Assistant Restaurant Manager

CEC Entertainment•Moreno Valley, CA

23d•$18 - $20

About The Position

At CEC Entertainment, the Assistant Restaurant Manager helps lead a team focused on ensuring every guest leaves happy. This high-energy management role involves making daily decisions about time management, staff scheduling, cleanliness, and product and guest service standards. The manager builds sales and maximizes profits by recruiting, training, developing, and motivating the team, while maintaining guest service and a safe, clean environment. The manager takes ownership of an Area of Impact and rotates through four operational areas. In the Kitchen, this includes product ordering, food safety, scheduling, cleanliness, and preparing dough and menu items. In Sales, it includes overseeing the Cashier, Salad Bar, and Gift Shop; monitoring sales and selling programs; managing merchandise inventory, ordering, execution, and profitability; and maintaining Salad Bar quality and preparation procedures. In the Showroom, it includes planning and executing birthday parties, maximizing bookings and guest satisfaction, and optimizing seating. In the Gameroom, it includes partnering with the Technical Manager to maintain games and restaurant equipment, analyzing game-play data and ticket payouts, and keeping the area clean and guest ready. The role requires 40 hours of work per week. The position pays $18.40–$20.45 per hour and offers sales commissions that vary according to exempt or non-exempt status. Full-time employees averaging at least 29.5 hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits.

Requirements

Must be able to work 40 hours per week.
High school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 21 years old; RVP approval may allow hiring at the age permitted by local law for selling, ringing up, checking identification, and serving alcohol.
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.

Nice To Haves

People-management experience in the food service industry.

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 the team to deliver outstanding guest service and maintain a safe, clean environment.
Apply cost-control procedures and manage 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 prepare pizza and other menu items.
In Sales, oversee the Cashier, Salad Bar, and Gift Shop; 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 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.
For eligible full-time employees: 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.
For part-time employees: access to 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.
Commission potential for membership and Fun Pass sales, with amounts depending on exempt or non-exempt status.