Bar Manager

About the role

This is a hands-on Bar Manager position at Gilson, an Italian-influenced all-day restaurant in South Yarra opposite the Royal Botanic Gardens. You'll spend much of your time behind the bar during service, keeping drinks moving quickly and to standard for a busy restaurant floor, while taking ownership of how the bar operates.

Key responsibilities

• Work the bar during service, producing drinks for the floor quickly, accurately, and consistently
• Manage beverage ordering, supplier relationships, and par levels
• Run regular stocktakes and maintain tight stock control to minimise wastage and variance
• Take accountability for beverage COGS and bar-related costs
• Keep the bar clean, organised, and well maintained, including equipment, glassware, and beer lines
• Train and support bar staff so the bar runs smoothly on every shift
• Work closely with the management team on rostering, events, and venue performance

About you

• Experience running or senior bartending in a busy, quality venue
• Highly organised, with strong stock control and ordering experience
• Fast, efficient, and calm behind a busy dispense bar
• Commercially minded: you understand COGS, wastage, and margins
• Takes pride in a clean, well-maintained, well-run bar
• A team player who leads by example
• RSA required

About us

Gilson is one of Melbourne's most loved neighbourhood restaurants, an Italian-influenced all-day venue sitting opposite the Royal Botanic Gardens in South Yarra. We're part of a growing hospitality group with genuine ambitions. We've opened new venues and have more planned in the next 2–3 years. We promote from within and provide best-in-class training and mentoring, including access to external management and commercial training, plus regular one-on-one support from experienced operators. We're backed by an ownership team that cares deeply about hospitality, culture, and the people who deliver it.

Benefits

• Clear career pathway in a growing group, with opportunities to progress to group beverage lead or Venue Manager roles
• Best-in-class training and mentoring, including external management and commercial training
• Strong base salary, superannuation, and performance bonus
• Reasonable closing hours—venue closes at 11pm, no 3am bar closes
• Autonomy to run the bar your way with support to do it well
• Staff discounts across the group