New opening - Bar Manager Baresca, Mere Green, B75 5BP Restaurant - Front of House

B aresca Tapas is an independent, family-run restaurant & bar group built on genuine hospitality, great tapas, and even better people.

We're excited to be bringing the spirit of Barcelona to Mere Green and are looking for a passionate, charismatic, and hands-on Bar Manager to lead the bar for our new opening.

This is a key leadership role within the business, ideal for someone with a genuine passion for high-end cocktails, premium drinks, and creating an exceptional guest experience. You will lead from the front, build a strong and engaged bar team, and help establish Baresca as one of the area's go-to restaurant & bar destinations from day one.

Why Join Us

• Brand-new opening with the chance to shape the restaurant and bar from the start
• Independent, family-run business with involved, supportive directors
• Values-led culture where people come first
• Some of our perks 25% off food at our restaurants, annual management awards, birthday card & gift, supplier trips, meals on duty, opportunity to progress, company pension, long service awards, Christmas Day & Boxing Day off

What are we about

• We are a family business and care deeply about positivity, ownership, kindness, and teamwork. Culture matters as much to us as performance.

The Role

• Lead the opening and day-to-day running of the bar operation
• Deliver exceptional cocktails, drinks quality, and service standards in line with the Baresca brand
• Create a vibrant, welcoming, and energetic bar atmosphere
• Lead from the floor during service, ensuring pace, consistency, and guest engagement
• Recruit, train, and develop a knowledgeable and passionate bar team
• Drive high standards across cocktails, wines, spirits, cleanliness, and presentation
• Manage stock control, ordering, GP, wastage, and bar margins effectively
• Work closely with the General Manager and kitchen team to deliver a seamless guest experience
• Support cocktail development, seasonal drinks menus, and premium serves
• Ensure all licensing, allergen, food safety, and due diligence procedures are followed correctly

About You

• Proven experience in a premium bar management or senior bar leadership role
• A genuine passion for cocktails, premium spirits, wines, and hospitality
• Strong cocktail knowledge with high standards of service and presentation
• A natural host who connects easily with guests and creates memorable experiences
• Calm, organised, and confident in a busy service environment
• Leads by example with positivity, kindness, and energy
• Commercially aware with experience managing stock and GP
• Excited by the opportunity to build and lead a bar team from the ground up

Let's break the package down

• Up to £1,000 achievable performance bonus

Next step

Apply with your CV and a short note telling us why you'd be a great fit to help with our new opening.

Please note only applications with a short note will be considered.