Job Ref: KHL1538
Branch: The Dunloe Hotel Gardens
Location: The Dunloe Hotel Gardens
Salary/Benefits: Competitive Salary
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Shift pattern: Flexible
Hours per week: 40
Posted date: 06/02/2025
Closing date: 10/03/2025

HEAD BAR ASSOCIATE

At The Dunloe Hotel Gardens we are currently recruiting for a Head Bar Associate. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to lead a team of professionals in a warm, opulent space where we offer our guests the best of Irish hospitality. At The Dunloe we are proud of our team and the service we offer our guests at leisure, along with the many bespoke weddings we host each season. The Bar at The Dunloe is a fast-paced environment where we offer fine beverages and delicious food. We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and dynamic leader to bring their own flare to the role, and we look forward to reviewing your applications.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

• Previous experience in a bar supervisory or management role essential
• Degree or higher in hotel and restaurant management and mixology preferable
• Accomplished mixologist, with the ability to teach new employees mixology skills
• Excellent ability to multitask
• Problem-solving skills
• Interpersonal relationship skills
• Attention to detail
• Strong leadership ability
• Impeccable, professional personal presentation required at all times
• Organizational skills
• Customer service skills
• Knowledge of food, beverage, and hospitality industries
• Ability to remain calm under pressure
• Able to maintain restraint in stressful situations
• Ability to deescalate tense interactions with customers and staff
• Good judgment and creativity
• Comfortable with hospitality and sales technology platforms
• Enthusiastic with lots of energy
• Familiarity with point-of-sale tracking technology and bar and restaurant management platforms
• Fluency of the English language, both verbal and written, is essential
• In-depth knowledge of fine wines, whiskey’s, liquors and craft beers
• Be up to date on the latest trends in the beverage market

• Maintains inventory
• Creates drink and food menus
• Ensures bar is well-stocked and clean
• Tracks customer behaviour and sales
• Maintains budget and monitors costs
• Maintains drink recipe documentation
• Oversees planning for special events and weddings
• Appropriately delegates tasks to staff
• Selects and purchases liquor and other supplies in collaboration with Stores Manager and General Manager
• Oversees bar staff, including recruitment, training, performance management, scheduling and payroll
• Initiates and maintains vendor relationships
• Contributing to the day-to-day tasks of The Bar in collaboration with bar staff on a daily basis:
• Promoting and the selling of drinks and food from The Bar and The Grill Restaurant
• Meeting and greeting of guests in a warm and friendly manner
• Recording guest orders in a prompt and professional manner with care and attention
• Tracking customer orders in the electronic point-of-sale system
• Preparing and serving drinks and cocktails
• Provide a five-star experience for The Dunloe guests
• Ensure that the working area/station is kept clean and efficiently stocked at all times
• Preparing receipts for guests and cash handling using the electronic point-of-sale system
• Keep point-of-sale tracking technology and bar and restaurant management platforms up to date
• Boasting a professional and courteous attitude and complying with Killarney Hotels Collection policies and procedures
• Have a full knowledge of alcohol and liquor policies and regulations
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure
• Create a relaxed atmosphere that our customer has come to expect, while maintaining standards set by The Dunloe Hotel and Gardens