Lucky Duck, the newest addition to the Delaware Waterfront opening February 2026, is looking to fill the General Manager position! Lucky Duck is a Riverside Tavern reimagined - focusing on great cocktails & Guinness pours and modern Americana fare with warm and comforting aesthetics and upbeat tunes. Lucky Duck will be the first bar on the waterfront open year-round.
We're looking for an experienced General Manager whose passionate about hospitality, and capable of creating and establishing a tight, detailed FOH Operation from scratch. This Manager is ideally a Swiss army knife, both in charge of the bar program and overall operations of the business. This person would report directly to ownership.
Responsibilities include :
- Direct Liaison to Business Owners across all channels of the business
- Overseeing responsibilities of bar program, hiring and training for FOH, and operational procedures of the business
- Create and set the Lucky Duck culture and discipline from inception
- FOH scheduling - ensuring shifts have proper coverage, fair distribution and employee relations
- Organizing staff communications and streamlining processes to improve the guest experience
- Payroll processing
- Monitoring finances, including sales and expenses
- Act as Manager on Duty / Operations champion during service, including running pre-shift meetings, Liaise with head chef and F&B manager for day-to-day updates
- General Maintenance coordinator (handyman / plumber / etc).
- POS & Reservation System owner & champion
- Daily Operations / program execution leader. Proactively establishing and communicating special event operating procedures
- Marketing and PR / Media liaison including coordinating programming at LG, point person for all media spotlights, etc.
- Handling customer complaints / conflicts / emergencies
Qualifications include :
5+ years of restaurant experience in a high volume, excellence driven environmentMinimum 2 years in a management position within the bar & restaurant industryA sincere passion for the hospitality industry and all things food and drinkExtensive experience hiring and training across all service areasExceptional service skillsOutstanding written and verbal communication acumenThe ability to successfully lead the FOH teamConflict resolutionSpecial event executionFood Safety KnowledgeHigh organizational skillsMust be comfortable with POS systems, Reservation Management, and Microsoft OfficeRAMP and ServSafe certification a plus