Who are you?

You are the host with a the most, a friendly, welcoming face for all of our guests. If you are a passionate bar professional who thrives in a premium fast-paced environment and takes pride in delivering unforgettable guest experiences, this role offers the perfect platform to showcase your talent.

The Role

As Bar Manager, you will take full ownership of a vibrant, high-volume restaurant bar at the heart of a prestigious Hitchin Operations .
You will set the tone for service excellence, leading from the front, shaping the guest experience, and ensuring every cocktail, every interaction, and every detail reflects the standards expected from a premium bar .
Working alongside a talented leadership team, you will drive operational excellence, develop your team, and play a key role in elevating the bar’s widely admired reputation.

You will bring:

Proven experience managing a premium restaurant bar
A track record of running a high volume cocktail bar operation with exceptional service standards, training programmes, and well-structured processes
Natural leadership skills with the ability to recruit, inspire, and develop a high-performing bar team
Strong commercial awareness, including labour control, beverage margins, and cost management
Excellent organisation with meticulous stock control and operational discipline
A passion for delivering memorable guest experiences
Ambition and drive to grow within a successful hospitality group
Live the ACI values and work towards our mission of 'making people happy'

What’s in it for you?

Generous 50% discount across all ACI sites on both food and drink for family and friends. Get treated as VIPs !!
FREE WSET wine and spirits courses on us
Enjoy visits to food, wine and spirits suppliers and producers
Award winning best employers in Hitchin
Get nominated to our Rising and shining star employee training projects
Excellent perks . Best tip rate in the company
Brilliant transparent Bonus schemes
Staff meals on shift and weekend staff drinks on us and more...
Staff party and on job recognition .
If you are innovative we highly motivate
Cycle scheme - Money off a bike
Wine and beverage at cost scheme

Anglian Country Inns

Anglian Country Inns is a family run business that first opened its doors 30 years ago and now we have Ten award winning establishments across East Anglia, a coffee shop, Smokehouse and a bakery

If you think you have the relevant experience and want to join our friendly family then we would love to hear from you !!

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