Head Bartender - The Lounge
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About the Role
One&Only The Palm seeks a Head Bartender to lead the bar team in crafting exceptional beverages and creating a warm, energetic atmosphere. The role oversees bar operations, service quality, and team performance while ensuring guest satisfaction.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the bar team in creating a warm, engaging, and energetic atmosphere
- Oversee beverage preparation, bar operations, and service quality
- Complete stock orders and monitor drink adherence to recipes
- Prepare daily bar inventory and inter transfer reports
- Maintain bar stock according to par levels and proper storage conditions
- Handle cashiering tasks and account for sales
- Mix and prepare alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks according to standardized recipes
- Set up the bar and prepare mise en place before service hours
- Perform suggestive selling to boost sales
Requirements
- 1 2 years of experience in a 5 star hotel, resort, or upscale bar environment
- Strong knowledge of beverage service standards, mixology basics, and bar operations
- Excellent personal presentation and strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to build positive rapport with diverse and high profile clientele
- Excellent English communication skills
- Proficiency in an additional language is an advantage
Full Job Posting
Overview
- At One&Only, we exist to create joy for our guests through anticipation, creativity, precision, empathy and warmth.
- One&Only The Palm is an intimate beach front retreat on Palm Island, Dubai.
- We are looking for a Head Bartender to join the Food & Beverage team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Complete Stock orders at the end of evening shift.
- Monitor that all drinks made adhere to the recipes and are to the standard of the resort.
- Responsible for serving beverages to the guests according to the One&Only standards with emphasis on accuracy and speed.
- Responsible for mixing all types of drinks and cocktails based on standardized recipes.
- Responsible for the proper storage and safety of all the stocks in the bar.
- Responsible for the cleanliness and maintenance of the bar area, chillier, fringes, bar floor, storage areas and all equipment and tools inside the bar.
- Perform other tasks assigned by the Manager which leads to guest satisfaction and profit for the Hotel.
- Prepare Daily Bar Inventory and the Inter Transfer Report.
- Breakage/ Spoilage/ Spillage Report, Full Bottle Sales Report, Daily operating equipment inventory for the bar.
- Prepare Beverage Supplies, Operating Supplies and Food Supplies Requisition for the Bar.
- Maintain bar stock according to established par stock level and arranges requisitioned items according to the appropriate storage condition of the specific wines and spirits.
- Maintain adequate bar supplies such as napkins, straws, cocktail picks, etc., arrange them neatly in the assigned areas.
Requirements
- 1–2 years of experience in a 5‑star hotel, resort, or upscale bar environment.
- Strong knowledge of beverage service standards, mixology basics, and bar operations.
- Excellent personal presentation, strong interpersonal skills, and ability to build positive rapport with diverse clientele.
- Dynamic team player committed to exceptional guest service.
- Excellent English communication skills; additional language is an advantage.
Application Notes
- Please apply directly through this website and submit your most recent CV.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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