Bar Manager | Lorne Hotel

The Venue

The Lorne Hotel is a historic beachfront pub and accommodation venue on the Great Ocean Road, valued for its central location opposite the beach and its relaxed coastal atmosphere. Established in 1876, it combines heritage character with modern comforts, offering a selection of rooms, casual dining, and bars with ocean views. It also features Totti’s, an Italian-style restaurant known for its share plates and easy-going setting, contributing to the hotel’s appeal as a welcoming place to dine and unwind. Overall, the Lorne Hotel offers a laid-back and enjoyable experience for both visitors and locals.

The Role

Our Bar teams are all about creating unforgettable guest experiences and always striving to be the best at what we do. We are looking for a creative, innovative and engaging Bar Manager to add to our already legendary teams in some of our most premium venues across multiple of our Sydney venues. This role will suit a passionate and experienced beverage driven professional, who truly understands what being hands-on means!

At Merivale, our people are at the forefront of everything we do and the key to our success.

Coming into the business as a Bar Manager, you will have the opportunity to express both your creativity as well as your organisational, communication and people skills.

Along with delivering great cocktails with speed, style and charisma, you will also be responsible for managing the bar end to end.

Your focus will be on developing your people and building an incredible team with a strong culture, as well as taking them on the journey of training and development to upskill them around product knowledge, service standards and how to create a magical guest experience.

We are looking for experienced Manager that have:

• Experience managing large teams of bartenders and bar team leaders
• Experience working in a high-volume environment, overseeing multiple bar operations
• Exceptional product knowledge and ability to drive consistency and excellence 
• Influencing, coaching and presentation skills
• Business and operational acumen
• Knowledge and skills to develop staff around product knowledge, service skills, team culture and guest relationships

Merivale Employee Benefits

• Top remuneration package on offer.
• 25% staff discount across 90+ Merivale venues.
• Exclusive monthly perks, staff-only rewards and events.
• Merivale Staff Cellar – access to premium wines at staff pricing.
• Unlimited career growth with endless development opportunities.
• Merivale Academy – online and in-person training, including Leadership & Performance, First Aid, Food Safety and more.
• Professional accreditation support – including Leadership qualifications, CMS and WSET Levels 2 & 3.
• Employee Assistance Program – confidential wellbeing and mental health support, provided by Sonder.
• Employee Referral Program – earn rewards for bringing great people on board.
• Paid parental leave with flexible return-to-work support.