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Bar Manager Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

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Last updated 5 November 2025
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A Bar Manager, or Public House Manager, is responsible for overseeing the operations that lead to the success of a bar or public house. Their duties include organising staff rotas, making timely stock orders and ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.

Bar Manager duties and responsibilities

A Bar Manager takes responsibility for the financial success of the bar or pub they are in charge of. They have a range of duties, including administrative, leadership and practical tasks. Their main function is to ensure that they serve and run the bar efficiently and that the customer has the best possible experience. They are also responsible for the success and development of their staff. Their main duties and responsibilities include:

  • Leading a small team of bar or pub staff by example, pitching in to help with drink mixing or table service where necessary
  • Ensuring that the front-of-house is fully staffed, particularly during peak times
  • Meeting sales and profitability targets
  • Creating a welcoming environment for customers
  • Ensuring consistent, high quality beverages are served to customers
  • Dealing with customer feedback and providing adequate solutions to customer complaints
  • Creating a positive work environment for staff and encouraging their career development
  • Monitoring inventory of beverages to ensure adequate stock
  • Overseeing the cleanliness of staff and the physical bar area and paying attention to possible health hazards and regulation violations

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Example 1

Job Description

Pizzeria Gali is looking for a full-time bar manager & full time bartender to join our team at our Chineham business park location. We are looking for someone who is a self-starter and has the ability to work independently. The ideal candidate will be able to work in a fast paced environment and be able to work with a variety of personalities. someone with experience on cocktails and barista.

Job Requirements

  • Must be able to lift 50lbs or more on occasion
  • Must be able to stand for long periods of time
  • Must be able to pass drug test and background check
  • Must have reliable transportation
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record
  • Must have basic knowledge of liquor laws and serving alcohol
  • Must be able to work nights, weekends, and holidays
  • Must be punctual and reliable

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £25,700.00-£36,500.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Gym membership
Flexible Language Requirement:
  • English not required
Supplemental pay types:
  • Performance bonus
  • Tips
  • Yearly bonus



Experience:
  • Supervising experience: 1 year (preferred)
  • Restaurant management: 1 year (preferred)
  • Bar management: 1 year (preferred)
  • Hospitality: 1 year (preferred)
  • Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
  • Management: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:
  • Driving Licence (preferred)

Ability to Commute:
  • Chineham business park (preferred)

Ability to Relocate:
  • Chineham business park: Relocate before starting work (preferred)


Work Location: In ID: Bar manger & bartender
Expected start date: 26/09/2023

Example 2

The Empourium Stafford

The Empourium Stafford is looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, passionate and level headed Assistant Bar Manager to join our close knit team and run weekend shifts. The Empourium is a young, exciting and competitive business. As soon as our customers walk through the door, they will get that high energy buzz rush through them whilst feeling that competitive drive and you will be part of the team that delivers on that!

As an Assistant Manager, you will need to stay calm under pressure, be capable of inspiring and encouraging the bar and floor staff and be professional with customers at all times ensuring they are been offered the best service. You will support the Bar Manager with any complaints and any issues with staff. You will have the opportunity to come up with new promotional ideas and will be able to help shape the business.

Responsibilities:

· To assist and support the manager in running the bar

· To assist in managing, training and developing the team

· To provide excellent customer service

· Ensure cleanliness and hygiene standards are maintained at all times

· Strive towards and help drive sales through managing promotional staff

· Ensuring food, cocktails, drink packages, music, games are all consistently at a high standard

· Assist with the introduction of new cocktail and food menus

· Hold the duties of a key holder

Essential Experience:

· At least 1 year of management experience

· At least 2 years in the hospitality industry

· Able to come up with new exciting cocktails and food ideas. Able to train staff up to deliver this service.

· Supporting with event planning

If our teams aren’t feeling the vibe, then our customers certainly won’t. Our people will be full of energy and excitement whilst providing our customers with number 1 customer service. We want a diverse inclusive team, where people can be themselves and we embrace individuality. That way we will have the happiest staff meaning the most satisfied customers. We welcome new ideas from our team looking at ways we can continue to provide the most exciting experience to the people of Stafford.

We are located in Market Street Stafford right at the heart of the town.

Required Hours:

Saturday and Sunday - evening shifts

Benefits:

- Pay -

- 28 days holiday

- Uniform provided

Application

Please apply via CV and covering letter detailing your relevant experience in bars, clubs, pubs or customer service and why you believe you are suited to the role (including relevant management experience). We also want to understand why you want to come and join our team so tell us a bit about you!

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £13.00 per hour

Expected hours: 14 – 16 per week

Benefits:
  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
Schedule:
  • Weekends Location: In person

Example 3

We’re looking for an experienced and highly motivated Assistant Bars Manager to join our award-winning team at sketch. This is your chance to join a company that is passionate about its people, its food and wine with lots of opportunities to grow and develop your career.

