Head Bartender O'Learys Riga PLAZA

What Does a Head Bartender Do?

Head bartenders are the top dog in the bar industry. They’re responsible for managing all aspects of their establishment’s beverage program, including creating and executing drink recipes, training other bartenders on how to make drinks correctly, ordering supplies, etc. 

Head Bartender Job Duties: 

• Training new employees on company procedures and policies.
• Serving as a liaison between the manager and other staff members.
• Creating new alcoholic beverages or updating existing recipes based on customer requests.
• Overseeing the inventory of liquor in the bar, ordering new supplies when necessary, and organizing storage space for bottles.
• Managing all bar operations including staff scheduling, inventory, ordering supplies, and creating drink specials.
• Ensuring that customers receive prompt attention from waitstaff and bartenders.
• Maintaining cleanliness of bar area and equipment to ensure sanitary conditions for patrons.
• Determining when to stop serving alcohol to patrons who have had too much to drink.
• Preparing drink orders for patrons, including mixing beverages and serving them to customers.

Head bartenders need the following skills in order to be successful: 

• Customer service is the ability to interact with customers in a friendly and helpful manner. Bartenders should have excellent customer service skills to ensure that patrons have a positive experience at the bar.
• Bartenders often communicate with customers to understand their needs and preferences. Also communicate with management to share feedback and suggestions for improvement. 
• Bartenders use creativity to create new drink recipes and garnishes. They also use creativity to come up with new drink specials and promotions to attract customers. 
• Bartenders often have to multitask to ensure they meet the needs of their customers. They may need to make drinks, check IDs, take orders, clean and restock the bar, make change and handle money. Bartenders who are good at multitasking can do all of these things at the same time without sacrificing quality or service. 
• Bartenders should have a thorough knowledge of the different types of drinks they serve. 
• Knowledge of languages (Latvian, English, Russian).

• Flexible schedule.
• Opportunities for growth.
• Great colleagues. 
• Apollo Group employee priorities (O'Learys, Apollo Skypark, free tickets to the cinema and discounts in the restaurants).
• Free lunch.
• Salary 7.00 - 9.00 euro brutto/h.