Careers

Who We Are

Green Bench Brewing opened in 2013 with a focus on high-quality, world-class products and a community-oriented atmosphere. Located in beautiful St. Petersburg, FL, we strive to spread our passion for beer, cider, mead, and hospitality with our beloved neighbors and friends.

We are always accepting resumes from qualified individuals. If you are interested in working at Green Bench Brewing, please review our Code of Conduct.

Current position(s) available

General Manager – Tasting Room & Hospitality

Location: Pinellas County, Florida
Company: Established, high-volume regional brewery (Top 3 by volume in Florida)

Position Overview

We are a high-volume, production brewery with a three-bar tasting room concept located at our primary production facility. As one of the top breweries in the state of Florida, our tasting room plays a critical role in brand expression, revenue generation, and community engagement.

We are seeking an experienced, hospitality-driven General Manager – Tasting Room & Hospitality to lead all aspects of tasting room operations. This role is responsible for delivering an exceptional guest experience while owning the operational, financial, and cultural performance of the tasting room. The General Manager serves as the senior leader for front-of-house hospitality and acts as a key liaison between ownership, production, marketing, events, and retail. The ideal candidate will demonstrate eagerness and readiness to assume leadership of additional bar or hospitality concepts as the business grows, with the ability to scale teams, systems, and operational standards across multiple concepts.

This is a hands-on leadership role for a proven operator who can balance people, process, and performance in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Culture

  • Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing tasting room team of up to 20+ employees across a multi-bar operation

  • Establish and uphold a culture rooted in hospitality, accountability, teamwork, and professionalism

  • Hire, train, coach, and performance-manage staff, including providing clear expectations, ongoing feedback, and corrective action when necessary

  • Develop leadership depth by mentoring leads and supervisors to support daily operations

  • Foster an inclusive, welcoming environment for guests, staff, and the broader community

Guest Experience & Brand Stewardship

  • Own the end-to-end guest experience across all three bars, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and hospitality at all times

  • Serve as a visible leader on the floor during peak periods, events, and high-volume service

  • Resolve guest concerns with professionalism, empathy, and sound judgment

  • Ensure staff are knowledgeable, confident ambassadors of our beers, ciders, and brand

  • Collaborate with marketing and events teams to execute releases, events, and brand activations

Operations & Systems

  • Oversee all tasting room operations, including staffing models, scheduling, opening/closing procedures, and service standards

  • Own the POS system, including configuration, troubleshooting, reporting, and acting as the primary point of contact for support and maintenance

  • Manage inventory, ordering, and supply levels for bar, retail, and operational needs

  • Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal alcohol regulations, safety standards, and internal policies

  • Maintain clear documentation, SOPs, and operational consistency across all shifts and bars

Financial & Performance Accountability

  • Own tasting room financial performance, including revenue, labor efficiency, and controllable expenses

  • Analyze sales data, labor reports, and expense trends to maintain target margins

  • Develop staffing and scheduling strategies that align with volume patterns, seasonality, and events

  • Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and operational metrics on a regular cadence

  • Identify, test, and measure new initiatives using real data to drive continuous improvement

  • Partner with ownership on forecasting, goal setting, and long-term operational strategy

Training & Development

  • Ensure consistent onboarding and ongoing training for all tasting room staff

  • Schedule and oversee regular beer education sessions in collaboration with the production team

  • Maintain high standards of service, knowledge, product accuracy, and guest engagement

  • Build training systems that scale with the business and support staff growth

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with production, marketing, events, and leadership teams to align priorities and execution

  • Communicate clearly and proactively across departments to ensure smooth operations and shared goals

  • Represent tasting room operations in leadership discussions and planning meetings

Qualifications & Experience

  • 4–5+ years of experience managing high-volume hospitality operations (brewery, bar, restaurant, or similar)

  • Proven experience leading teams of 15–30+ employees in a fast-paced environment

  • Strong understanding of hospitality operations, labor management, and guest experience design

  • Passion for craft beer and cider, with a working knowledge of styles and a desire to continue learning

  • Basic understanding of the brewing process (or demonstrated ability to learn quickly)

  • Experience with POS systems, inventory management, and sales reporting

  • Comfortable analyzing data and using metrics to drive decisions

  • Proficient in Google Workspace and/or Microsoft Office; familiarity with tools like Canva and Untappd is a plus

  • Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays as required

Key Attributes

  • Strong, selfless leader who prioritizes team success and guest satisfaction

  • Calm, decisive, and professional under pressure

  • Highly organized with excellent time management skills

  • Clear, confident communicator comfortable addressing large groups

  • Accountable, proactive, and capable of operating without micromanagement

  • Forward-thinking with a continuous improvement mindset

Compensation & Incentives

  • Competitive salary, commensurate with experience

  • Performance-based bonus opportunities tied to defined KPIs and revenue goals

  • Opportunities for career growth and compensation evolution as additional bar or hospitality concepts are added and the scope of the role expands.

How to Apply

Please submit a resume and cover letter outlining your hospitality experience, leadership background, and why this role is a strong fit for you.

Please send resume, cover letter and any questions to nathan@greenbenchbrewing.com AND khris@greenbenchbrewing.com

territory manager (bradenton/sarasota/fort myers)

Email resume/cover letter to Coleman@greenbenchbrewing.com

Job Description: A territory manager at Green Bench Brewing Co. is responsible for growing sales of our brand within their selected distributor footprints, executing with retailers, and building relationships with both. You will spend ~90% of your time in market.

· Build and maintain relationships with your distributor and wholesale sales team

  • Be the face and name for our brewery within your distribution footprint

  • Grow relationships within all levels of your wholesale partners to help increase our sales and be top of mind

  • Control inventory levels with distributors, ensuring the quality of beer and management of date coded supply

  • Compile and submit reports on the market to management team and distributors

  • Daily use of CRM Software (Karma), recording account visits

  • Sales reports weekly using VIP

  • Setup lunches, meetings, ride-alongs, and happy hours with your distribution teams

  • Ensure Green Bench Brewing Co. standards are executed & understood at the distributor level

· Build and maintain relationships with all retail accounts

  • Call on existing account base within territory

  • Identify and solicit new business both On-Premise & Off-Premise to drive future growth

  • Setup and execute promotional events and activities within accounts

  • Setup promotional displays and tasting within accounts

  • Staff Education at new and existing accounts

  • Creatively come up with new strategies to showcase our brand and connect with retailers and customers

· Essential responsibilities and requirements

  • Associates degree or any combination of comparable skills and knowledge

  • Bachelors degree preferred

  • Self-motivated and ability to work with limited direction, ability to work both independently and with a team to accomplish goals

  • Alcohol Wholesaler experience preferred

  • Previous sales experience preferred

  • Willingness to learn all processes of brewing beer at Green Bench Brewing Co., as well as understand our products

  • Knowledge of 3 Tier System preferred

  • Strong sales skills, and people skills

  • Excellent organizational, analytical, communication and presentation skills

  • Operate effectively within a budget

  • Work with a flexible schedule

  • Job will require some nights and weekends each month

  • Driver's License with a driving record free of any major violations in the last three years upon hire required

  • Able to drive long distances daily covering your market

  • Primary residence in market or willingness to relocate to market

  • Must be 21+ to apply