As a Assistant Bars manager you are expected to work 44 hours a week. The role is predominately evenings; however, it also requires day and middle shifts. It is the responsibility of the A ssistant Bars Manager to manage their shifts.

Salary for Bars Manager is £37,500.00 a year.

As Assistant Bars Manager you will be responsible for ensuring our guests experience is prompt, helpful, and sincere whilst focusing on the key performance indicators. You will have to manage and train all staff working in the Gallery Bar & East Bar (15+ staff). We are expecting you to be the face of both bars and to ensure that they remain successful and unique venues, renowned for the quality of drinks, excellent customer service and welcoming atmosphere.

Your focus will be on the execution of the standards set out by management in the Gallery Bar and East Bar. You will be responsible for bar deliverables and service standards, for the day-to-day bars’ operation and guests’ experience, and of course, for training all staff members to a level of knowledge that would score above 85% in all relevant tests.

*For this Assistant Bars Manager position previous managerial/supervisor experience is a must. *We are looking for someone who understands how a successful bar works in all [website] love for hospitality will be reflective in your views of guest satisfaction and team engagement. We are searching for someone who is a career minded individual, keen on continuous development on this gastro-centric cocktail bar, led by some passionate individuals.

Benefits:

· Excellent salary

· Career development

· Yearly Paid Holiday increases

· Paid Birtholiday (an additional paid day off on your birthday)

· Meals, snacks and hot drinks are provided during your shift

· Uniforms provided and dry cleaned

Are you ready to take the next step in your hospitality career?

If yes, please send you up-to-date CV*.*

(Before you apply for this position, please familiarise yourself with sketch at [website])

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £37,500.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee discount
  • Referral programme
  • Store discount
Schedule:
  • 10 hour shift
  • 12 hour shift
  • Night shift
Supplemental pay types:
  • Loyalty bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:
  • London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work Location: One location

Example 4

Who we are -

Friendly, fun, lively, unique - here at the Black Lion, we aim to be the best at everything we do – and we do a lot! A Brighton institution loved by both clued up locals and visitors looking for excellent food and a top-notch Brighton night out – The Black Lion is a pub that can be as laid back as it is raucous. Bringing you the best of Brighton’s DJs and live bands, classy but classic gastro pub grub, a spacious front terrace perfect for people-watching, a deceptively large beer garden, local artwork and murals, and friendly, speedy service - there’s nowhere quite like the Lion! Expect good times, a good crowd, and good vibes every day of the week…

Pay & perks -

  • £25,000 - £27,000 per annum
  • Full time role
  • Staff discount on food and drink for you, your family and friends
  • Unlimited barista coffee & soft drinks
  • Meals provided on shift
  • Extensive and continued training & certification
  • Opportunity to become a license holder
  • Opportunities to progress within an exciting, expanding company

What’s in it for you -

  • Fantastic staff welfare programme that includes free medical, legal and financial advice, as well as free counselling from trained therapists - for all of our staff, anytime.
  • Wellness programme with access to seminars, courses, videos and articles from experts on health and wellbeing
  • This is a management role with maximum fun and minimum faff! We want you to be up front, leading the team and getting the party started. We have an incredibly supportive team already in place – with experienced and hands-on GMs, Ops managers, as well as an HR and accounts department – allowing you to get on with the vital role of heading up the shifts, rallying the staff, setting the perfect atmosphere, getting the drinks flowing, and making the biggest party in Brighton happen – night after night!
  • This is a fast-moving and fun role within one of Brighton’s busiest and best loved venues – there aren’t many dull moments here. This job is interesting, rewarding, sometimes challenging, and always super sociable.
  • We are truly passionate about the progression of our managers, and put a lot of work into training and development. We can proudly count how many of our team have gone on to run their own pubs or take on higher level management jobs within our company.

What we’re looking for -

  • Experience of managing a team in a busy, fast paced environment.
  • A passion for good food, good booze and good music – it’ll be in your bones.
  • An interesting, interested approach – you’ll want to learn and develop your own skills, as well as those in your team.
  • A knowledge of what makes for great atmosphere and a great customer experience – and the hard working attitude to make this happen, day after day and night after night.
  • You'll be a positive, upbeat role model to your team.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee discount
Schedule:
  • Day shift
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability
Supplemental pay

Example 5

Impossible is located in heart of Manchester and is one of the cities busiest venues. Located on Peter street the venue is spread across 3 floors with the largest beer garden in Manchester situated on its rear. Operating 7 days a week, with a 1500 capacity the venue is looking for a capable, dynamic and experienced Restaurant Manager to come and join its team.
The Bar Manager role is guaranteed to be challenging and rewarding each and every day... With so many moving parts to the venue, from daytime food to late night brunches, from large corporate parties to Christmas bookings, From private gin nest bookings to full nightclub experiences... the venue has it all and is a great place for a Bar Manager who is wanting to progress and develop their career in the industry.
As the units Bar Manager, you will need to be able to demonstrate passion and energy as you lead and train the Bar team. The role will be to support the AGM and GM in all daily duties.

