Head Bartender

GYUTAN-TAN PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious establishment in Singapore seeks a Head Bartender to manage bar operations and lead a dedicated team. Responsible for ensuring exceptional customer service, maintaining high standards, and engaging with guests, you will bring at least 5 years of bartending experience, including leadership. This role offers a vibrant atmosphere where your skills will shine in a fast-paced environment, enhancing the overall guest experience and bar operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of bartending experience, including 2 years in a leadership role.
• Strong operational discipline and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to train, coach, and lead a bar team.
• Confident hosting skills and excellent guest engagement.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-standard environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily bar service with control over pace, quality, and guest experience.
• Ensure consistent execution of cocktails and bar presentation.
• Oversee bar readiness, opening/closing routines, and hygiene standards.
• Act as a visible host at the bar, building rapport with guests.
• Manage bar inventory and ensure stock rotation.

Skills

Leadership

Customer Engagement

Bartending

Inventory Management

Attention to Detail

Job description

Step inside and the city falls away. You enter a house of rooms unlike any other; part gallery, part salon, part bar. Heritage is the fabric of every space: from the long communal table in the main hall to intimate chambers that echo the mansion’s layered past. Each room tells its own story, of tea and textiles, journeys and remedies, yet together they weave one society. Behind this house of spirits, seasonal ingredients meet global traditions, crafted into vessels by skilled ceramicists. Guests move from chamber to chamber, discovering shifting moods of conversation, music, and ritual.

This is a place to drink well, but also to belong, where every visit feels connected to the past yet alive in the present, evolving with each season and collaboration. Every gathering is a weave of moments, places, and people.

The Head Bartenderis responsible formanaging bar operations, leading the bar team, and deliveringa consistentand high-quality customer service experience. This role involves team supervision, training, inventory management, and close coordination with management to ensure service and operational standards are met.

The role requires a hands‑on leader who can manage daily service operations, engage customers, and ensure compliance with hygiene and safety standards.

Responsibilities

Bar Operations & Service Excellence

• Lead daily bar service with strong control over pace, quality, and guest experience
• Ensure consistent execution of cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages, and bar presentation
• Oversee bar readiness, miseenplace, opening/closing routines, and hygiene standards
• Handle service recovery professionally and elevate complex issues to the GM whenrequired

Team Leadership & Training

• Lead, coach, and motivate bartenders and junior bartenders
• Conduct shift briefings, post-service reviews, and on-the-job coaching
• Manage onboarding and ongoing training to ensure consistent standards
• Foster a disciplined, respectful, and high-performance team culture

Guest Experience & Hosting

• Act as a visible host at the bar, building rapport with regulars and VIP guests
• Deliver personalised service by remembering guest preferences and details
• Coordinate closely with hosts and floor teams to manage bar seating and flow

Beverage Programme & Standards

• Maintain drink recipes, prep sheets, and service specifications
• Ensure consistency in taste, balance, presentation, and temperature
• Support menu updates and controlled trials for new beverages

Inventory & Cost Control

• Manage bar inventory, ordering, receiving, and stock rotation
• Conduct stocktakes, track variances, and reduce wastage
• Ensure POS accuracy for all bar items

Reporting & Communication

• Provide regular updates to the GM on stock, training progress, and operational issues
• Flag staffing gaps, equipment needs, or service risks early with proposed solutions

Other Duties

• Any other duties as assignedby the Reporting Manager

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of bartending experience, including 2 years in a leadership role
• Strong operational discipline and attention to detail
• Proven ability to train, coach, and lead a bar team
• Confident hosting skills and excellent guest engagement
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, high-standard environment

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