Assistant Bar Manager

Hawksmoor - US; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Hawksmoor New York seeks an Assistant Bar Manager to lead and inspire a large bar team, ensuring world-class service and cocktail quality in a high-volume environment. The role focuses on beverage consistency, staff development, and maintaining Hawksmoor’s renowned standards.

The successful candidate will bring extensive experience running premium bars in New York, exceptional leadership, and the ability to foster a strong team culture while coordinating with other departments to deliver

Qualifications

• Extensive experience running top bars in New York.
• Comfortable with high-volume businesses in terms of covers and revenue.
• Excellent management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to create an incredible culture and work ethic within the team.
• Top management and interpersonal skills working with all departments.

Responsibilities

• Leading the bar team with excellent service and hospitality to Hawksmoor standard.
• Motivate, train, teach, guide and nurture bartenders and barbacks.
• Maintain excellent rapport with team and guests.
• Stock takes, ordering and general operational duties.

Skills

Bar management

Leadership

High-volume service

Cocktail knowledge

Customer service

Job description

Hawksmoor New York opened to rave reviews in 2021 in a National Historic Landmark- The United Charities Building. We are now excited to commence the search for an Assistant Bar Manager to lead, inspire, develop and motivate our bar team to ensure world class service and cocktails for every guest. This role will ensure beverage consistency, quality and will be instrumental in providing world class bar service. Premium cocktail experience alongside managing a large team with a high volume of guests will be ideal.

Work somewhere awesome:

Shortly after being named the best steak restaurant in the world, we became a certified B Corp last year and ranked as one of the UK’s top 100 Best Companies to work for, for 11 years in a row. This is alongside being rated as one of the most sustainable restaurant groups in the industry and raising over £1 million for charity.We are currently in a period of ambitious growth, meaning huge progression opportunities for everyone.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Leading the bar team with excellent service and hospitality to the Hawksmoor standard.
• Ability to motivate, train, teach, guide and nurture the bartenders and barbacks
• Excellent rapport with your team and guests.
• Stock takes, ordering and general operational duties

To be considered for the role you will have:

• Extensive experience running some of the top bars in New York
• Comfortable and experienced with high volume businesses in terms of both covers and revenue.
• Excellent management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to create an incredible culture and work ethic within your team.
• Top management and interpersonal skills and ability to work harmoniously with all departments.
• Exemplary product knowledge of food and beverage.
• Excellent leadership skills with ability to teach, coach and train your team

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