Bar Supervisor – AVA, Coconut Grove (Fall 2025)
RIVIERA DINING GROUP introduces its first restaurant-concept brand, MILA, which offers guests a culinary journey through exquisite MediterrAsian cuisine. At RDG, we are a collective of individuals dedicated to excellence and the art of sensory engagement.
We have expanded into new concepts, including AVA MediterrAegean in Winter Park, Florida, CASA NEOS on the Miami River, Claudie, and MM, a Membership Community. Upcoming projects include AVA's second location in Coconut Grove and Casa Neos Lounge (Fall 2025), Noora and HONO Japanese Steakhouse (Spring 2026).
Summary
As the Bar Supervisor, AVA you will be overseeing pre-opening phases and the operation of our bar concept, including the maintenance and monitoring of restaurant products and systems, as well as the management of training and specific tasks such as Toast, Fintech, and OSE.
Responsibilities
- Is the 'face' of the program and leading from the front lines. Must know each floor / venue intimately
- Intimate knowledge of schedules of all bar staff and effectively coordinates with GM
- Participate in weekly reports for review with GM / management team, and Director of Beverage Operations.
- Update and maintain administrative systems.
- Supports the Head of Mixology by ensuring the consistency of crafted cocktail delivery.
- Fluent in LTS training and operations
- Responsible for DOH compliance
- May from time to time take brand meetings
- Create and maintain vendor relationships to obtain deals and discounts on products with the approval of the Director of Bar Operations
- Leads mandatory monthly bar team meeting for each venue
- Menu Maintenance and engineering to be sent to Director of Beverage Operations and beverage team for approval
- Oversee all new hires and their training schedules, physically training all new team members when leads are unavailable
- Responsible for all product in and out of building and ordering / stocking the product for all venues in the building
- Maintain pouring cost goals and uphold the Executive team's standards for each space
- Report and works closely with the GM, Head of Mixology and Director Beverage Operations
- Work 5 days a week, with 4 of the busiest shifts and 1 day for administrative duties and weekly liquor ordering.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum of 2-3 years management experience as a Bar Manager in an upscale or luxury high volumeExperience working with an extensive craft cocktail and wine inventoryUtilizing purchasing platforms and monitoring budget set by the LTS ReportMaintaining financial systems and software such as Toast POS, Fintech, Restaurant 365Experience with extensive inventory proceduresBusiness development and staff excellence developmentDriving COGs down, finding ways to maximize product and best utilization of "dead stock" in the buildingPhysical Demands And Work Environment
General office assignmentsConsistent standing and walking through venuesOccasional use of ladders and elevationHeavy lifting for stock room maintenanceJ-18808-Ljbffr