Bar Manager London, England
Job description
About Us
Ministry of Sound opened in 1991 in a disused bus garage in a forgotten corner of South London. It was the first nightclub in the UK to have a 24-hour licence, didn’t serve alcohol and featured an earth-shaking sound system in a specially constructed dance box.
We went on to become the world’s largest independent record company and stage giant dance events, including one for 50,000 people at the Millennium Dome. We were pioneers in electronic music and have a history of taking risks, innovation, and colourful and creative marketing.
As a business we don’t take ourselves too seriously, like to laugh and have fun, but we have high standards, a relentless attention to detail and the continuous improvement of our product, and we work hard as a team.
We hate cliché, doing things the way others do and continuously seek to differentiate our brands and products almost as a point of pride.
Thirty years later we opened The Ministry, a workspace run as a member’s club, in a 50,000 sq. ft Victorian warehouse in SE1. The design is relaxed but functional with a bar, opening windows, an outside courtyard and plenty of space to sit, relax, work and socialise – everything you wouldn’t expect to find in a standard office.
There’s great home cooked F&B, a state-of-the-art gym and fitness studio with daily classes, together with a cultural and business events programme. The building has its own events and conference space and we’re about to introduce our own premium range of candles, diffusers, soaps, and other body care products.
We believe this is the office of the future, members love it and it has been a big success.
We plan to take this a stage further with the opening of our second site at Westfield White City in early 2024. Members will access the office via an urban garden before ascending an escalator to a bar and deli with a five-metre floor to ceiling height.
In addition to a private gym for members, the workspace will include wellness studios, a bakery, rooftop bar and restaurant, juice bar and champagne and doughnut bar, all public facing. There will be an events and conference facility and multiple other products and amenities not typically associated with a workspace.
The Ministry Shepherd’s Bush will be revolutionary in its scope and offering and needs a world class marketing execution.
The Role
You will have natural charm, flare, and presence to be the face of the operation. Thiss within a successful casual F&B concept. You will be a leader who will shape the Ministry Bar, overseeing beverage development, stocktake, ordering and most importantly, service and standards of a fantastic team.
You will have natural charm, flare, and presence to be the face of the operation. This doesn’t mean stuffy or formal; we are neither of these.
You will take creative lead in our beverage events within the member events programme. You will have motivation, energy and attention to detail at the forefront of everything you do.
You will demand an organised, impeccably clean and well-presented environment from your team constantly. You will partner with our Deli Manager and Head Chef to ensure our F&B offering is coherent and creative.
You will have creative knowledge, imagination, and the ability to contribute to the design process with technical expertise. You will work with our team, our suppliers, and our members to ensure that the Bar experience is so good that our members will never question having their birthday, events and weekly drinks anywhere else.
You will be business minded, understand budgets, stock management and quality control.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who wants to grow professionally and personally, shaping the future of food and beverage at the Ministry – the best workspace in the world.
A capacity for hard work, natural ability to get on with people, a passion for London’s BEST beverages and a sense of humour are a must.
You will have the ability and track record to build, train and develop a peak performing team from throughout daily service and beyond.
You will be open to feedback and react quickly to improve our products and customer experience relentlessly.
Benefits
Ministry of Sound offers an excellent range of benefits to support you as you grow with the company and take part in achieving our collective mission.
Health & Wellness -
- Free Ministry membership with access to our gym, fitness classes & wellness events
- Health Shield: a cashback scheme for a wide range of health and wellbeing treatments
- 24/7 Counselling and Support Helpline
- Thrive Support app to help monitor your mental health and wellbeing
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Online Health Assessments
Financial well-being-
- Staff referral scheme: a bonus is paid for referring an employee to a vacant full-time position in the company
- Discretionary annual company bonus
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity and adoption leave
Pleasant Oddities-
- Access to cultural events hosted at The Ministry Free VIP entry to Ministry of Sound Club
- Dog friendly office
- Free lunch at The Ministry and discount on food and drinks
- My Perks: an online rewards scheme with discounts for many popular retailers.
£35,000 - £38,000 per annum.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free fitness classes
- Gym membership
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- LONDON, SE1 6DP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: BM0323
