Bar Manager

TGI Fridays is a well-established and popular casual dining restaurant brand known for its vibrant atmosphere, quality food, and exceptional customer service. Located at 7655 Arundel Mills Blvd in Hanover, MD, TGI Fridays - Hanover-Arundel (Property Number 339) serves a wide range of American cuisine and beverages, making it a favored destination for guests seeking a lively dining experience. The establishment prides itself on creating memorable guest interactions delivered through attentive service and a dynamic team culture.\n\nThe Bar Manager role at TGI Fridays Hanover-Arundel is a crucial leadership position focused on managing all bar operations to create the best corner bar in town. This full-time role entails supervising the bar staff, ensuring the delivery of high-quality mixed beverages, maintaining rigorous standards of cleanliness and service, and driving local marketing campaigns to boost guest traffic and sales. The manager is responsible for controlling beverage costs, managing inventory, and overseeing vendor relationships to optimize profitability. Additionally, this role plays a strategic part in coaching and developing bartenders and bar team members through performance reviews, training programs, and motivating the team to consistently meet service standards.\n\nAs a Bar Manager, you will oversee day-to-day bar operations, ensuring staff schedules are properly managed while providing hands-on support during shifts. You will act as the face of the bar to guests, interacting to maintain high guest satisfaction scores and promptly addressing any issues or complaints to uphold TGI Fridays' service style experience. You are also responsible for maintaining safety and security procedures to protect guests, team members, and company assets.\n\nThis role requires a leader who excels in people development, coaching for performance, and inspiring others through strong communication skills and integrity. The Manager on Duty responsibility occasionally falls under this role, overseeing the entire restaurant operation in the General Manager's absence. Measuring success involves meeting or exceeding sales budgets, labor budgets, controlling beverage costs, minimizing waste, and maintaining high operational quality and audit scores. Candidates must have a blend of bar experience, management skills, and an ability to work in a fast-paced environment while fostering positive guest experiences and efficient team operations.