Lead Bartender

Lead Bartender

As a lead bartender, you'll craft classic and creative beverages while delivering exceptional service in a vibrant, welcoming atmosphere. You'll engage with guests, manage bar inventory, and ensure a clean, organized bar environment. This role is perfect for someone with a passion for hospitality, strong attention to detail, and a flair for mixology.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional, engaging and efficient service to all guests.
• Ensure consistency in beverage preparation, presentation and quality.
• Anticipate needs, up sell premium products and personalize service.
• Handle guest concerns and complaints promptly and professionally.
• Train, coach, and mentor bartenders and barbacks to hotel standards.
• Oversee team adherence to service, cleanliness, and safety protocols.
• Coordinate daily bar staff assignments and breaks to maintain coverage.
• Maintain proper stock levels and oversee inventory control.
• Ensure accurate pours, recipes, and portion controls to maximize revenue.
• Monitor bar setup, cleanliness, and organization throughout each shift.
• Follow and enforce responsible alcohol service policies (Tips/Servsafe).
• Accurately handle cash, credit card transactions, and guest charges.
• Monitor daily sales, voids, and comps for accuracy.
• Assist with weekly inventory, cost control, and minimizing waste.
• Support management in meeting beverage revenue and profit goals.
• Adhere to all local, state, and federal liquor laws.
• Ensure bar equipment is clean, functional, and properly maintained.
• Uphold food safety and sanitation standards.
• Enforce ID checks to prevent underage service.
• Collaboration & communication
• Work closely with food & beverage management to plan promotions and specials.
• Communicate effectively with servers, kitchen staff, and other hotel departments.
• Participate in pre-shift meetings and provide input on service improvements.
• Support hotel events, banquets, and special functions as needed.

Hotel experience is always a plus! Applicants should have

• A combination of education and experience

Additional consideration will be given to applicants who have completed special certifications, such as bartender certification.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Eligible to work in the United States
• Sufficient education and/or literacy needed to identify and read product labels and to communicate with guests about job-related needs.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, kneel, and lift as required—with or without reasonable accommodations
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays if needed
• A warm, professional demeanor that reflects HVMG's Culture of Excellence

This position may require a varied schedule, including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Please share your scheduling needs.

Why Our Associates Love HVMG

• Career growth opportunities across our nationwide portfolio
• Flexible scheduling
• Access up to 40% of your earned wages before payday with PayActive
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
• Full healthcare benefits: medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) with guaranteed 4% match and no vesting period
• Exclusive hotel and food & beverage discounts

About HVMG

Our Be Excellent culture is more than just words on a website -- we live and breathe it. As one associate said in an anonymous survey, "This is the best management company I've ever worked for. They walk the talk from the corporate office to the field." We believe that the hotel business is one of the few industries in which successful career paths can start anywhere on the org chart. You control your destiny, and, if our executives are any indication, today's dishwasher can be tomorrow's Senior Vice President.

The above job description is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities of the position, nor should it be construed as a contract.

HVMG is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any basis prohibited by federal, state, or local laws. This policy governs all aspects of employment, including selection, job assignment, compensation, promotion, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.