Department: Food & Beverage
Reporting directly to: Director of Food and Beverage
Bar Manager Job Description
About the Company: Chateau Marmont is a historic luxury hotel located on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. Modeled after a French château, it first opened in 1929 and has since become an iconic Hollywood landmark. Renowned for its old-world charm, lush gardens, and intimate accommodations—including hotel rooms, suites, cottages, and bungalows—Château Marmont combines timeless elegance with a relaxed California vibe. The hotel also features a celebrated restaurant and bar, offering a refined yet casual dining experience. Château Marmont values discretion, creativity, and exceptional hospitality, making it a unique and legendary presence in the hospitality industry. Modeled after an elegant Loire Valley castle, the famed Chateau Marmont is a designated cultural monument whose history is that of Hollywood itself. Team members at Château Marmont are part of a longstanding tradition of hospitality excellence. We seek individuals who are professional, attentive, and passionate about delivering world-class service in a unique and storied setting. Our staff are key to upholding the hotel's reputation as a discreet, artistic, and luxurious haven for our guests.
Job Responsibilities:
- Create and serve a wide variety of high-quality beverages, including cocktails, mocktails, wines, beers, and non-alcoholic drinks.
- Lead and supervise a team of bartenders, providing guidance, training, and performance feedback. Interact with guests in a friendly and professional manner, taking orders, making recommendations, and providing exceptional customer service.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive beverage menu that reflects current trends, customer preferences, and seasonal offerings.
- Ensure consistent preparation and presentation of drinks, adhering to established recipes, techniques, and quality standards.
- Manage bar inventory, including ordering and stock control, to ensure an adequate supply of beverages, ingredients, and garnishes.
- Monitor and maintain cleanliness and organization of the bar area, including equipment, glassware, and storage spaces.
- Stay up to date with industry trends, new cocktail creations, and mixology techniques, incorporating them into the beverage program.
- Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations regarding the sale and service of alcoholic beverages.
- Address and resolve guest concerns and complaints promptly and in a satisfactory manner.
- Train staff on responsible alcohol service, maintaining a safe and enjoyable environment for both customers and employees.
- Collaborate with managers on staff scheduling, shift assignments, and handling staffing issues as they arise.
- Adhere to the Hotel Standard Operating Procedures (as updated)
- Other tasks, as may be assigned.
Job Requirements:
- 5+ years’ experience in a fine dining-related position.
- Must have full availability and the ability to work a flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Valid and active ServSafe Food Handler Certificate.
- Adhere to the Forbes Travel Guide Standards, with specific emphasis on but not limited to: Arrival/Departure Service, Guest Services One and Two, Guest Service Request, Public Areas, Hotel Dining, Bar/Lounge Service, In-Room Dining, Pool/Beach Service (as updated).
- Adhere to the Employee Handbook (as updated)
- Adhere to the Code of Conduct (as updated) and Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation & Intellectual Property Agreement (as updated)
- Able to work unsupervised with focus and attention to detail. Assist colleagues as needed.
- Oral and written proficiency in English, strong communication and people skills.
- Able to lift, carry, push, and/or pull 40-50 pounds. Ability to kneel, reach overhead, climb, crouch, and bend downwards.
- Must be able to seize, grasp, turn and hold objects with hands.
- Able to stand on feet for long periods of time and move in a prompt manner between various locations.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Chateau Marmont is an equal opportunity employer. The Company prohibits discrimination against any employee, applicant for employment, intern or volunteer based on the individual’s actual or perceived race (including traits associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, which include but are not limited to braids, locs, and twists), color, religion, religious creed (including religious belief, observance, and dressing and/or grooming practices), national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, expressing breast milk, or related medical condition), reproductive health decision-making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, citizenship, primary language, immigration status, genetic characteristics, genetic information, medical condition, disability, status as a special disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era, past or present membership in the uniformed/military service, marital or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, political activities/affiliations, declination of attendance at or participation in any meeting discussing the Company’s opinion on religious or political matters, off-duty marijuana use, any other factor prohibited by law, as applicable to the Company (“Special Characteristic”), or the intersectionality of two or more Special Characteristics