Bar Supervisor

Recruit Genie; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Special discounts on stays and dining

Referral/asks bonus

Extra holiday day on anniversary

Meals on duty

Uniforming

Job summary

Dakota Hotels in Manchester are seeking a Bar Supervisor with a passion for beverages and cocktails to lead our bar team. You will supervise bar tenders, hosts, and floor staff, delivering polished service and hands-on guest hosting. You will develop training plans and elevate product knowledge across cocktails, wines, and spirits.

This role offers opportunities for career development within our growing UK brand, with employee discounts, meals on duty, and a supportive wellbeing program.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years’ experience working in a full-service, high-end restaurant and/or bar.
• At least 1 year's experience training others in a Bar or Restaurant environment.
• Experienced in overseeing bar operations, team, and customer service
• Strong knowledge of classic cocktails, wines and spirits is essential.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Support management in supervising and providing direction to our bar tenders, bar floor team, and hosts, ensure consistently high standards.
• Implement training plans and deliver on-the-job training to drive the smoothest, most polished levels of service.
• Deliver beverage-focused training, continuously developing the teams’ product knowledge to better enhance the guest experience.
• Support the commercial operation of the bar, including conducting stock take and placing beverage orders.
• Lead by example through a hands‑on approach to service and hosting, consistently upholding it 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.

Skills

Leadership

Cocktails & Spirits

Bar Operations

Staff Training

Guest Service

Job description

We are seeking a hospitality professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for beverage and cocktails to join our team for the role of Bar Supervisor.

PRIMARY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support management in supervising and providing direction to our bar tenders, bar floor team, and hosts, ensure consistently high standards.
• Implement training plans and deliver on-the-job training to drive the smoothest, most polished levels of service.
• Deliver beverage-focused training, continuously developing the teams’ product knowledge to better enhance the guest experience.
• Support the commercial operation of the bar, including conducting stock take and placing beverage orders.
• Lead by example through a hands‑on approach to service and hosting, consistently upholding it 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.

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.
• Experienced in overseeing bar operations, team, and customer service
• Strong knowledge of classic cocktails, wines and spirits is essential.
• 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.
• An enthusiastic individual who will promote our culture of positivity.
• Successful candidates must demonstrate having researched our brand and a genuine desire to be part of our team.

WHAT WE OFFER

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:

FINANCIAL

• Special discounts on stays and dining at any Dakota
• Bonuses to recommend a friend to join our team and every time you are mentioned on Trip Advisor
• Additional holiday day on the first anniversary of your employment
• Meals on duty and uniforming

WELLBEING

• Access to our Employee Assistance Program which includes free private mental health support and counselling sessions, video GP consultations and private prescription services, as well as access to daily rewards to be cashed out for shopping vouchers
• Support from our inhouse Mental Health Champions
• Family-friendly flexible working options
• Participation in meaningful initiatives such as Macmillan Cancer Support Coffee Morning and the Walk for Wellbeing, Supporting causes that matter while connecting with colleagues

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

• Accredited, certified compliance training given on employment
• 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, Manchester,and?Newcastle. With our newest hotel opening at Manchester Airportwith more?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 lastsixyears in a row. We were also featured within the Top 10 employers in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in the UKfor the last three years running.

Aswinners 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, forfiveconsecutive years, a member of our team has won a prestigious Acorn Award awarded by?The Caterer to the ‘Top 30 under 30’?in the industry,?demonstrating?our success in developing talent.?