General Manager

Playa Bowls • Grosse Pointe Woods, MI

2h • Onsite

About The Position

Playa Bowls is New Jersey’s Original Acai Shop™, dedicated to bringing super fruit bowls to the masses using only the freshest, highest quality ingredients and providing a fantastic in-store brand experience. What started as a small operation has grown into over 100 stores with thousands of employees, all committed to leading communities in healthy, sustainable living. As a General Manager, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems. The ideal candidate is a positive and enthusiastic people-person with a passion for fruit, superfoods, and healthy living, who thrives in fast-paced environments, values career growth, entrepreneurial thinking, innovation, and enjoys an occasional food pun.

Requirements

• Customer Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Supply Chain - Knowledge of raw materials, supply processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective supply and distribution of goods.
• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
• Communication - Speaking to others to convey information effectively. Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches for both current and future problem-solving and decision- making. Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Operation, Monitoring and Control - Controlling operations of equipment and systems. Monitoring equipment to ensure proper operation.
• Operations Analysis - Analyzing operational needs of business and adjust accordingly.

Responsibilities

• Check products to ensure consistency, palatability, and flavor conformity.
• Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, and accommodations.
• Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.
• Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented up to Company standards.
• Monitor budgets and timesheets.
• Schedule staff hours utilizing appropriate systems/software and assign duties to ensure economical use of food and timely preparation.
• Monitor compliance with health and fire regulations regarding food preparation and serving and building maintenance in lodging and dining facilities.
• Keep records required by government agencies regarding sanitation, and food subsidies when appropriate.
• Establish and evaluate standards for personnel performance and customer service.
• Review work procedures and operational issues to determine ways to improve service, performance, or safety.
• Perform some food preparation or service tasks such as clearing tables, re-stocking, and serving food and beverages when necessary.
• Maintain food and equipment inventories and keep periodic inventory records.
• Organize and direct worker training programs, resolve personnel matters, hire new staff, and evaluate employee performance in dining facilities.
• Order and purchase equipment and supplies.
• Assess staffing needs, and recruit staff using ADP Recruitment platform.
• Arrange for equipment maintenance and repairs and coordinate a variety of services such as waste removal and pest control.
• Utilize point of sale cash register. Count money and make bank deposits.
• Fill out business or government forms, maintain records, reports, files and safety reports.
• Adhere to Company opening and closing procedures and maintain accompanying records.

Benefits

• Competitive pay: We offer competitive base pay and a great bonus program!
• Employee Benefits: We offer Vision, Dental, and Health benefits
• Advancement Opportunity: Our Playa Bowls training program will allow you to develop your skills and grow in your career!
• Fun Environment: We are always dancing, smiling & having lots of fun!
• Playa Discounts: Free food on each shift and 30% off when not working!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees