Bar Lead

Atlas Restaurant Group•Houston, TX

9d•$10 - $15

About The Position

The Bar Lead manages bar operations and delivers an excellent guest experience. The role reports to the General Manager, Regional Bar Manager, and Head of Mixology, and is responsible for forecasting, planning, and managing beverage orders, staffing, and finances. The goal is to maximize sales and revenue through guest satisfaction and employee engagement. The Bar Lead upsells items, creates recipes, uses appropriate equipment and ingredients, and handles basic cleaning duties. The role indirectly supervises bartenders and bar backs. The Bar Lead maintains the standards and practices of the Bar Program, ensures a high-quality and high-functioning bar, and supports performance and profitability while maintaining hospitality during each service period. The role mixes, pours, and serves drinks for bar and restaurant guests, responds to guest questions, suggestively sells drinks and food items, and collaborates with bartenders, servers, bussers, back servers, and managers. This position requires 2–3 years of experience. A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred. A valid form of identification is required. The role requires availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays, and involves prolonged periods of standing and walking, lifting, and working in a restaurant environment.

Requirements

2–3 years of experience.
Dependability and the ability to fulfill obligations.
Availability to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong teamwork skills.
Strong task and time management abilities.
Attention to detail and understanding of drink-mixing tools and techniques.
Ability to stand, walk, and bend for extended periods.
Ability to lift or carry up to 50 pounds, as stated in the physical requirements.
Ability to remain composed and avoid aggressive behavior in difficult situations.
Valid form of identification.
Basic mathematical skills, including calculating discounts and tips and applying fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
Ability to learn and use Toast Point-of-Sale (POS) and Restaurant365 systems.
Ability to read, understand, and follow verbal and written directives.
Ability to answer questions and speak effectively with managers, clients, customers, and the public.
Ability to understand and carry out written and oral instructions and solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to respond quickly to fire or other emergencies.
Ability to maintain professionalism, work cooperatively, give and receive feedback constructively, and remain calm under stress.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent.
Basic knowledge of English.

Responsibilities

Direct and uphold the standards and practices of the Bar Program.
Maintain a high-quality, high-functioning bar.
Support high performance and profitability while maintaining excellence and hospitality during each service period.
Follow applicable laws, policies, and procedures when serving guests.
Continuously build a high-performance team.
Mix, pour, and serve drinks for bar and restaurant guests.
Answer guests’ questions and suggestively sell drinks, appetizers, specials, and other items.
Work with bartenders, servers, bussers, back servers, and managers to create an enjoyable guest environment.
Forecast, plan, and manage beverage orders, staffing, and finances.
Upsell items and create recipes.
Use appropriate equipment and ingredients and perform basic cleaning duties.
Indirectly supervise bartenders and bar backs.