Bar Manager - JOEY Uptown

JOEY Restaurant Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee discount

Shift meal discount

10% guest discount

Clothing retailer discount

Referral program

Sales contests

Paid vacation

Paid sick leave

Job summary

JOEY Restaurant Group is hiring a Bar Manager in Houston to lead a high‑performing bar team and drive quarterly strategic goals. The role emphasizes delivering exceptional guest experiences, managing inventory, and maintaining safety and environment standards.

You will recruit, train, and coach staff while partnering with leadership to support growth and performance. The position requires 1–3+ years of leadership, valid local/state permits, and a passion for hospitality.

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years of leadership experience.
• Must have or obtain valid local/state Food Handler and Alcohol Server permits.
• Passion for hospitality with a track record of world‑class experiences.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to stand/walk for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high‑performing bar team.
• Deliver guest‑centered service from entry to departure.
• Uphold bar, safety, and cleanliness standards.
• Coach staff to ensure quality and consistency.
• Drive sales opportunities and guest experiences.
• Support recruitment and retention of team members.
• Coordinate training and development of knowledge and execution.
• Communicate weekly liquor/wine/beer focus to teams.
• Manage bar inventory and weekly cycles.
• Monitor budgets, costs of goods, and labor.
• Address issues and guest concerns promptly.
• Ensure compliance with state laws and health standards.
• Foster a positive, professional workplace atmosphere.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

Full-time

Full-time

This is about YOU. Your passion, purpose, and potential. When you join the JOEY team, you can expect a warm, inclusive and creative environment. We are committed to training, educating, and empowering our people, and we live by our culture of People Development. JOEY Restaurants is all about opportunity and our success is directly attributable to our exceptional, team-oriented, and performance-driven partners (employees).

As a Bar Manager, you will directly contribute to the overall success of a multi-million-dollar Restaurant and its people. In this role, you will be responsible for attracting, retaining, and developing a high performing bar team, while driving their personal growth. You will efficiently deliver and execute quarterly strategic planning goals while upholding the highest standards in product, profit, environment and experience.

Duties

• Foster a cohesive and collaborative team environment through exemplary leadership.
• Provide guests with friendly and attentive service throughout their dining experience. Building regulars and new guests.
• Impact timeless and pristine environment standards on the bar.
• Exude professionalism and genuine warmth and care towards fellow partners, guests, vendors, business associates, etc.
• Resolve service issues and guest complaints with a sense of urgency, poise, and good judgment. It’s Your Business.
• Assist with managing store sales, budgets, cost of goods, and labor.
• Manage bar inventory levels and inventory routine weekly.
• Supervise and guide our service and experience standards and provide impactful coaching as needed.
• Build sales opportunities and positive guest experiences.
• Fulfill recruitment needs, impact positive candidate experience and selection and retain your team.
• Support with training and development of technical knowledge and execution.
• Communicate weekly and daily liquor/wine/beer focus and feedback to service teams.
• Impacting health and safety standards through mitigation of hazards and risks.
• Advocate a safe workplace through key policies, standards, employee relations, and adherence to state laws.

Basic Qualifications

• 1-3 + years leadership experience (If you have high potential but less experience, we still want to meet you!).
• Must have or be able to obtain valid local and/or state Food Handler and Alcohol Server/Seller permits.
• Possess a passion for hospitality and a proven track record of creating world‑class hospitality experiences.
• Thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced work environment.
• Be able to walk and stand for prolonged periods of time; frequent bending, reaching, and stretching; repetitive manual tasks; and lift and carry up to 50 lbs.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Successful employees at JOEY are genuine, warm, and caring.
• They value honesty and conduct themselves with integrity.
• They are comfortable providing and receiving feedback to achieve personal growth and performance excellence.
• They are natural problem solvers with an insatiable desire to positively impact individual and team execution.
• They are passionate about quality and professionalism.
• They possess exceptional relationship building and communication skills.
• They encourage healthy and supportive competition within their team.
• They exude confidence, humility, and respect.
• They take pride in presenting a professional appearance and demeanor.

Benefits

• Career development, education, and growth opportunities.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, medical reimbursement plan, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for benefit‑eligible partners.
• Discounted employee shift meals.
• 10% discount for self and guests on all food and beverages when visiting any JOEY location.
• Discounted clothing retailer partnership.
• Referral bonus program.
• Sales competitions and rewards.
• Paid vacation.
• Paid sick leave.

Join our team!

If you're looking for a place to meet your potential, we'd like to meet you. Roll up your sleeves... YOUR journey starts here.

About JOEY Restaurants

The JOEY Restaurant Group exists to deliver the ultimate dining experience. Our handcrafted, locally, and globally inspired menu offerings are created by award-winning chefs and presented by world‑class hospitality leaders in modern, warm, and lively environments. JOEY Restaurants has been family‑owned and operated since 1992 and has grown into an iconic multi‑concept brand throughout North America, with continued growth and expansion planned into 2030.

JOEY Restaurants is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants.

This job posting highlights essential responsibilities and requirements of the job and is for illustrative purposes only. There may be additional duties, responsibilities, and qualifications for this job.

JOEY Restaurant Group has an internal recruitment department and will not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. Unsolicited resumes sent to JOEY, its employees, and databases, will be considered the property of JOEY Restaurant Group. External recruitment agencies must establish a fully executed service agreement with JOEY’s Human Resources department to submit resumes. JOEY will not pay fees to employment agencies who do not have an agreement in place. For contract inquiries please submit your request to [e-mail].

Work schedule

• Other

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Referral program
• Employee discount