General Manager

Retail and Dining Positions•Palm Springs, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Manager will embody a positive company image by providing courteous, friendly, and efficient service to customers and team members at all times. This role embraces a family culture by following Vino Volo's core values: Be Extraordinary, Cultivate Community, Plant and Grow, and Share the Wine. The General Manager provides 100% support and commitment to achieving the company’s strategic goals, including profitable growth, guest satisfaction, and associate engagement. The General Manager is responsible for ensuring that their team surprises and delights Vino Volo customers through sophisticated customer service and wine expertise at the tasting bar, in the tasting lounge, or in the retail section of the restaurant. The General Manager strives to develop and mentor their team, acting as a role model and a teacher. The primary goals of the General Manager are to lead and coach their team to impress customers with the quality of the Vino Volo experience and to sell flights, glasses, food pairings, and retail bottles of wine.

Requirements

5-7 years of experience in a full-service restaurant.
Ability to lift a minimum of 25 lbs.
Perform essential job functions such as standing, bending, reaching, climbing on a ladder, and walking long distances.
Standing for long periods and the ability to work in an environment with varying temperatures.
Proficient in the following dimensions of restaurant functions: food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, company policies and procedures, personnel management, recordkeeping, and preparation of reports.
Must agree to work various shifts in a 7/365 team-oriented environment.
Proficiency required in reading and writing, Microsoft Office Suite, and mathematics.
Five or more years as a General Manager, Assistant General Manager, or Floor Manager of a well-respected full-service restaurant, F&B Manager at full-service hotel or equivalent position in the hospitality industry.
Strong foundation in wine fundamentals.
Two or more years performing in some aspect of the wine industry preferred but not required. Examples include wine distribution, fine dining, wine retail or wine production.
A four-year college degree is preferred, and two years of college education is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science degree in hotel/restaurant management is desirable.
A combination of practical experience and education will be considered as an alternative.

Responsibilities

Build a great workplace for strong performers by promoting and driving an engaged workforce, career development, and learning.
Inspire and mentor all team members to reach their full potential.
Develop bench strength for all positions within your assigned area of responsibility, ensuring upward mobility for high performing team members and managers.
Consistently recognize team members when they excel.
Ensure that a coaching culture thrives, holding direct reports accountable to all policies and standard operating procedures.
Source high potential candidates using a variety of recruiting avenues.
Ensure each candidate is screened using approved interview guides.
Ensure all direct reports complete all compliance-based and brand-specific training by the due date.
Set clear performance goals and expectations for your team.
Follow up consistently, providing feedback on an ongoing basis.
Ensure performance evaluations and associate coaching are delivered on a timely basis.
Drive associate engagement through a variety of methods, including the annual engagement survey.
Be an active listener and leader, holding regularly scheduled meetings to assess the team’s morale and making necessary adjustments.
Strengthen expertise in the industry and deliver on our plans, keeping the needs of our internal and external customers in mind.
Ensure positive guest service in all areas.
Investigate and resolve complaints concerning food quality and service, responding to guests with a resolution within 24 hours.
Take all appropriate actions to turn dissatisfied guests into return guests.
Role model the behaviors and service expectations you have of your team.
Maintain professional restaurant image, including restaurant cleanliness, food quality and presentation standards, and dress code.
Be a visible presence, available to members of the management team, hourly associates, guests, and airport partners.
Monitor the performance of your team and operational systems, making adjustments as necessary.
Create a culture that promotes a safe and healthy environment.
Ensure that all HACCP related initiatives are being followed and acted on when necessary.
Enforce sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of kitchen and dining areas.
Ensure consistent high quality of food preparation and service.
Ensure all opening and closing checklists are being used and take appropriate disciplinary action when they are not.
Verify that all nightly, weekly, and monthly closing procedures are completed accurately, including paperwork, time adjustments, and voucher and invoice data entry.
Drive top line sales and profitability.
Analyze financial data on a daily basis and take appropriate action to maintain profitability.
Ensure schedules are written to maximize sales and ensure guest satisfaction.
Achieve labor and payroll goals, as a percentage of sales.
Maintain an acceptable food cost percentage by overseeing food and beverage purchasing, quality, and cost control.
Ensure all recipe and portioning standards are being followed to minimize costs.
Monitor supply purchases, utility usage, and miscellaneous expenditures, making adjustments as necessary to ensure profitability.
Ensure personnel/payroll related administrative duties are completed accurately, on time, and following company policies and procedures.
Ensure that proper security and loss prevention procedures are in place to protect associates, guests, and company assets.
Ensure a safe working and guest environment to reduce the risk of injury and accidents.
Complete accident reports promptly if a guest or associate is injured.
Review financial information frequently with the management team to assist with achieving financial goals.
Identify opportunities and solve them.
Demonstrate the ability to adapt and adjust readily to fast-moving, ever-changing circumstances, and utilize problem-solving skills and resourcefulness to solve situations.
In response to key observations, be innovative and collaborative in driving departmental success.
Maximize resources to improve process and grow the business.
Exhibit efficiency in completing job requirements through working with a sense of urgency, consolidating tasks, delegating, and empowering others while managing their efforts.
Ensure compliance with operational standards, company policies, federal/state/local laws, and ordinances.
Develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Provide accessibility to all management and staff for open communication, leadership, direction, and motivation.
Be open-minded to feedback.
Exhibit leadership courage and the ability to coach up as well as coach direct reports.