Bar Supervisor

4 days ago


Wellington Central, Wellington, New Zealand BATS Theatre Full time NZ$45,000 - NZ$55,000 per year

About the role

BATS is a not-for-profit and is sustained with the support of our core funders Creative New Zealand, Wellington City Council and generous supporters like yourself.

As the Bar Supervisor for the Lumen bar, you will be a core player in providing an excellent experience for our patrons. With an fantastic selection of craft beers and some of the most affordable prices in town, we strive to provide an experience like no other; bringing people together while supporting the arts.

The theatre environment is complex and requires you to be agile and easy to pivot where needed, to support the strategic vision of BATS Theatre. You will be joining a high performing core operations team.

The Bar Supervisor oversees the daily operation of the Lumen. This is a hands-on role with key duties that include:

  • Open and close the bar, lead shifts, and supervise staff.
  • Provide professional, warm customer service to patrons.
  • Oversee stock control, food collection and re-ordering, and ensure food and beverage standards are met.
  • Support sponsorship obligations by ensuring sponsored products are correctly stocked and promoted.
  • End of shift waste management
  • Accurately complete end-of-night cash-outs and nightly reporting.
  • Train and support bar staff; cover roster gaps as needed.
  • Report shift performance, stock, and any compliance concerns to the Business Administrator and General Manager.

About you

Coming into this role, you must have:

  • A passion for the hospitality and arts industry
  • Current duty manager and liquor licence
  • Minimum of 2 years in running a bar
  • Experience in:

  • Inventory management

  • Cash handling
  • Reporting
  • Excellent people management
  • Income generation and sales management
  • Capable at working in a fast paced environment with a large team
  • Experience with wine, craft beer and cocktail mixing
  • Food hygiene and food handling
  • Prepared to work in an environment that pivots and changes according to the shows and events we programme
  • Collaborate with the General Manager and Business Manager on the overall strategy and vision of The Lumen and BATS Theatre

You will need to have a high work ethic, initiative and be able to work transparently in a collaborative environment. In addition, you will also have a customer centric approach, ideally with some event management experience and a comprehensive understanding of bar tap lines, keg health and management.

What we offer

This role will be offered at a maximum of 30 hours per week with some flexibility and the opportunity for the hours to increase over time.

Situated on Kent Terrace, we are close to plenty of bus routes and local eateries. The BATS whānau get discounted (and sometimes comp) tickets to the many shows we host and we have staff discounts at some of our neighbouring and iconic eateries in Wellington.

If you have a passion for wines, cocktails and spirits and have excellent forward thinking and time management, we want to hear from you, especially if you have a love for the arts and just so happen to be a practitioner

Join a dynamic community that's passionate about nurturing creative talent In your application, please send us a cover letter explaining why this role interests you and how your skills and experience would be the right fit for this role and team.

We will be reviewing applications as they come through and reserve the right to close the ad early if the right applicant is located.


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