Bar Manager in Stroud

Work with us and make an impact. Join our motley crew of innovators, enablers, artists, gastro creators and social groovers; it is their disruptive ideas and enthusiasm which make Stroud Brewery the company we are today. We are a dedicated organic brewery and a B Corp business that balances purpose and profit. Stroud Brewery is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you want to work for a sustainable and ethical brewery, bar and kitchen, we want to hear from you!

Reporting to: F&B Manager

Direct Line Staff: Bar Supervisors & Bar Staff

Hours: 37.5 per week

To oversee all operations of the Stroud Brewery bar. To meet agreed revenue and profit targets whilst maintaining exceptional quality of service to our customers and a safe and fulfilling workplace for our staff. This is a great opportunity for career progression in an ever evolving business. The Bar Manager will have an eye for detail and a level of empathy that considers the diverse needs of our customers and staff, who through example and training will help shape the “culture” of Stroud Brewery. Welcoming all, our Bar Manager will share our mission “to bring people together and inspire positive change”.

Main responsibilities:

• Working with the Food & Beverage Manager to improve the company’s procedures, standards or policies while sticking to our ethos and regulatory guidelines.
• Continue to maintain a high standard quality of service to our customers and a safe and fulfilling workplace for our team.
• Lead, train and motivate a team of supervisors, bar and waiting staff.
• Recruitment (in conjunction with Food & Beverage Manager) to ensure adequate staffing levels.
• Liaise with the Food & Beverage Manager on a weekly basis to schedule bar staff to ensure required level of staffing is maintained for the bar, internal and external events and the farmers market, whilst meeting the KPIs.
• Complete team appraisals and schedule in on the job training shifts.
• Provide any internal training as required, either personally or in conjunction with other departments, to ensure bar supervisors and staff are competent within their roles.
• Approve holiday and absence requests and return to work interviews.
• In conjunction with Food & Beverage Manager, complete 1:1 team appraisals.

Events:

• All requirements for staffing and food are discussed and confirmed with the Events Manager to ensure a smooth delivery.

Health & Safety:

• Ensuring the safety of the public and bar staff.
• Ensuring the business operates within its licensing remit.

Operations:

• In conjunction with the Food & Beverage Manager showcase a range of our beers and organic drinks whilst controlling costs and maintaining margin.
• Seek to meet agreed targets on resource use and waste.
• Staff awareness and training on waste reduction and cost controls, including discounts etc.
• To ensure that legal and company requirements are adhered to in respect of Hygiene, Health & Safety, Employment Law, and Food Safety Law for all staff, visitors and customers.

Finance:

• Maximise revenue and profitability: Meet agreed sales targets for the bar.
• Managing suppliers.
• Managing wastage.
• Strong back of house knowledge including stock management, cost control, financials, plus licensing and other legislative requirements.
• Ensure all till transactions are dealt with correctly including band food, deposits paid, petty cash and bar tabs etc.
• To maintain agreed GP% levels by ensuring prices reflect any changes in costs.
• Investigate and implement ways of increasing the SPH.
• Review cost of sales and to reduce costs where possible.

Stock:

• Management of bar stock to reduce losses to a minimum.
• Maintaining accurate records of all stock, including updating prices on tills.
• Submitting monthly stock returns to Finance on the first working day of the following month.
• Weekly line checks on key lines.
• Stock replenishment and cost control.

Other tasks as required. Due to the changing nature of work practices, or for operational, commercial or technical reasons, it is accepted that the company reserves the right to make changes to individual job descriptions as necessary.

Person Specification:

• Can lead, motivate and inspire a team.
• Experience in working in the hospitality and event industry.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and decision maker.
• Good financial management.
• Excellent knowledge of craft beer and real ale.

Essential:

• Hospitality Experience - Demonstrable experience of a similar sized bar.
• Demonstrable previous team management and development experience.
• Demonstrable experience of supplier and consumer relationship building.
• Previous working knowledge of ordering apps and till systems.
• Understanding of craft beer and real ale and their production.
• Barista/coffee experience.
• Excellent communication, both written and verbal.
• Able to work well in a team.
• First aid trained.
• Excellent communicator.
• Personal Licence.
• Aware of health and safety regulations and uphold exceptional hygiene standards.
• Computer literate - Google for business, spreadsheets etc.
• Conscientious.
• Attention to detail.
• Aptitude for learning.
• Practical.
• Reliable.
• Friendly disposition/social.
• “Yes-can-do” attitude.

Desirable:

• Previous experience with Zonal till systems.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Share Stroud Brewery ethos for sustainability.
• Knowledge of AV Equipment.

Compensation details: Yearly Salary PI0b7d2515cd.