Assistant Bar Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Assistant Bar Manager

Department: The Manor Bar & Lounge

Reports to: Restaurant Manager

Responsible for: Supervisors / F&B Bar Assistants

Role Objective:

To support the Restaurant Manager in the day-to-day running of the Manor House Bar, ensuring consistently high standards of service, product quality, and team performance.

The role is hands‑on and operational. The Assistant Bar Manager is expected to lead from the floor, maintain control during service, and always uphold Foxhills’ standards. A strong passion for cocktails, excellent product knowledge, and a solid understanding of wine are essential to delivering the Manor House Bar experience.

• Lead bar operations during service, ensuring standards are met consistently across all shifts.
• Maintain a visible floor presence, controlling pace, quality, and guest engagement.
• Ensure cocktails and beverages are delivered accurately, consistently, and to specification.
• Resolve guest issues promptly and professionally, escalating where required.
• Ensure all team members understand the Manor House Bar offer and deliver it with confidence.
• Cocktail & Beverage Standards
• Demonstrate strong cocktail knowledge, including classics, signatures, techniques, and presentation.
• Uphold Foxhills’ standards for cocktail quality, balance, garnish, and glassware.
• Actively coach the team on cocktail execution and bar discipline during service.
• Maintain strong wine knowledge to confidently advise guests on selections and pairings.
• Support menu development, seasonal features, and premium upselling where appropriate.
• Team Leadership & People Management Support recruitment, induction, and ongoing training of bar team members.
• Deliver clear pre‑shift briefings and ensure daily handovers are completed.
• Monitor performance on shift and address issues in real time.
• Support a positive, professional team culture aligned to Foxhills values.
• Take responsibility for the department in the absence of the Restaurant Manager.
• at all times promote safe working practices.
• Ensure all team members attend obligatory training courses, and maintain paperwork to prove this.
• Work with Health & Safety Manager, Steve Barrass, to at all times uphold Health & Safety guidelines.
• Volunteer for any additional training courses that will enhance your confidence and competence as a member of the hotel management team.
• Stock, Cellar & Cost Control
• Support effective stock control procedures across bar and cellar.
• Participate in weekly stock takes and investigate variances.
• Ensure correct storage, rotation, and security of all stock.
• Assist with PAR level setting and ordering in line with trading levels.
• Minimise wastage through control, training, and accurate service.
• Financial & Commercial Focus
• Drive revenue through confident upselling, premium serves, and product knowledge.
• Support delivery of sales targets while maintaining service standards.
• Operate within agreed payroll and cost controls during service.
• Maintain awareness of daily and weekly performance indicators.
• Standards, Health & Safety
• Ensure all health, safety, licensing, and food hygiene standards are always followed.
• Maintain clean, safe, and organised bar and cellar areas.
• Ensure all checks, logs, and cleaning schedules are completed and signed off.
• Uphold Foxhills’ presentation, grooming, and brand standards consistently.
• Key Skills & Experience
• Proven experience in a quality bar environment
• Strong cocktail knowledge and genuine passion for mixology
• Good working knowledge of wine, spirits, and premium beverages
• Confident leader during busy service periods
• Strong operational discipline and attention to detail
• Flexible approach to working patterns, including weekends
• Desirable:
• Experience with in a hotel, members’ club, or premium hospitality environment
• Cocktail or wine qualifications (WSET or equivalent)
• Personal Attributes
• Standards-driven and operationally focused
• Calm, controlled, and decisive under pressure
• Commercially aware with a guest-first mindset
• Professional, reliable, and accountable
• Committed to continuous improvement
• General duties
• ternal and external guests in a friendly and courteous manner at all times.
• Support colleagues in…