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Merchant Careers

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Cocktail Bar Manager

In this hands-on, customer-facing role, the five-star Merchant Hotel is searching for an experienced hospitality professional to bring our award-winning Cocktail Bar and its team on the next stage of its journey. The ideal candidate will use their creativity, innovation and skill to elevate our iconic bar to new heights while maintaining its outstanding reputation as a world-class Cocktail Bar.

The successful candidate will have overall responsibility for a team of approximately sixteen people and work as part of a larger Merchant Hotel team.

To apply, please email your CV to marco@themerchanthotel.com

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The essential criteria for this position is:

  • Three years working with high-end spirits and cocktails
  • A passion for cocktails and bringing innovative ideas to the table
  • Two year experience managing a team.
  • Bar Management experience
  • Ability to market and sell this unique product


The desirable criteria for this position is:

  • Fine Dining experience



The Merchant Hotel offers their Management team:

  • Generous Financial Package
  • Company Bonus Scheme
  • Salary is negotiable
  • Private Healthcare
  • Healthcare Cash Plan
  • Life Assurance
  • Income Protection
  • Company mobile phone.
  • Company discount card offering 20% off food in various outlets including Bullitt Hotel, Little Wing Pizzeria, The National and The Cloth Ear.
  • Complimentary overnight stay in The Merchant Hotel with dinner and breakfast in The Great Room Restaurant.
  • 29 days holiday (including your birthday off)
  • Seasonal parties
  • Discounted accommodation rates
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Concierge

Reporting to the Front of House Manager, you will endeavour to deliver 5* service to guests at all times. As Concierge you will be the hotels first point of contact and getting to know returning customers and individual needs is the key. This is an exciting and engaging role for someone who enjoys a customer facing role to 5 Star standards.

To apply, please email your CV to molly.crawley@beannchor.com

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The role will involve:

  • Being the face of The Merchant Hotel to the public
  • Valet parking residents cars
  • High presence on hotel front doors greeting guests
  • Escorting guests to their room along with room inductions
  • Suggesting and assisting with activities or bookings pre and during their stay.
  • Making restaurant reservations
  • Upselling the services within The Merchant Hotel
  • Luggage duties for guests and groups


The essential criteria for this position is:

  • An understanding of the importance of quality guest service
  • Excellent Communication, Presentation and Interpersonal skills
  • Effective Organizational Skills
  • A full clean driving license
  • Confident driving different automatic and manually operated cars
  • A confident and passionate individual who is driven to deliver excellent customer service

The Merchant Hotel offers staff:

  • 29 days annual leave including your birthday off
  • Tips
  • Company discount card offering 20% off food in various outlets including Bullitt Hotel, Little Wing Pizzeria, The National and The Cloth Ear.
  • Complimentary overnight stay in The Merchant Hotel with dinner and breakfast in The Great Room Restaurant. *subject to contract.
  • Christmas raffle
  • Full Uniform
  • Seasonal parties
  • Opportunity to participate in NVQs
  • Discounted Friends and Family rates
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Pastry Chef

We are now recruiting for a Pastry Chef to alongside the Head Pastry Chef in The Great Room Kitchen.

The successful candidate will have

  • 1 year experience in pastry and service in a busy restaurant
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Excellent coordination skills
  • Ability to work well as part of a team

The Merchant Hotel offers staff:

  • 29 days annual leave including your birthday off
  • Tips
  • Company discount card offering 20% off food in various outlets including Bullitt Hotel, Little Wing Pizzeria, The National and The Cloth Ear.
  • Complimentary overnight stay in The Merchant Hotel with dinner and breakfast in The Great Room Restaurant. *subject to contract.
  • Christmas raffle
  • Full Uniform
  • Seasonal parties
  • Opportunity to participate in NVQs
  • Discounted Friends and Family rates


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Careers Across the Group

Beannchor is one of the largest independent owner/operators of hotels, bars, pubs, restaurants and night clubs in Ireland. The group’s portfolio of brands is diverse, with restaurants, café’s, bars, hotels and night clubs, but they all operate with the same aim, to operate with the highest possible service standards delivering a product that is exceptional within its field. Visit our dedicated careers website to see the full list of careers available throughout the company.

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