Main Roles & Responsibilities

·Leading a small team of bar or pub staff by example, pitching in to help with drink mixing or table service where necessary

·Ensuring that the front-of-house is fully staffed, particularly during peak times

·Meeting sales and profitability targets

·Creating a welcoming environment for customers

·Ensuring consistent, high quality beverages are served to customers

·Dealing with customer feedback and providing adequate solutions to customer complaints

·Creating a positive work environment for staff and encouraging their career development

·Monitoring inventory of beverages to ensure adequate stock

·Overseeing the cleanliness of staff and the physical bar area and paying attention to possible health hazards and regulation violations

·Recruiting, training and motivating staff

·Keeping up to date with licensing legislation and taking legal responsibility for the premises

·Ensuring beer and wine are kept in good condition

·Dealing with any customers issues that may arise

·Bar Health & Safety Audits

·Managing the business aspects of the bar, such as keeping a current alcohol license, taking inventory and reordering stock, and setting goals for all the staff

·Organising incentives for the staff

·Hiring and training staff to provide excellent service to all staff

·Creating effective schedules and quickly resolving conflicts to ensure that bar is well staffed during peak hours.

·Setting and enforcing quality and safety controls

-Working with diverse personalities both on the staff and patrons

·Planning and taking part in promotional events

·Maintaining a fun, safe atmosphere for patrons.

·Looking at the stock report and actioning the deficits and issues

- Maintain a healthy external stock takers audit

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Company pension
  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee discount
Flexible Language Requirement:
  • English not required
Schedule:
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
  • Quarterly bonus
  • Tips

Work Location: In ID: Imp - Bar Manager

Example 6

Who we are:

Fun, funky, retro, quirky…. You can count on us to keep you captivated from noon ‘til night. Here at the Mesmerist, we pride ourselves on being a true Brighton destination – a big, beautiful venue brimming with character - encompassing individually styled rooms, a roof garden and a 70s cocktail bar. Begin with brunch, dine on classic pub food, sip expertly mixed cocktails - and find yourself dancing to Brighton’s best DJs into the wee hours… All under one eclectic roof!

Pay & perks:

  • £25,000 - £27,000 per annum
  • Full time role
  • Staff discount for you, your family and friends
  • Unlimited barista coffee & soft drinks
  • Meals provided on shift
  • Extensive and continued training & certification
  • Opportunity to become a license holder
  • Opportunities to progress within an exciting, expanding company

What’s in it for you:

  • Fantastic staff welfare programme that includes free medical, legal and financial advice, as well as free counselling from trained therapists - for all of our staff, anytime.
  • Wellness programme with access to seminars, courses, videos and articles from experts on health and wellbeing
  • This is a management role with maximum fun and minimum faff! We want you to be up front, leading the team and getting the party started. We have an incredibly supportive team already in place – with experienced and hands-on GMs, Ops managers, as well as an HR and accounts department – allowing you to get on with the vital role of heading up the shifts, rallying the staff, setting the perfect atmosphere, getting the drinks flowing, and making the biggest party in Brighton happen – night after night!
  • This is a fast-moving and fun role within one of Brighton’s busiest and best loved venues – there aren’t many dull moments here. This job is interesting, rewarding, varied, and always super sociable.
  • We are truly passionate about the progression of our managers, and put a lot of work into training and development. We can proudly count how many of our team have gone on to run their own pubs or take on higher management jobs within our company.

What we’re looking for:

  • Experience of managing a team in a busy environment.
  • A passion for good food, good booze and good music – it’ll be in your bones.
  • Cocktail and food service experience
  • An interesting, interested approach – you’ll want to learn and develop your own skills, as well as those in your team.
  • A knowledge of what makes for great atmosphere and a great customer experience – and the hard working attitude to make this happen, day after day and night after night
  • You'll be a positive, upbeat motivator and role model to your team.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee discount
  • Wellness programme
Schedule:
  • Day shift
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
  • Bonus scheme
  • Performance bonus
  • Tips

Ability to BN1 1HE: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Example 7

Bar Manager Required

Whitehead Golf Club is an 18-hole, par 70, parkland golf course in East Antrim. We have a busy clubhouse with a bar and food offering and are recruiting an experienced staff member with availability to start working for us in September 2023. The Club is run to provide our members, guests, and visitors with a quality golfing and hospitality experience, within a friendly, relaxed, and welcoming atmosphere. We constantly strive to exceed the expectations of our members, guests, visitors, and employees in all areas of our operations.

