At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage Brooky's wine bar, ensuring exceptional service and a vibrant atmosphere.
- Company: Join a boutique hotel chain focused on unique guest experiences and community connection.
- Benefits: $27/hour plus tips, health benefits, free hotel stays, and regular staff socials.
- Other info: 4-day work week with opportunities for growth as we expand.
- Why this job: Lead a dynamic team and create memorable experiences in a stunning setting.
- Qualifications: Experience in hospitality, Smart Serve certified, and a passion for wine.
The predicted salary is between 27 - 27 $ per hour.
About the job
We're building Ontario's most striking boutique hotel stays, designed for proper days off.
Two properties open today, Calabogie and Collingwood, with one to two more opening every year.
Our hotels are the kind of places your days off deserve.
An inn in town.
A house on the lake.
A country estate.
All built on the same belief: here, rest and connection are intentionally woven into every corner and moment.
A deep exhale kind of place that's grounded, thoughtful, and in sync with the local rhythm.
Somewhere you're proud to have found.
Brooky's is our wine bar in the lobby of Somewhere Inn Collingwood, and it changes shape through the week.
Weekday mornings and afternoons it's the front desk: coffee, a few drinks, and looking after guests.
Nights and weekends it's a proper wine bar, with locals walking in off Tremont Lane and hotel guests settling in for the evening.
We're looking for a Wine Bar Manager to run it.
Some shifts you'll be behind the bar on your own.
On the busy ones, you'll have servers with you, and you're running the floor.
Either way, the room is yours: the service, the standard, the stock, and the beverage side of every event we host.
What you'll do
- Run the Room – Own the service every night we're open.
The front desk team and the GM open the bar; you close it, and you're the reason a guest orders a second glass.
Quiet nights, you're solo.
Busy nights, you're leading a team.
- Own the Bar Program – Bring the wine list to life alongside Gibson & Co, who supply and curate it, and build out everything around it.
You place the orders for beer, spirits and minibar.
- Set the Standard and Train the Team – You define what good service looks like at Brooky's and you teach it to our serving team and to the front desk team who run the bar by day.
- Handle Beverage for Events – Corporate retreats, offsites, celebrations and group stays. You build the drinks package, order for it, staff it, and run the bar on the night.
- Manage Stock and Cost – Ordering, inventory, pour cost and waste. You know what's moving, what isn't, and what it's costing us.
- How we measure success for this role
- You will get weekly dashboards that will provide insights and performance:
- Beverage Revenue
- Beverage Cost %
- Labour as a % of Revenue
- Guest Reviews
- You are
- Experienced behind a bar, with time spent leading a team or running a room.
- Smart Serve certified, or ready to be before your first shift.
- A natural host. You remember what someone drank last time and you're glad to see them back.
- Confident with wine. You don't need to be a sommelier, but you should be able to sell a bottle you believe in.
- Comfortable working solo on a quiet night and leading a team on a full one.
- Comfortable with numbers. Pour cost, ordering and a labour target are part of the job.
- Organized under pressure. A full room and a 30-person retreat on the same night is a good night.
- A patient teacher. Part of this job is making everyone else on the floor better at it.
- Passionate about Collingwood, and always ready with a better recommendation than Google's.
- Available evenings, weekends and holidays. That's when the bar is busy.
- What you get
- $27 per hour plus tips.
- 4 day work week. 35 hours per week. Consistent hours. Includes working some evenings and weekends.
- Health & dental benefits.
- Free stays at our other hotels.
- Regular staff parties and socials (we like to have a good time).
- We open one to two properties a year, and we promote from within first.
We believe hospitality should be for everyone - and that starts with our team.
We're a Rainbow Registered business, which means we're committed to creating a workplace and guest experience that is safe, accepting, and welcoming to all.
We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives, knowing they make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do.
No matter your race, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or background - if you're passionate about crafting exceptional experiences, we'd love to hear from you.
Wine Bar Manager – Collingwood employer: Somewhere Inn
Somewhere Inn offers a unique work environment that emphasizes rest and connection, making it an attractive place for employees who value hospitality and teamwork. The company is expanding with new properties, providing growth opportunities for staff in various roles. Employees can expect a supportive atmosphere where their contributions to guest experiences are valued.
