Assistant Restaurant Manager

CEC Entertainment•Santee, CA

19d

About The Position

At CEC Entertainment, the Assistant Restaurant Manager helps lead a team focused on ensuring every guest leaves happy. This is a high-energy management role supporting a family dining and entertainment business. The manager makes daily decisions about time management, staff scheduling, cleanliness, and product and guest-service standards; builds sales and maximizes profits by recruiting, training, developing, and motivating team members; and coaches the team to provide outstanding guest service in a safe, clean environment. The role requires understanding cost-control procedures, inventory, financials, and labor management. The Assistant Manager takes ownership of an Area of Impact and rotates through the Kitchen, Sales, Showroom, and Gameroom areas. Kitchen responsibilities include ordering, food safety, scheduling, cleanliness, dough preparation, and cooking menu items. Sales responsibilities include oversight of cashier, salad bar, and gift shop operations; sales results and selling programs; merchandise inventory, ordering, execution, and profitability; and salad bar quality and preparation. Showroom responsibilities include planning and executing birthday parties, maximizing bookings and guest satisfaction, and optimizing seating. In the Gameroom, the manager partners with the Technical Manager to maintain games and restaurant equipment, review game-play data and ticket payouts, and keep the area clean and guest-ready. The position requires 40 hours of work per week. The role includes physical activity and exposure to flashing lights, moving mechanical parts, loud noise, wet and humid conditions, and extreme heat and cold. Compensation is $19.32–$21.46 per hour, with commission potential based on sales of Memberships and Fun Passes; commission amounts vary according to exempt or non-exempt status and are paid bi-weekly unless state law requires otherwise.

Requirements

Must be able to work 40 hours a week.
Must have a high-school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 21 years of age, subject to the stated approval and local-law exception.
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.
Skills in coaching and developing others, effective communication, composure, resourcefulness, ethics and integrity, and time and priority management.

Responsibilities

Make daily decisions involving time management, staff scheduling, cleanliness, and product and guest-service standards.
Recruit, train, develop, and motivate the team to build sales, maximize profits, and meet company and guest expectations.
Coach and inspire team members to deliver outstanding guest service and maintain a safe, clean environment.
Manage cost-control procedures, 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; oversee dough preparation and cook pizza and other menu items.
In Sales, oversee cashier, salad bar, and gift shop operations; monitor sales results and selling programs; 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 party bookings and guest satisfaction, and optimize showroom seating.
In the Gameroom, partner with the Technical Manager to maintain games and restaurant equipment, analyze game-play data and ticket payouts, and keep the gameroom and surrounding areas clean and guest-ready.

Benefits

Access to telemedicine.
Early wage access.
401(k) retirement plan.
Employee meal discounts.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Tuition savings and scholarships.
Financial relief resources.
Part-time employees may enroll in fixed indemnity medical coverage, dental and vision options, and voluntary life and short-term disability benefits.
Full-time employees averaging 29.5 or more hours per week are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid sick and vacation time; paid holidays where applicable; FSA/HSA options; life and disability insurance; voluntary benefits; legal coverage; and additional education and student loan support.
Paid sick leave and other benefits as required by applicable state and local laws.
Job training and career growth opportunities.
Work Today, Get Paid Tomorrow program.
Benefits for eligible U.S. employees include medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) retirement savings.