The Club is now seeking a highly motivated Bar Manager/Bartender skilled in detail-oriented service, member recognition, point of sale (POS) systems operations, tending bar, purchasing, bartender scheduling and ongoing training for new staff and volunteers. The Bar Manager must be visible at appropriate times and ensure a management/supervisory presence to insure member and quest satisfaction. The Bar Manager is supervised by the bar Convenor and will report to the management committee and Council.

The Bar Manager is expected to have a firm grasp of bar management with the ability to develop and achieve goals and will display a positive attitude and promote teamwork. The Bar Manager needs to have a competent knowledge of different types of beer, wine and spirits and their delivery.

Key responsibilities:
  • Recruiting, training, and motivating your staff.
  • Doing regular stock-takes and ordering as necessary.
  • Handling deliveries and maintaining the condition of beer and wine.
  • Liaising with the caterer.
  • Keeping up to date with licensing legislation and liaising with the authorities.
  • Enforcing health and safety rules.
  • Adhering to budgets, increasing profits, and managing cashflow.
  • Dealing with difficult customers.


Main tasks
  • Assist in creating a warm and welcoming environment for our members and guests.
  • Meet, greet, and serve members and their guests in a polite, friendly, speedy, and professional manner.
  • Change kegs, take in deliveries and restock the bar.
  • Serve behind the bar and take food and beverage orders on the floor when required.
  • Ensure efficient and safe delivery of all food and beverage orders.
  • Set up, clear, and promptly clean tables after use.
  • Ensure the bar areas are clean and well presented at all times.
  • Assist in the set up and preparation and provide service duties for functions as required.


Criteria
  • Minimum 1-year full time working or 2 years part time working in a similar Club environment.
  • Experience of working with an EPOS till system with accurate and efficient cash handling skills
  • Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
  • Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (desirable)
  • Bar/hospitality management: 2 years (preferred)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,000.00-£27,500.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Company pension
  • Flexitime
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking
Schedule:
  • Flexitime
  • Overtime
  • Weekend availability
Supplemental pay types:
  • Tips



Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Whitehead: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:
  • Supervising experience: 2 years (required)
  • Restaurant management: 1 year (preferred)
  • Bar management: 2 years (required)
  • Hospitality: 2 years (required)
  • Customer service: 1 year (preferred)
  • Management: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:
  • Driving Licence (preferred)


Work Location: In person


Application deadline: ID: BM01/23
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What does a Bar Manager do?

A Bar Manager ensures that a bar or pub can run smoothly, providing quality beverages and excellent service to customers. A Bar Manager is responsible for many of the day-to-day tasks needed for a bar to function. They employ staff, set work schedules and maintain fully stocked inventories. A Bar Manager also ensures quality control and that laws and regulations in relation to alcohol service are complied with.

A Bar Manager needs a hands-on attitude. They lead their team by example. They serve drinks, welcome customers and take client feedback, criticisms or praise. The Bar Manager works towards creating a positive environment for customers and a profitable front-of-house.

Bar Manager skills and qualifications

A Bar Manager requires excellent bartending skills and a solid knowledge of beverages and bar operations. They also need specific qualifications related to alcohol service. A successful Bar Manager will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that typically include:

  • Practical bar skills, including pouring drinks and changing barrels
  • Customer service skills and the ability to act on customer feedback
  • Excellent leadership skills and the ability to manage staff
  • Business and accounting acumen
  • Knowledge of alcohol and service laws and the confidence to enforce them
  • Hospitality, catering or mixology qualifications

Bar Manager experience requirements

A Bar Manager needs at least one year of experience working within a busy bar, pub or restaurant environment. Excellent knowledge of the day-to-day running of a bar is essential for success in the role. For example, experience pouring pints of beer from the taps, mixing cocktails, unblocking pipes and cleaning equipment.

A Bar Manager requires leadership experience and should have proven experience managing accounts, taking payments and setting budgets. Experience meeting sales targets is essential, while experience in marketing is looked upon positively. Experience in a customer-facing role and providing excellent customer service is a must in this position.

Bar Manager education and training requirements

Successful Bar Managers often have more experience and in-house training than they do formal qualifications and education. Many companies provide on-the-job training to prospective candidates who have extensive experience working in a similar role, such as Server or Bartender. A Bar Manager must be aged over 18, and must have a Personal License in order to authorise alcohol sales.

Prospective Bar Managers may improve their knowledge and skills base through college courses, such as a Level 2 Certificate in General Food and Beverage Service. A degree in business, hospitality or marketing can be useful for further career development, but not essential for the role of Bar Manager.

Bar Manager salary expectations

According to Indeed Salaries, the average salary for a Bar Manager is £23,651 per year. Salary may be dependent on experience, location and company.

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