Bar Lead

Blake Street House • Bentonville, AR

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About The Position

The Bar Lead creates, prepares, and serves the restaurant’s drink recipes while ensuring proper preparation and service. This role trains, communicates expectations to, and leads bar staff, while also working behind the bar to take food and drink orders, accept guest payments, mix and serve drinks, and keep bar snacks stocked. The Bar Lead helps maintain a welcoming environment and prioritizes guest satisfaction. Duties also include resolving equipment and maintenance issues, coordinating with vendors and distributors, and handling receipts and invoices in a timely manner. The position manages bar finances by scheduling expenditures, analyzing variances, maintaining accurate inventories and par levels, managing alcohol costs, and monitoring the accuracy of charges.

The role requires a positive, team-oriented approach, effective communication with managers, employees, and guests, and a flexible schedule that includes days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Work involves moderate standing and walking, with occasional stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, or lifting.

Requirements

• Be 21 years of age or older.
• Have at least 3 years of bartending experience.
• Knowledge of office management systems and procedures, and proficiency in MS Office.
• Ability to communicate effectively with managers, employees, and guests.
• Positive energy and willingness to assist fellow support staff and work as a team player.
• Flexible availability to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to perform moderate standing and walking, with occasional stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling, or lifting.

Responsibilities

• Create, prepare, and serve the restaurant’s drink recipes, ensuring proper preparation and service.
• Train bar staff, communicate with them, and set job expectations.
• Lead and manage bar staff while working behind the bar.
• Take food and drink orders, accept guest payments, mix and serve drinks, and keep bar snacks stocked.
• Quickly resolve equipment problems and bar maintenance issues.
• Work with vendors and distributors and handle receipts and invoices in a timely manner.
• Schedule expenditures, analyze variances, maintain accurate inventories and par levels, manage alcohol costs, and monitor the accuracy of charges.
• Help maintain a welcoming environment and prioritize guest happiness.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to be part of a dynamic and growing hospitality team.
• Fast-paced and rewarding work environment.
• Internal growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed