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Experienced Bar Managers - Personal Licence Required

Arc Hospitality

London

Job Type: Temporary Flexible Hours Ongoing Event & Festival Work

Arc is looking for experienced Bar Managers to join our growing London management team, working across a huge range of live events, festivals and venues.

If you're confident leading busy bars, thrive in fast-paced, high-volume environments and know how to keep a team motivated when the pressure is on, we want to hear from you!

What you'll be doing:

• Leading teams across busy, high-volume bars
• Managing fast-paced service and keeping operations running smoothly
• Supervising bar set-up, service and close-down
• Managing team deployment, queues and stock
• Maintaining licensing and responsible service standards
• Motivating your team and delivering excellent customer service
• Working closely with venue, client and Arc management teams

What we're looking for:

• Valid Personal Licence - essential
• Previous Bar Manager or Supervisor experience - essential
• Proven experience in fast-paced, high-volume bar environments
• Experience at events, festivals, stadiums, arenas or busy hospitality venues is highly desirable
• Confident leading and motivating teams
• Strong knowledge of licensing and responsible alcohol service
• Calm, organised and confident making decisions under pressure
• Reliable, professional and a strong communicator
• Must be 18+ with the right to work in the UK

Why work with Arc?

• Join our management pool for a busy series of festivals and events year round!
• Work across some of the UK's biggest venues and live events
• Flexible shifts through our easy-to-use app
• Opportunities to build consistency and become one of our regular Bar Managers
• On-site support from our experienced Operations Team

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About Arc Hospitality Recruitment Ltd

Arc Hospitality Recruitment Ltd is an employment agency supplying premium seasonal and temporary staff to many of the UK's leading sporting, leisure, and heritage venues. All work is offered on a temporary basis and applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

We operate a merit-based recruitment process; due to the high volume of applications received, only those shortlisted will be contacted. Arc is a proud Equal Opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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