Assistant Manager - Restaurant

Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores•Tucumcari, NM

21d

About The Position

The Restaurant Assistant Manager helps ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the restaurant. The role assists in leading staff, managing processes, and executing strategies to improve sales and customer satisfaction. Responsibilities include maintaining a safe, clean, and well-maintained facility; following food safety procedures; managing ordering, stocking, inventory, and food preparation; supporting the Restaurant Manager with task completion, scheduling, cash integrity, reporting, and talent acquisition; and working with the team to fulfill customer orders promptly. The Assistant Manager also reviews profit-and-loss statements and uses financial information to identify and act on business opportunities. The position requires working varying shifts, including days, afternoons, evenings, nights, occasional overnights, weekends, and holidays. It involves regular communication and hearing, active movement throughout the workplace, and frequent handling or moving of items over 75 pounds.

Requirements

At least 1 year of restaurant management experience.
At least 1 year managing operations with annual sales volume of $1 million or more.
At least 1 year affecting and deciphering budgets and profit-and-loss statements.
At least 1 year supervising and training 5–10 or more employees.
Intermediate computer skills, including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, and Excel.
Valid driver's license.
Ability to successfully complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a focus on customer satisfaction.
Customer service, rapport-building, salesmanship, and operational skills, including employee-vehicle deployment.
Strong organizational and multitasking abilities, with attention to detail.
Effective teamwork skills.
Ability to work various shifts, including days, afternoons, evenings, nights, occasional overnights, weekends, and holidays.
Ability to meet the physical demands of regular talking and hearing, standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing, and frequently lifting or moving items over 75 pounds; specific vision abilities are required.

Responsibilities

Help ensure smooth and efficient restaurant operations.
Help lead staff, manage processes, and execute strategies that enhance sales and customer satisfaction.
Maintain a safe, clean, and well-maintained facility through facilities and equipment maintenance and adherence to food safety procedures.
Drive sales through efficient ordering, stocking, inventory management, and food preparation.
Assist the Restaurant Manager with task execution and completion, scheduling, cash integrity, and daily, weekly, and monthly reporting.
Work with the team to prepare and package customer orders in a timely manner.
Analyze profit-and-loss statements and act on opportunities to improve results.
Collaborate with the Restaurant Manager on talent acquisition.