At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the bar team, manage stock, and create amazing drinks for our guests.
- Company: Gilson, a beloved Italian-inspired restaurant in South Yarra.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, performance bonuses, and excellent training opportunities.
- Other info: Enjoy reasonable hours and autonomy to run the bar your way.
- Why this job: Join a growing hospitality group with clear career pathways and a supportive culture.
- Qualifications: Experience in bartending and strong organisational skills required.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 $ per year.
This is a hands-on Bar Manager position at Gilson, an Italian-influenced all-day restaurant in South Yarra opposite the Royal Botanic Gardens. You'll spend much of your time behind the bar during service, keeping drinks moving quickly and to standard for a busy restaurant floor, while taking ownership of how the bar operates.
Key responsibilities:
- Work the bar during service, producing drinks for the floor quickly, accurately, and consistently.
- Manage beverage ordering, supplier relationships, and par levels.
- Run regular stocktakes and maintain tight stock control to minimise wastage and variance.
- Take accountability for beverage COGS and bar-related costs.
- Keep the bar clean, organised, and well maintained, including equipment, glassware, and beer lines.
- Train and support bar staff so the bar runs smoothly on every shift.
- Work closely with the management team on rostering, events, and venue performance.
About you:
- Experience running or senior bartending in a busy, quality venue.
- Highly organised, with strong stock control and ordering experience.
- Fast, efficient, and calm behind a busy dispense bar.
- Commercially minded: you understand COGS, wastage, and margins.
- Takes pride in a clean, well-maintained, well-run bar.
- A team player who leads by example.
- RSA required.
About us:
Gilson is one of Melbourne's most loved neighbourhood restaurants, an Italian-influenced all-day venue sitting opposite the Royal Botanic Gardens in South Yarra. We're part of a growing hospitality group with genuine ambitions. We've opened new venues and have more planned in the next 2–3 years. We promote from within and provide best-in-class training and mentoring, including access to external management and commercial training, plus regular one-on-one support from experienced operators.
We're backed by an ownership team that cares deeply about hospitality, culture, and the people who deliver it.
Benefits:
- Clear career pathway in a growing group, with opportunities to progress to group beverage lead or Venue Manager roles.
- Best-in-class training and mentoring, including external management and commercial training.
- Strong base salary, superannuation, and performance bonus.
- Reasonable closing hours—venue closes at 11pm, no 3am bar closes.
- Autonomy to run the bar your way with support to do it well.
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Gilson is an exceptional employer located in the vibrant South Yarra, offering a dynamic Bar Manager role in a beloved neighbourhood restaurant. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide best-in-class training and mentoring, clear career pathways, and a supportive work culture that values autonomy and accountability. Enjoy a competitive salary, reasonable closing hours, and the opportunity to lead a well-run bar while being part of a growing hospitality group with exciting future prospects.
