Head Bartender

A fantastic opportunity for Head Bartender to join our funky team at The Refuge – Kimpton Clocktower!

You will earn £13.37 per hour – equal to £27,809.60 salary, plus service charge

The Refuge is a vibrant and bustling establishment in the heart of Manchester, renowned for its exceptional restaurant and bar experience.

Nestled in the historic but with a modern twist – Kimpton Clocktower, we pride ourselves on delivering top-notch service and unforgettable experiences to our guests.

You can check out our instagram pages to have a look at @therefugemcr &  @kimptonclocktower!

At Kimpton, our shared mission is to make lives better through heartfelt human connections.

This emotional investment drives all that we do, and it’s why you’ll love the work, too. Our colleagues are empowered and encouraged to act from the heart, to go above and beyond to create ridiculously personal experiences for each other and our guests!!

Kimpton Clocktower is all about providing a contemporary luxury hotel experience whilst building heartfelt human connections with guests and colleagues – we call it Stay Human.

What more could you ask? It’s not just the humans who feel this, we extend this to all our furry friends, because our heartfelt connection does not end with humans! 

Working at Kimpton is not just about working and it’s certainly not like working at other places.

We value personality, individuality, creativity, doing right, continually improving, focus and passion.

Our passion is YOU…come as you are!

Here, you will have space to:


* Be yourself - bringing the real you to work, with your unique personality we want you to be who you are!


* Lead yourself – we trust you to make decisions and exert your creativity in order to provide our guests with heartfelt human connections, we trust you to do right!


* Make it count – you matter, and we will provide you with all the tools you need in order to create ridiculously personalised experiences for our guests every day!

As a Head Bartender, you enjoy variety and are at your best when being part of a team as well as being passionate about helping your team deliver excellent service to all guests.

To succeed as a Head Bartender, you will need:


* Availability to work 40 hours per week across 5 shifts (weekend and evening availability is essential)


* To be passionate about delivering great service with great knowledge of Wines, Beers, Spirits and Cocktails.


* Excited by getting creative – you will be someone that loves to communicate with our guests to create their perfect drink!


* Previous supervisory experience in a bar or restaurant as a Head Bartender or similar role.

You will lead by example and support to train our bar team.


* Experience with handling guests queries and complaints.


* Experience with working with customers in a busy environment.


* To be willing to learn new things and work as part of a wide hotel team!    ...