Assistant Restaurant Manager

CEC Entertainment•Hayward, CA

2d•$20 - $23

About The Position

The Assistant Restaurant Manager helps lead a team at Chuck E. Cheese, ensuring guests leave happy and maintaining food, service, and safety standards. The role involves making daily operational decisions, developing and motivating employees, controlling costs, and taking ownership of an operational Area of Impact. Managers rotate through the Kitchen, Sales, Showroom, and Gameroom areas over time. In the Kitchen, the manager oversees ordering, food safety, scheduling, cleanliness, dough preparation, and cooking menu items. In Sales, the role supports cashier, salad bar, and gift shop operations, sales programs, merchandise inventory and profitability, and salad bar quality. In the Showroom, the manager leads birthday party planning and execution, booking performance, guest satisfaction, and seating. In the Gameroom, the manager partners with the Technical Manager to maintain games and equipment, review gameplay and ticket payout data, and keep the area guest-ready. The position requires working 40 hours per week and includes physical activity such as lifting and carrying items up to 50 pounds, standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, pushing or pulling, walking, and squatting. The work environment may include flashing lights, moving mechanical parts, loud noise, and wet, humid, very hot, or very cold conditions unrelated to weather.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
At least 21 years of age, subject to the stated RVP approval exception where local law permits.
At least one year of experience managing people, preferably in food service, or at least six months of experience as an Opening Coordinator.
Ability to work 40 hours per week.
Ability to lift or carry objects weighing 0–50 pounds during a scheduled shift.
Ability 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 team members to meet company and guest expectations, build sales, and maximize profits.
Coach and inspire the team to provide outstanding guest service and maintain a safe, clean, and well-run 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 over time.
Oversee Kitchen product ordering, food safety, scheduling, cleanliness, dough preparation, and cooking menu items.
Oversee cashier, salad bar, and gift shop operations; monitor sales and selling programs; manage merchandise inventory, ordering, execution, and profitability; and ensure salad bar quality and preparation standards.
Lead birthday party planning and execution, maximize party bookings and guest satisfaction, and optimize showroom seating.
Partner with the Technical Manager to maintain games and restaurant equipment, analyze gameplay and ticket payouts, and keep the gameroom and surrounding areas clean and ready for guests.

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.
Eligible full-time employees may receive 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 education and student loan support.
Eligible 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.