Bar Manager

Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate; Galway; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Salary & Benefits

Meals on Duty

Employee Discounts across MHL Hotel &o

Job summary

Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate in Galway is seeking a Bar Manager to lead Palmers Bar and Kitchen, delivering a high-quality guest experience and achieving service excellence.

You will manage day-to-day operations, ensure hygiene standards, maximize sales, recruit and train staff, and work weekends with flexibility. The role offers an attractive salary and benefits package within a prestigious 5-star hotel and estate.

Qualifications

• Previous bar/restaurant management experience.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills.
• Flexibility to work weekends.
• Customer-focused with sales awareness.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day running of Palmers Bar and Kitchen.
• Ensure cleanliness and hygiene standards meet statutory requirements.
• Keep SOP documents updated and implemented.
• Promote sales and achieve budget targets.
• Recruit and train staff and monitor engagement.
• Control bar stock and inventory.
• Lead by example and maintain professional presentation.

Skills

Team leadership

Job description

The 5* Glenlo Abbey Hotel & Estate (part of the MHL Hotel Collection) is currently recruiting for a Bar Manager to join our award winning team.

About the position:

The main purpose of this role will be the delivery of a high-quality guest experience. The manager will hold responsibility for the highest levels of guest satisfaction while ensuring operational and financial target delivery.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage the day to day running of Palmers Bar and Kitchen.
• To ensure that the overall cleanliness and hygiene standards are being implemented and monitored in line with statutory requirements.
• Ensure your departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) documents are updated and implemented.
• To positively promote sales awareness within the department, & at all times maximizing sales opportunities to achieve/exceed budget sales targets.
• To be actively involved and contribute/deliver sales in the bar. To include in house opportunities/average spend targeting.
• To identify and implement new and innovative concepts/service standards that will maintain a competitive and leading edge over our Competitive set
• Costing out of rosters in line with forecast while not compromising service levels.
• Demonstrate assertiveness to instruct, firmly represent organisational standards and goals, or discipline as necessary
• In conjunction with the Food & Beverage Management Team to ensure departmental skills training is carried out in a systemic and professional way and recorded and that all employees are fully aware and implementing departmental Standard of procedures.
• Actively participate in the recruitment and selection of new team members ensuring both a skills and hotel culture fit.
• Monitor employee satisfaction and engagement to limit employee turnover
• To create an environment which promotes employee morale and encourages the team to have pride in their area of work with a high level of commitment.
• To maintain regular and effective communication within the team and all levels by holding daily briefing sessions with the immediate team and attending meetings as required.
• To ensure that all employees are complying with the Company uniform standards and are presented in a professional well-groomed manner.
• To maintain efficient control measures of the bar stock and inventory

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Requirements

• Team Player and Leader.
• This role involves working weekends - full flexibility with hours is required

What we offer:

• Excellent Salary & Benefits for chosen candidate.
• Meals on Duty in Staff Restaurant.
• Employee Discounts across all MHL Hotel Collection hotels and SLH Hotels Worldwide.

Due to the high volume of applications received, we regret that we are only able to contact candidates whose experience and profile closely match the requirements of the role. We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest and for taking the time to apply.