Bar manager
Part Time • Centro
Benefits:
- Employee discounts
- Flexible schedule
- Opportunity for advancement
- Training & development
- Wellness resources
Centro Mexican Kitchen - Boulder
Bar Manager
Bar Manager
Are you a master of mixology, a hospitality leader, and a ringleader of good times? Centro Mexican Kitchen is looking for an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and energetic Bar Manager to take our bar program to the next level! If you’re passionate about crafting innovative cocktails, creating unforgettable guest experiences, and leading a high-energy bar team, we want to meet you!
About Centro Mexican Kitchen
Located in the heart of downtown Boulder’s Pearl Street West End, Centro Mexican Kitchen is a chef-driven, flavor-packed tribute to the vibrant culinary traditions of Mexico. Our bar program is just as dynamic—featuring handcrafted cocktails, agave spirits, and an atmosphere that transports our guests to a lively fiesta. We don’t just serve drinks—we create experiences.
What We’re Looking For:
- A passionate bar leader who thrives on crafting exceptional cocktails and delivering top-tier hospitality.
- Someone who brings the energy and leads by example, inspiring their team and engaging guests.
- A mentor and coach who can train, educate, and develop a high-performing bar team.
- A business-minded professional who understands bar operations, cost control, and profitability.
- A guest-focused hospitalitarian who makes every guest feel like they’re on a Mexican vacation.
- A creative innovator who loves experimenting with cocktails, spirits, and beverage pairings.
What You’ll Be Doing:
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Elevating the bar experience with a cocktail program that excites and delights our guests.
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Leading and coaching an energetic and knowledgeable bar team.
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Managing inventory, ordering, and cost controls to maximize profitability.
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Developing seasonal and specialty cocktails that highlight agave spirits and fresh ingredients.
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Engaging guests with exceptional service, storytelling, and education about our beverage program.
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Collaborating with the GM and Executive Chef to create food and drink pairings that enhance the guest experience.
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Ensuring compliance with all liquor laws, safety standards, and responsible alcohol service guidelines.
What You Bring to the Table:
- Minimum 3+ years of bartending experience in a high-volume, full-service environment.
- Strong leadership and mentorship skills, with a passion for training and team development.
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Deep knowledge of spirits, craft cocktails, beer, and wine—expertise in tequila and mezcal is a plus!
- Ability to balance creativity with operational efficiency—you know how to run a smooth bar.
- A guest-first mentality—hospitality is at the heart of everything you do.
- TIPS & ServSafe Certification (or willingness to obtain).
- Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
What’s in It for You?
- Full-Time and Part
- The best attitude is better than experience, but experience is helpful!
- Team Service Tip Pool Model (we share tips among all hourly employees!)
- Estimated hourly wage $28+ per hour (with opportunity to earn more!)
- TIPS and/or Responsible Alcohol Service Certification (we’ll provide training!)
- Flexible schedule
- Big Red F Restaurant Dining Discount
- Paid Sick Time
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance for full-time team members after 6 months
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Your sexual, religious and political preferences are of no concern to us. Your humanity, kindness and ability to do your job better than anyone on the planet is what we are concerned with.
Who we are: We are a collective of locally owned and fiercely independent restaurants and bars rooted in Boulder, Colorado.
Your sexual, religious and political preferences are of no concern to us. Your humanity, kindness and ability to do your job better than anyone on the planet is what we are concerned with.
Who we are: We are a collective of locally owned and fiercely independent restaurants and bars rooted in Boulder, Colorado.
Our Mission: We Serve Delicious and Memorable Hospitality - OUR HOSPITALITY IS EVERYTHING WE DO
Our Values: We are committed to the happiness of our guests, the success of our team, and the connection to our communities.
Our Purpose: We are dedicated to creating outstanding memories and experiences for our guests around eating and drinking.
Compensation: $27.00 - $35.00 per hour
Big Red F is in the business of PEOPLE. The people we work with and the people we welcome into our restaurants everyday - be it our guests, delivery drivers or visitors that walk through our front or back doors. Our continued success and longevity is due to the many unique, funky, authentic, righteous, passionate, amazing, hummmm-ble, honest, hard-working and dedicated PEOPLE who have worked within our walls and under our roofs since 1994.
So you're curious about what it's like to carry that torch and continue this legacy? Whether you are with us for a season, a year, or become one of the many, many people who have been family for 10, 15 and 20 years and beyond, the collective commitment of our teams in these restaurants is crucial to our success. We will lead, teach, laugh, struggle, win, learn and grow together, always knowing that we are only as good as our PEOPLE choose to make us. Every time the doors are unlocked, we strive to make good on the promises we make to each other and every one of our guests, which are:
- Great food and drinks.
- Truly memorable, intelligent, gracious, well dressed hospitality.
- Phenomenal, one of a kind, storied, respected and welcoming restaurant homes for our PEOPLE
- Clean and spotless, well run and proud kitchens.
- Charming and inviting, appropriately lit, well tuned and enjoyable dining rooms
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Medical, dental and vision insurance
Life, AD&D and additional voluntary benefits
Paid Days Off
Employee Assistance Program
F’ilanthrophy at BRF (paid volunteering time)
Family Food Discount
Bus pass (Boulder locations)
Merchandise discounts