Taproom Manager

Lost Cabin Beer Co.; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Tip potential

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

SIMPLE IRA

Dental and vision plans

Volunteer time

Beer and merch discounts

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Lost Cabin Beer Co. in Rapid City, SD, seeks a Taproom Manager to run both the Rapid City taproom and the Hill City Beer Garden, with a combined front-of-house team of about 20. The role includes hiring, training, scheduling, and maintaining service and cleanliness standards, plus occasional bar work during events.

The ideal candidate has experience running a bar, taproom, or restaurant, with preference for craft beer knowledge. Relocation assistance may be offered for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Experience running a bar, taproom, or restaurant.
• Cicerone Certified Beer Server a plus.
• Reliable vehicle; 21+; background check.
• Organized, self-directed, steady during busy times.

Responsibilities

• Manage front-of-house crew for both locations.
• Hire and train staff; schedule for both locations.
• Oversee service and cleanliness standards.
• Assist with weekly events and food truck schedule.
• Manage weekly beer orders and inventory.
• Lead weekly management meeting.
• Work behind the bar during events and busy times.

Skills

Bar/taproom management

Hiring and training

Scheduling

Inventory management

Event coordination

Customer service

Job description

Taproom Manager

Lost Cabin Beer Co. (Rapid City, SD) is hiring a Taproom Manager to run both of our taprooms: the Rapid City taproom and the Hill City Beer Garden, 30 minutes apart in the Black Hills.

This is a salaried management job. You manage the front-of-house crew (about 20 people across both locations), hiring and training, the schedule for both locations, the service and cleanliness standards, assist with weekly events and food truck schedule, weekly beer orders and inventory, and a weekly meeting with our other managers. You will also work a few hours behind the bar to support events and busy times.

Pay and benefits: $50,000+ salary depending on experience, plus bonus and tip potential. Paid vacation and holidays, SIMPLE IRA, dental and vision plans, paid volunteer time, beer and merch discounts. Relocation assistance for the right candidate from out of the area.

Who we are looking for: experience running a bar, taproom, or restaurant. Craft beer background strongly preferred. You have hired, scheduled, trained and let people go. Varied schedule with some nights, weekends, and holidays. Organized, self-directed, steady when it gets busy. Reliable vehicle, 21+, background check, TIPS or equivalent within 30 days. Cicerone Certified Beer Server a plus.

About us: independent and owner-operated, brewing award-winning beer in the Black Hills since 2016. Rapid City Taproom and Production Facility plus the Hill City Beer Garden, opened in 2023. Experienced staff already in place.

Lost Cabin Beer Co. is an equal opportunity employer. All humans welcome.

1401 W Omaha St, Rapid City, SD, 57701