Assistant Restaurant Manager

CEC Entertainment•Fresno, CA

22d•$18 - $20

About The Position

At CEC Entertainment, the Assistant Restaurant Manager helps lead a team focused on ensuring every guest leaves happy. The role supports a high-energy family dining and entertainment operation by managing daily decisions, building sales, developing employees, and maintaining guest service, product, cleanliness, and safety standards. The manager takes ownership of an Area of Impact and rotates through the Kitchen, Sales, Showroom, and Gameroom areas over time. The Kitchen area includes product ordering, food safety, scheduling, cleanliness, preparing pizza dough from scratch, and cooking menu items. Sales includes oversight of the Cashier, Salad Bar, and Gift Shop; monitoring sales and upselling; merchandise inventory, ordering, execution, and profitability; and Salad Bar quality assurance and preparation procedures. The Showroom area focuses on birthday party planning and execution, bookings, guest satisfaction, and seating. The Gameroom area involves partnering with the Technical Manager to maintain games and restaurant equipment, reviewing gameplay and ticket payout data, and keeping the area clean and guest-ready. The position requires 40 hours of work per week and includes an hourly compensation range of $18.40 to $20.45, plus commission potential for selling memberships and Fun Passes. Commission rates and eligibility vary by exempt or non-exempt classification. The role involves physical activity and exposure to flashing lights, moving mechanical parts, loud noise, and wet, humid, hot, or cold conditions.

Requirements

Able to work 40 hours per week.
High-school diploma or GED.
At least 21 years old, subject to the stated exception for RVP-approved hiring at the age permitted by local law for 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.
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.
Demonstrates 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.
Build sales and maximize profits by recruiting, training, developing, and motivating the team.
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 rotate through the Kitchen, Sales, Showroom, and Gameroom areas over time.
In the Kitchen, manage product ordering, food safety, scheduling, and cleanliness; prepare pizza dough from scratch and cook menu items.
In Sales, oversee the Cashier, Salad Bar, and Gift Shop; monitor sales and upselling; 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, minimize downtime, analyze gameplay and ticket payout data, and keep the area 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.
Full-time employees averaging at least 29.5 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.
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.
Commission potential for membership and Fun Pass sales, with rates varying by exempt or non-exempt classification.