Bar Manager

Bar Manager | Fortitude Valley QLD | Full-Time

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced hospitality professional ready to step into a hands-on leadership role within one of Brisbane’s busiest nightlife precincts.

Our client is an established hospitality and entertainment operator with a growing presence across Queensland. Based in the heart of Fortitude Valley, they are looking for experienced Bar Managers to join the leadership team of a high-volume late-night venue.

This is not a role for someone who wants to manage from the sidelines. You’ll be on the floor, leading from the front, supporting your team through busy services, maintaining venue standards, and making sure the operation runs smoothly from open through to close.

The successful candidate will have strong experience within bars, nightclubs, pubs, entertainment venues, or other high-volume hospitality environments and understand exactly what it takes to deliver exceptional service when the venue is at capacity.

You’ll take responsibility for bar operations, staff leadership, stock control, compliance, customer experience, and maintaining the energy and standards expected from a leading Fortitude Valley venue.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, know how to lead a team, and genuinely enjoy Brisbane’s hospitality and nightlife scene, this could be the opportunity for you.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and oversee day-to-day and late-night bar operations

• Manage high-volume bar service across busy trading periods

• Lead, motivate, and support bartenders and floor staff throughout service

• Coordinate staff positioning, breaks, workflow, and operational priorities

• Maintain exceptional customer service and presentation standards

• Ensure bars are set up, stocked, and ready for service

• Oversee opening and closing procedures

• Monitor stock levels and assist with ordering, rotation, and inventory control

• Minimise stock loss, wastage, and operational inefficiencies

• Maintain strong beverage presentation and service standards

• Assist with staff training, onboarding, and ongoing development

• Provide clear direction and support to team members during high-pressure periods

• Work closely with venue management, security, and other operational teams

• Respond professionally to customer enquiries, complaints, and incidents

• Maintain a safe and well-managed environment for staff and patrons

• Ensure compliance with RSA requirements and relevant liquor licensing obligations

• Maintain cleanliness, presentation, and operational standards across all bar areas

• Assist with functions, events, activations, and major trading nights

• Contribute ideas to improve service, efficiency, customer experience, and venue performance

• Take genuine ownership of your shift and lead from the front

ABOUT YOU

• Previous experience in a Bar Manager, Duty Manager, Supervisor, or senior hospitality position

• Strong experience within high-volume bars, nightclubs, pubs, restaurants, or entertainment venues

• Confident managing busy late-night services

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and direct a team

• Hands-on management style and comfortable working alongside your team

• Excellent understanding of bar operations and beverage service

• Strong knowledge of stock control, wastage, and inventory management

• Current Queensland RSA or ability to obtain one prior to commencement

• Sound understanding of responsible service and liquor licensing requirements

• Confident dealing with customers and resolving issues professionally

• Able to remain calm and make decisions in fast-paced environments

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

• Reliable, accountable, and comfortable taking ownership

• Available to work nights, weekends, and peak hospitality trading periods

• Professional presentation and a genuine passion for hospitality

• Experience within Brisbane or Fortitude Valley nightlife will be highly regarded

• You understand that great hospitality is created on the floor, not from behind a desk

WHAT’S ON OFFER

• Competitive salary package based on experience

• Full-time, permanent position

• Fortitude Valley, Brisbane location

• Join an established hospitality and entertainment operator

• Work within one of Brisbane’s best-known nightlife precincts

• Fast-paced, high-volume venue environment

• Genuine leadership responsibility and operational ownership

• Work alongside an experienced venue and hospitality team

• Opportunity to develop your management experience within a growing hospitality group

• Exposure to major events, activations, and busy late-night trade

• Supportive management environment with clear operational expectations

• Long-term career opportunity for an ambitious hospitality professional

• A role suited to someone who genuinely enjoys the energy of hospitality, entertainment, and nightlife

Please note: this is a full-time, venue-based position in Fortitude Valley. The role requires regular night and weekend availability.

APPLY NOW

Apply now or contact Luke Hemmings on 07 5619 7075.

Ready to run the bar? Lead the team. Own the shift. Be part of the Valley.