Assistant Restaurant Manager

CEC Entertainment•Pico Rivera, CA

21d

About The Position

CEC Entertainment is hiring an Assistant Restaurant Manager to help lead a team at Chuck E. Cheese and ensure guests leave happy. This is a high-energy management role focused on food, family, and entertainment. The manager makes day-to-day decisions about staffing, scheduling, cleanliness, product standards, and guest service; recruits, trains, develops, and motivates employees; and helps build sales and maximize profits. The role also involves cost control, inventory, financials, and labor management. The Assistant Restaurant Manager takes ownership of an Area of Impact and rotates through four areas: Kitchen, Sales, Showroom, and Gameroom. Kitchen work includes product ordering, food safety, scheduling, cleanliness, and preparing dough and menu items. Sales responsibilities cover cashiering, the salad bar, the gift shop, sales results, upselling, merchandise inventory and profitability, and salad bar quality. Showroom work includes planning and executing birthday parties, increasing bookings, guest satisfaction, and effective seating. Gameroom work involves partnering with the Technical Manager to maintain games and equipment, reviewing gameplay and ticket payout data, and keeping the area clean and guest-ready. The position requires 40 hours of work per week. The work environment may include flashing lights, moving mechanical parts, loud noise, wet or humid conditions, and extreme heat or cold. Employees must be able to perform physical tasks including standing, walking, lifting, bending, kneeling, reaching, pushing, pulling, and squatting.

Requirements

Must be able to work 40 hours per week.
High school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 21 years old, subject to the stated exception where RVP approval may allow hiring at the age permitted by local law for alcohol-related duties.
At least one year of experience managing people, preferably in food service, or at least six months of experience as an Opening Coordinator.
Able to lift or carry objects weighing 0–50 pounds during a scheduled shift.
Able to stand, bend, kneel, reach, push or pull, walk, and squat during a scheduled shift.

Responsibilities

Make daily decisions involving time management, staff scheduling, cleanliness, and product and guest-service standards.
Build sales and maximize profits by recruiting, training, developing, and motivating the team.
Coach and inspire employees to provide outstanding guest service and maintain a safe, clean, well-run environment.
Manage cost control, inventory, financials, and labor.
Take ownership of an Area of Impact and rotate through the Kitchen, Sales, Showroom, and Gameroom areas.
In the Kitchen, manage product ordering, food safety, scheduling, and cleanliness; prepare pizza dough and cook menu items.
In Sales, oversee the Cashier, Salad Bar, and Gift Shop; monitor sales, upselling, and suggestive selling; manage merchandise inventory, ordering, execution, and profitability; and ensure salad bar quality and preparation procedures.
In the Showroom, lead birthday party planning and execution, maximize bookings and guest satisfaction, and optimize seating.
In the Gameroom, partner with the Technical Manager to maintain games and restaurant equipment, analyze gameplay and ticket payout data, and keep the area clean and guest-ready.

Benefits

Telemedicine
Early wage access
401(k) retirement plan
Employee meal discounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Tuition savings and scholarships
Financial relief resources
Eligible full-time employees averaging 29.5 or more hours per week may receive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
Eligible full-time employees may receive paid sick and vacation time and paid holidays where applicable.
Eligible full-time employees may have access to FSA/HSA options, life and disability insurance, voluntary benefits, legal coverage, and education and student loan support.
Part-time employees may enroll in fixed indemnity medical coverage, dental and vision options, and voluntary life and short-term disability benefits.
Paid sick leave and other benefits as required by applicable state and local laws.
Job training and career growth opportunities
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