Duty Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Who We Are…
Since opening our doors in 2008, the Drake & Morgan collection now has 17 beautiful bars and restaurants in London and Manchester.
We wanted to create a unique space where locals and visitors alike could enjoy thoughtful, inspired menus and innovative, crafted cocktails in the most welcoming environment. An escape from the everyday.
You will be the best in class in your sector and will have a thirst for knowledge coupled with a desire to give your guests the very best service, standards and product.
About you…
Ideally you will have similar bar management experience and background within high profile, high volume bars & restaurants, passionate about hospitality, and obsessively detailed about little touches, demanding the very best from yourself and your team, you will also be a tip top mixologist, who can inspire the team & guests alike.
A flavour of the Role…
- Stock control, ordering of products, GP and labour control within a high volume, multiple bar operation.
- Training and development plays a key part in the role of a D&M duty manager, recruiting, training and motivating your team are at the centre of your universe.
- We know it’s not the reason you became a Duty Manager but keeping up to date with licensing legislation, liaising with the authorities and taking overall legal responsibility for the venue it vital
- Adhering to budgets, increasing profits and managing cash flow
- Opening and closing shift management – Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner…
- Health & Safety
What’s in it for you….
We offer competitive hourly rates, great service charge, cash tips and huge opportunities to progress into bigger roles in the future.
- Career progression
- Meals on duty
- Full training
- Company trips & incentives
- Tips & Service charge
- Staff Parties & Events
- Great team culture
- Your Birthday off & paid
Please note you must be able to prove you are eligible to work in the UK and have good written and spoken English
INDMANAGE
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Pubs, Bars & Nightclubs
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Duty Manager roles across The Sipping Room's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Pubs, Bars & Nightclubs.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £15 - £15 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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