San Carlo Alderley Edge are hiring a Bar Manager!

Our story

The Distefano family, spanning two generations, started San Carlo over 30 years ago and seen it grow to twenty-five authentic Italian restaurants across the UK – from Covent Garden, Piccadilly and Knightsbridge in London to Bristol, Leicester, Liverpool Leeds, Cheshire and Manchester and with a growing number overseas – including Kuwait, Bangkok and Qatar and with new sites set to open in Miami

Colleague Benefits:

• Free Meals on Duty - Delicious, Healthy meals, all free
• 50% Staff Discount - For you and your friends and family, in any of our restaurants around the UK
• Refer a Friend - Bring your friends and earn up to £1,000 per person 
• L'Accadamia Training Academy - Commitment to training and continuing professional development with our San Carlo training app
• Volunteering Days - Give back with dedicated volunteering days, making a positive impact in your community
• Squadra App - Offering you discounts and rewards with thousands of companies worldwide. 
• Wagestream - Access to earned pay at any point of the month 
• Legal and Financial Advice - Free legal and financial advice for you and your family
• Colleague of the Month - Monthly recognition awards where all San Carlo colleagues are celebrated.
• San Carlo Awards - Our annually  San Carlo Awards, dedicated to celebrating the incredible talent and hard work of our colleagues. 
• Global Opportunities - The chance to work at one of our many international restaurants, from Dubai to Miami
• Best in Class Pension - San Carlo at partnered with an industry-leading pension provider, ensuring your hard work today supports your tomorrow

Key Responsibilities:

• Hold daily shift briefs
• Hold weekly bar meetings, discussing rotas, stocks, sales & events
• Effectively organise and run shifts as a duty manager
• Monitor and drive Spend Per Head in your department
• Ensure that all Bar consumables are kept to par and are within budget spend
• Take responsibility for all Bar stock control including, wastage, ordering, invoicing, stock levels and maintenance in your department
• Ensure a two-week rota is available for the Bar team at all times, working a month in advance for forecast rota
• Arrange all training sessions for new starters
• Arrange training sessions for existing staff to increase product knowledge
• Regularly hold 1 to 1 reviews with each bar team member to encourage career development/progression
• Liaise with General Manager for any guidance and to communicate any training
• Ensure that team staff levels are assessed weekly and actively recruit if needed
• Take a lead on all Bar recruitment and ensure an excellent candidate experience throughout the process.
• Onboarding of new staff, including full restaurant training and all CPL compliance is completed
• Ensure your department has an up to date Talent Pipeline with training needs and succession plans
• Ensure health checks are conducted once a month with an action plan produced and delegated amongst the team to ensure completion
• Ensure all Health & Safety policies are met, including all legislative and licencing requirements
• Undertake all bartender responsibilities where relevant/needed

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 2 year’s experience in a similar role
• Team management experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail, highly organised and capable of handling multiple tasks
• A proactive self-starter who can work independently with good judgement and minimal direction

San Carlo Alderley Edge are hiring a Bar Manager!

Our story

The Distefano family, spanning two generations, started San Carlo over 30 years ago and seen it grow to twenty-five authentic Italian restaurants across the UK – from Covent Garden, Piccadilly and Knightsbridge in London to Bristol, Leicester, Liverpool Leeds, Cheshire and Manchester and with a growing number overseas – including Kuwait, Bangkok and Qatar and with new sites set to open in Miami

Colleague Benefits:

• Free Meals on Duty - Delicious, Healthy meals, all free
• 50% Staff Discount - For you and your friends and family, in any of our restaurants around the UK
• Refer a Friend - Bring your friends and earn up to £1,000 per person 
• L'Accadamia Training Academy - Commitment to training and continuing professional development with our San Carlo training app
• Volunteering Days - Give back with dedicated volunteering days, making a positive impact in your community
• Squadra App - Offering you discounts and rewards with thousands of companies worldwide. 
• Wagestream - Access to earned pay at any point of the month 
• Legal and Financial Advice - Free legal and financial advice for you and your family
• Colleague of the Month - Monthly recognition awards where all San Carlo colleagues are celebrated.
• San Carlo Awards - Our annually  San Carlo Awards, dedicated to celebrating the incredible talent and hard work of our colleagues. 
• Global Opportunities - The chance to work at one of our many international restaurants, from Dubai to Miami
• Best in Class Pension - San Carlo at partnered with an industry-leading pension provider, ensuring your hard work today supports your tomorrow

Key Responsibilities:

• Hold daily shift briefs
• Hold weekly bar meetings, discussing rotas, stocks, sales & events
• Effectively organise and run shifts as a duty manager
• Monitor and drive Spend Per Head in your department
• Ensure that all Bar consumables are kept to par and are within budget spend
• Take responsibility for all Bar stock control including, wastage, ordering, invoicing, stock levels and maintenance in your department
• Ensure a two-week rota is available for the Bar team at all times, working a month in advance for forecast rota
• Arrange all training sessions for new starters
• Arrange training sessions for existing staff to increase product knowledge
• Regularly hold 1 to 1 reviews with each bar team member to encourage career development/progression
• Liaise with General Manager for any guidance and to communicate any training
• Ensure that team staff levels are assessed weekly and actively recruit if needed
• Take a lead on all Bar recruitment and ensure an excellent candidate experience throughout the process.
• Onboarding of new staff, including full restaurant training and all CPL compliance is completed
• Ensure your department has an up to date Talent Pipeline with training needs and succession plans
• Ensure health checks are conducted once a month with an action plan produced and delegated amongst the team to ensure completion
• Ensure all Health & Safety policies are met, including all legislative and licencing requirements
• Undertake all bartender responsibilities where relevant/needed

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• 2 year’s experience in a similar role
• Team management experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Meticulous attention to detail, highly organised and capable of handling multiple tasks
• A proactive self-starter who can work independently with good judgement and minimal direction