & beverage in our hotels plus we offer an amazing staff rate of £25 B&B per person across the group & your friends and family get special rates too.
• We understand it’s OK not to be OK, so we offer an externally run confidential helpline for any support you require about anything you might need as part of our Employee Assistance Programme.
• We sustain you physically too, meals when you are on duty are free.
• Everyone can learn and develop - our development pathways are unique to us and are the best in the business.
• We provide lots of opportunity to progress and move up – we have made hundreds of internal promotions, including to General Manager level.
• We like to say a special thank you for every year you are with us - our milestone awards include Champagne, afternoon tea, or dinner for you and someone special. When you reach the big milestones, you receive extra special gifts on top like longer hotel stays, extra days off and a unique gift especially chosen for you.