Assistant Restaurant Manager

CEC Entertainment•Lancaster, CA

About The Position

At CEC Entertainment, the Assistant Restaurant Manager helps lead a team in delivering a safe, clean, enjoyable experience where every guest leaves happy. The role makes daily decisions about time management, staff scheduling, cleanliness, and product and guest-service standards. It also supports sales and profitability through recruiting, training, developing, and motivating employees, and by managing costs, inventory, financials, and labor. The manager takes ownership of an Area of Impact (AOI) and rotates through four areas: Kitchen, Sales, Showroom, and Gameroom. Kitchen duties include ordering products, food safety, scheduling, cleanliness, preparing pizza dough from scratch, and cooking menu items. Sales duties cover cashier, salad bar, and gift shop operations, sales results and suggestive selling, merchandise inventory and profitability, and salad bar quality and preparation. Showroom duties include planning and executing birthday parties, maximizing bookings and guest satisfaction, and optimizing seating. Gameroom duties include partnering with the Technical Manager to maintain games and restaurant equipment, analyzing game-play and ticket-payout data, and keeping the area clean and guest-ready.

Requirements

Must be able to work 40 hours a week.
High school diploma or GED required.
Must be at least 21 years old, subject to stated approval and local-law exceptions.
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 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 the team 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.
Apply cost-control procedures and manage inventory, financials, and labor.
Take ownership of an Area of Impact and complete rotations across the Kitchen, Sales, Showroom, and Gameroom areas.
In the Kitchen, manage product ordering, food safety, scheduling, and cleanliness; prepare pizza dough from scratch and cook menu items.
In Sales, oversee cashier, salad bar, and gift shop operations; monitor sales results 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 game-play data and ticket payouts, and keep the area clean and guest-ready.

Benefits

Telemedicine access
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.
Eligible U.S. employees may receive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage and a 401(k) retirement savings plan.
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