Head Bartender

Role overview

Team leadership and service

• Allocate stations, preparation duties, and breaks; coordinate ticket flow with the floor supervisor.
• Coach bartenders, the mixologist, and barbacks; assess recipe, hygiene, and service competencies.
• Prepare staffing recommendations and training plans for the Venue Manager and maintain shift handovers.
• Support guest recovery and responsible service within delegated authority.
• Attend SOP, service-sequence, menu, systems, and safety training and participate in mock services.
• Lead bar setup checks, recipe training, preparation planning, and bar-team mock service.

Beverage and stock execution

• Execute approved recipes, measures, glassware, and presentation across assigned bars.
• Guide recipe development and submit costed proposals for leadership approval.
• Coordinate kitchen collaboration, non-alcoholic drinks, and low-waste preparation using approved food-safety controls.
• Check batch yields, labels, storage, and shelf life; train the team before menu changes.
• Set proposed par levels and replenishment needs and submit purchase requests through approved channels.
• Coordinate stock counts, investigate discrepancies, and track waste, transfers, and breakage.

Controls and readiness

• Ensure POS orders, complimentary drinks, and voids follow approved controls; do not self-approve outside delegated authority.
• Own opening and closing checks and equipment-cleaning schedules; report faults and track repairs with Engineering.
• Support assigned outlet and station setup, stock and equipment checks, and report readiness gaps.
• Follow hygiene, allergy communication, safety, and emergency procedures; report incidents and unsafe conditions promptly.
• Carry out additional reasonable duties within training and competence as assigned by management.

Experience and capabilities

• Senior bartending or bar supervisory experience.
• Strong classic technique, stock control, costing awareness, and hands-on coaching skills.
• Collaborate and communicate clearly with guests and colleagues across departments.