Alcohol Manager Jobs in Silver Spring, MD (NOW HIRING)

Dacha Beer Garden is expanding to Silver Spring, Maryland, and we are looking for an experienced, hands-on General Manager to lead our newest location.

Dacha is known for high-volume hospitality, energetic outdoor spaces, great food and drinks, and a lively neighborhood atmosphere. Our venues are built around hospitality, community, teamwork, and memorable guest experiences. The General Manager will play a critical role in launching and leading the Silver Spring location, building the team, setting the culture, and ensuring operational excellence from day one.

The General Manager is the senior on-site leader responsible for the overall success of the venue. This role oversees daily operations, guest experience, team development, financial performance, compliance, facilities, and service standards.

We are looking for a strong hospitality leader who is comfortable managing a large, fast-paced operation; developing managers and hourly team members; controlling labor and costs; and maintaining a visible floor presence during service. The right candidate will be organized, energetic, accountable, and capable of creating a positive culture while driving business performance.

• Lead, coach, and develop a large front-of-house team.
• Set the standard for hospitality, professionalism, accountability, and teamwork.
• Oversee daily operations to ensure smooth, efficient, and consistent service.
• Maintain an active presence on the floor, engaging with guests and supporting the team during service.
• Recruit, hire, train, and retain high-performing managers and hourly employees.
• Build a strong service culture through ongoing coaching, training, and performance feedback.
• Manage labor, scheduling, payroll oversight, controllable expenses, and venue-level profitability.
• Track key performance indicators, sales goals, guest satisfaction, labor cost, and operational efficiency.
• Work closely with ownership, culinary leadership, marketing, and events teams to support business goals.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, labor, alcohol, and licensing requirements.
• Maintain cleanliness, organization, and readiness across all guest-facing and service areas.
• Support private events, seasonal activations, marketing initiatives, and community engagement.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, service, training, sales, and operational performance.
• Help establish the service standards, team culture, and operating routines for a new location.

• 7–10 years of progressive hospitality management experience.
• 3–5 years in a senior management or General Manager role preferred.
• Experience managing high-volume restaurant, beer garden, bar, or upscale casual hospitality operations.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and hold teams accountable.
• Proven ability to manage financial performance, labor cost, and operational controls.
• Strong understanding of guest experience, service standards, and floor management.
• Experience opening a new restaurant or leading a major launch is a strong plus.
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with POS, scheduling, reservation, payroll, inventory, and restaurant management systems.
• Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, workplace safety, and responsible alcohol service.
• Alcohol Manager and Food Manager certifications required, or ability to obtain promptly.
• Flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, holidays, and peak business periods.

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to work both indoors and outdoors in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Ability to remain calm, focused, and professional during busy service periods.

• Opportunity to lead the opening of a new Dacha Beer Garden location.
• High-energy, guest-focused hospitality environment.
• Strong ownership support and opportunity to shape team culture from the beginning.
• Growth opportunity within an established DC-area hospitality group.
• A leadership role with meaningful impact on operations, brand reputation, and business performance.

Please submit your resume and a brief note about your leadership experience, high-volume restaurant background, and why you are interested in leading Dacha Beer Garden Silver Spring. Apply here - https://dachadc.clearcompany.com/careers/jobs/ec47889e-0921-8c26-6555-15f665200552/apply?source=3704952-CS-33396