Bar Supervisor

Dakota Manchester; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious hotel in Manchester is seeking a Bar Supervisor to lead their team. This role requires strong leadership skills and a passion for cocktails, along with experience in high-quality service environments. Benefits include competitive salary, bonuses, and extensive perks promoting a supportive work culture.

Benefits

40% off stays at Dakota hotels

25% off drinks and dining

Free mental health support

Flexible working options

Meals on duty

£200 referral bonus

Additional holiday on anniversary

Free eye testing

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience in high-end restaurant/bar.
• 1 year experience in training others.
• Strong knowledge of cocktails, wines, and spirits.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and train bar staff ensuring high service standards.
• Implement training plans and improve team knowledge.
• Handle stock takes and beverage orders.

Skills

Leadership

Knowledge of Cocktails

Training & Development

Customer Service

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Dakota Hotel based in ManchesterCity Centre are seeking a hospitality professional with leadership skills and a passion for beverage and cocktails for the role of Bar Supervisor.

CONTRACT AND PAY RATE

Earnings are £14.05 per hour, paid weekly
equating to a minimum guaranteed gross annual salary of £29,224 (inclusive of the
anticipated tronc payment).

The role carries a permanent contract of a minimum of 40 hours per week
and typical shifts will be varied, working any 5 days out of 7 including working weekends.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support management in supervising and providing direction to our bar tenders, bar floor team, and hosts, ensuring the highest standards of service provision at all times .
• Implement training plans and deliver on-the-job training to drive the smoothest, most polished levels of service.
• Carry out beverage product-based training and work to continuously improve the teams’ knowledge to better enhance the guest experience.
• Support the commercial running of the Bar operation including carrying out the stock take and placing beverage orders.
• Have a hands-on approach to service and hosting, driving standards at all times .
• To have a comprehensive knowledge of food and beverage menu options to be able to offer guests recommendations, including understanding the allergens present.

BENEFITS

In addition to being part of a culture infused with positivity and
opportunity for ongoing development, tangible benefits you could enjoy when you
join our team include:

• 40 per cent off stays at
  any Dakota
• 25 per cent off drinks and
  dining at any Dakota
• Access to our Employee
  Assistance Program which includes
  
  - free private mental health support and counselling sessions
  
  - video GP consultations and private prescription services
  
  - access to daily rewards to be cashed out for shopping vouchers
• Access to discounted gift
  card platform
• Support from our inhouse
  Mental Health Champions
• Additional holiday day on
  the first anniversary of your employment.
• Family-friendly flexible
  working options
• Meals on duty and
  uniforming
• £200 bonus to recommend a
  friend to join our team
• £10 bonus every time you
  are mentioned on Trip Advisor
• Free bi-annual eye testing
  for users of display screen equipment
• Accredited, certified
  compliance training given on employment such as in Food Hygiene, Alcohol
  Responsibility, Data Protection, and Health & Safety
• Access to a suite of
  external, certified resources via our Learning Management System
• Supportive continuous
  professional development culture with an annual appraisal and objectives,
  or a Personal Development Plan.
• Opportunities to undertake
  both internal and external training courses, including potential for
  in-house Apprenticeships.
  
  
  
  Full terms on our benefits can be found in our Handbook.

ABOUT DAKOTA HOTELS

Dakota is a growing UK-based lifestyle brand, known for our stylish
hotels, bustling brasserie Grills and upscale cocktail Bars. Dakota’s story
started with two boutique hotels on the outskirts of Edinburgh, in South
Queensferry, and Glasgow, in Eurocentral. We have now expanded into prime city
centre locations in Glasgow, Leeds, and Manchester,with Newcastle coming
in 2025 andmore in our pipeline.

Dakota is synonymous for delivering attentive and genuine guest service.
We attract hard-working individuals who are passionate about working to the
highest standards and have been voted within The Caterer’s Top 15 Best
Employers in Hospitality for the last five years in a row. We were also
featured within the Top 10 employers in the 2024 Sunday Times Best Places to
Work in the UK, as well as being awarded the Spotlight Award for Best Places to
Work for LGBTQIA+ employees.

As recent winners of The Cateys ‘People Team of the Year’, we have
award-winning internal training programmes within Dakota Academy fostering
continuous development and ongoing training. As a result, over 75% of our
leaders have been promoted internally and, for four consecutive years, a member
of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded byThe Caterer to
the ‘Top 30 under 30’in the industry, demonstrating our success in
developing talent.

Eurocentral| Edinburgh | Glasgow | Leeds | Manchester | Newcastle

Our location, 29
Ducie St, Manchester M1 2JL, is centrally located in the Piccadilly Basin,
close to Piccadilly Station ideally located for public transport users.

We are home to 137
luxury bedrooms, including 27 suites - the most in the city, a destination
cocktail bar with champagne room, and a brasserie style grill with private
dining rooms as well as a spectacular terrace.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS

The successful applicant will have/be:

• At least 3 years’ experience working in a full-service, high-end restaurant and/or bar.
• At least 1 years experience training others in a Bar or Restaurant environment.
• Experience in running services.
• Strong knowledge of classic cocktails, wines and spirits is essential.
• Be able to be physically
  active in your role, standing for much of your shift and working at
  pace.
• An enthusiastic individual
  who will promote our culture of positivity.
• Be task oriented with a
  great pride for the work they do and attention to detail.
• Flexible with shift
  patterns and available around the needs of our business.
• Successful candidates must
  demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of
  our team.

APPLY

Please send us your up to date CV.

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