Why join Meldrum House Hotel? Due to our ongoing popularity and commitment to excellence and innovation, were looking to increase our team with the addition of a Bar Manager. We welcome the opportunity to showcase the very best of Scottish food, drink, scenery, and warm hospitality to our guests.
Our unique features include our award-winning, locally sourced cuisine, our 800-year-old Cave Bar with an impressive collection of over 120 whiskies, contemporary luxury dining domes and an exceptional golf course, ranked among Scotlands top 100. With 51 luxurious bedrooms and a number of diverse event spaces including a ballroom with breathtaking views and the outdoor Titan Sky Bar dome we deliver excellence and memorable experiences for every occasion.
You will work with a fantastic team with a strong focus on delivering exceptional guest experiences. Well support you to develop your skills and passions in an environment built on warmth, professionalism, and hospitality. Bringing your own ideas and creativity to the Bar Manager role, youll help guide and elevate the guest experience beyond expectation.
The Role As Bar Manager, you will take full ownership of the hotels bar and lounge operations, including the Cave Bar, Drawing Room, Domes, Restaurant and event spaces. Youll lead service standards, drive commercial performance, and ensure a consistently exceptional guest experience across all outlets. Working closely with the Hotel Manager and wider Food & Beverage leadership team, youll play a key role in shaping the beverage offering, developing your team, and delivering a luxury-led, experience-focused operation.
Main Responsibilities Lead the day-to-day operation of all bar and lounge environments, ensuring luxury standards are consistently delivered
Recruit, train, coach, and develop a high-performing bar team, leading from the front during service
Own ordering, stock control, cellar management, stocktakes, and supplier relationships across all F&B outlets and events
Deliver strong commercial results by managing budgets, GP, labour costs, and revenue opportunities
Create and maintain SOPs covering service standards, cocktails, presentation, guest engagement, and compliance
Drive an experience-led culture through ambience, storytelling, menu development, and seasonal activations
Support weddings, conferences, golf days and events with accurate forecasting, staffing, and operational delivery
Ensure full compliance with licensing laws, health & safety, food hygiene, COSHH, and Challenge 25
About You As a Bar Manager, youll be an experienced, confident hospitality leader with a passion for exceptional service, premium beverages, and team development. Youll have strong commercial insight, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to inspire and motivate your team while delivering memorable guest experiences in a fast-paced, luxury hotel environment.
Proven experience managing bars or lounges within a quality hotel or luxury hospitality setting
Strong knowledge of spirits, cocktails, wines, and premium beverage service
Demonstrable experience of stock control, ordering, inventory management, and GP control
Confident, hands-on leadership style with excellent communication and coaching skills
Commercially aware with experience working to KPIs, budgets, and performance targets
Flexible to work evenings, weekends, and peak event periods
Desirable, but not essential: Experience managing multi-outlet or high-volume bar operations
Background supporting weddings, conferences, corporate or golf events
WSET, cocktail, or other beverage-related qualifications
Experience using EPOS, procurement or stock systems (e.g. Zonal, ProcureWizard, Fourth)
Previous experience within AA 4 or 5 Red Star hotel environments
Whats in it for you? Youll meet great people, have fun at work, develop new friendships, learn new skills, and receive a competitive rate of pay alongside a generous range of benefits, including:
29 days holiday
Training and development from day one
Employee events and celebrations
In-house interactive employee communication app
Free access to our state-of-the-art gym and swimming pools
Healthy meals while youre working
Access to an external Employee Assistance Programme
Financial Wellbeing App, offering flexibility to access pay earlier
Referral bonus when friends or family join the team
Contributions to our pension plan
Following your first successful 3 months, youll also receive: Access to our discounts and wellbeing platform Treat Yourself Here
Involvement in employee recognition schemes
Long service recognition
Probation pass and annual anniversary complimentary overnight stay with dinner for two
50% discount in our restaurants
Cycle to Work Scheme
Discounted room rates for employees, friends, and family
Spa treatment and retail product discounts
Life Assurance cover
Well provide excellent training and development opportunities, allowing you to build a strong foundation for a long and rewarding hospitality career. Whatever your vibe, our family can never be too big theres a place here for you. All we ask is that you bring your energy, creativity, and passion for guest experience.
Please note: This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. Candidates with existing Skilled Worker status granted before 22 July 2025 may still qualify.
If this sounds like your next step in hospitality leadership, click Apply we look forward to hearing from you.
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