Assistant Restaurant Manager

CEC Entertainment•Newark, CA

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 supports daily restaurant operations, team development, sales, profitability, food safety, cleanliness, and guest service. The manager takes ownership of an Area of Impact (AOI), rotating over time through the Kitchen, Sales, Showroom, and Gameroom areas. The Kitchen AOI includes product ordering, food safety, scheduling, cleanliness, preparing pizza dough from scratch, and cooking menu items. The Sales AOI oversees the Cashier, Salad Bar, and Gift Shop, including sales results and suggestive-selling programs, merchandise inventory and profitability, and Salad Bar quality and preparation. The Showroom AOI involves planning and executing birthday parties, increasing party bookings, guest satisfaction, and effective seating. The Gameroom AOI involves partnering with the Technical Manager to maintain games and restaurant equipment, reviewing game-play data and ticket payouts, and keeping the area clean and guest-ready. The position requires 40 hours per week. Compensation is $19.32–$21.47 per hour, with commission opportunities for Membership and Fun Pass sales; commission amounts vary by exempt or non-exempt status. The work environment may include flashing lights, moving mechanical parts, loud noise, wet or humid conditions, and extreme heat or cold unrelated to weather.

Requirements

Must be able to work 40 hours per week.
High-school diploma or GED required.
Must be at least 21 years old; RVP approval may allow hiring at the age permitted by local law for specified 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.
Ability to lift or carry objects weighing 0–50 pounds during scheduled shifts.
Ability to stand, bend, kneel, reach, push or pull, walk, and squat during scheduled shifts.
Skills in coaching and developing others, effective communication, composure, resourcefulness, ethics and integrity, and time and priority management.

Responsibilities

Make daily operational 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 deliver outstanding guest service and maintain a safe, clean, well-run 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 over time.
In the Kitchen area, manage product ordering, food safety, scheduling, and cleanliness; prepare pizza dough from scratch and cook menu items.
In the Sales area, oversee the Cashier, Salad Bar, and Gift Shop; monitor sales and selling programs; manage merchandise inventory, ordering, execution, and profitability; and maintain Salad Bar quality and preparation procedures.
In the Showroom area, plan and lead birthday party execution, maximize party bookings and guest satisfaction, and optimize seating.
In the Gameroom area, partner with the Technical Manager to maintain games and restaurant equipment with minimal downtime; analyze game-play data and ticket payouts; and keep the area clean and guest-ready.
Meet the physical requirements of the role, including lifting or carrying objects weighing 0–50 pounds and standing, bending, kneeling, reaching, pushing or pulling, walking, and squatting during scheduled shifts.

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.
Eligible full-time employees averaging 29.5 or more hours per week may receive comprehensive 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 pay access.
Medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) benefits for eligible U.S. employees.