Taproom Manager

Nombase; Rapid City, Northern (SD, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Lost Cabin Beer Co. in Rapid City, SD, is seeking a Taproom Manager to oversee both the Rapid City taproom and the Hill City Beer Garden.

The role includes front-of-house leadership for ~20 staff, hiring, scheduling, and maintaining service standards, with occasional bar work during events. Qualifications include proven bar/taproom/restaurant leadership, a craft beer background, and the ability to manage varied schedules, holidays, and events.

Qualifications

• Experience running a bar, taproom, or restaurant.
• Craft beer background strongly preferred.
• Hired, scheduled, trained, and let people go.
• Willing to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Background check and 21+; TIPS or equivalent within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Manage front-of-house crew across two locations (Rapid City & Hill City).
• Oversee hiring, scheduling, training, and performance.
• Control weekly beer orders and inventory.
• Assist with events and food truck coordination.
• Conduct weekly management meetings with other managers.
• Work behind the bar during busy times to support events.

Skills

Taproom management

Staff scheduling

Hiring & training

Customer service

Bar operations

Tools

POS systems

Inventory management

TIPS certification

Job description

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.