Job Description
Job Description
Summary: The Restaurant General Manager has overall responsibility for the day to day operations of the assigned restaurant, including: sales building, inventory and labor controls, quality of product and service and sanitation. The Restaurant General Manager directs all activities related to the associates, ensuring their ability to perform as a team and achieve the goals for the restaurant and the brand.
Competencies:
• Complex problem-solving skills
• Sound judgment and decision making
• Time and Financial Resource Management
• Ability to lead with respect and integrity
• Detail-oriented and organized
• The ability to lead a team and function within a team
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• Maintaining a high performance and accountable culture
• Ability to motivate and empower a team to deliver the best
• Possess strong change management skills
• Self-driven and flexible
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency
Essential Job Functions:
• Ensure restaurant achieves both financial commitments and guest satisfaction goals.
• Maintain a high energy attitude to motivate associates and satisfy guest needs.
• Ensures food, beverage and service quality meet or exceed standards.
• Recruit, interview, hire and conduct performance appraisals for associates.
• Responsible for development and succession planning for associates.
• Provide disciplinary action for associates and terminations, when applicable.
• Ensure direct reports perform all assigned job duties in a prompt and accurate manner.
• Ensures preparation and submission of all required paperwork, all cash handling procedures are followed, restaurant assets are maintained and controlled, inventories of food/beverage and small wares are controlled, compliance with all local, state and federal laws, as well as compliance with all company policies.
• Analyzes systems, procedures and business trends, provides strategic guidance for development and improvement of all restaurant operations.
• Ensures a safe working and customer experience environment by facilitating safe working behaviors for all associates.
• Other duties, as needed.
General Conditions and Physical Demands:
• 50+ hours per week (days and hours dependent on business needs, therefore flexibility is required to address urgent matters, as needed)
• Lift, move or carry up to 75 pounds
• Bend or twist body, keep and regain balance, kneel, crouch, stoop and crawl.
• Repetitive motions, use of hands to handle, control and feel objects or tools, frequent time standing and walking
Travel
• Occasional travel for off-site meetings
Required Education and Experience
• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Has a minimum of two (2) years in a leadership role in the restaurant, hospitality or retail industry, with responsibility for both financial outcomes and direct reports.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, with or without notice.