General Manager

Red Lobster • Vallejo, CA

12d

About The Position

As a General Manager, you will lead restaurant operations through a team of managers and crew. You will demonstrate leadership by living Red Lobster’s principles, driving operational excellence with a focus on culinary, beverage, and service excellence, and creating an outstanding crew experience. Performance is measured by consistently delivering balanced results for guests and employees, process excellence, and financial goals. The role supports sustainable sales and profit growth through people, personal, business, and results leadership.

You will lead operations focused on high-quality seafood and beverage service while maximizing guest satisfaction. You will hire, train, and inspire team members, promote sales and guest satisfaction, create a fun and safe environment, ensure compliance with employment policies, manage team performance, and maintain safe food-handling practices and a clean, safe environment for guests.

Requirements

• At least 21 years of age.
• At least 5 years of management experience in restaurant, hotel, retail, or general business.
• Demonstrated excellence in Service & Culinary Manager positions.
• For external candidates, a proven record of leadership and success as a casual dining/full-service Restaurant Manager.
• ServSafe and local and state regulatory certificates, or the ability to obtain them.
• Proficiency communicating verbally and in writing in English.

Nice To Haves

• At least 3 years of consistent achievement of highly distinguished business results as a Restaurant Manager.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead restaurant operations through managers and crew.
• Drive operational excellence in culinary, beverage, and service.
• Lead operations to deliver high-quality seafood and beverage service and maximize guest satisfaction.
• Hire, train, and inspire team members.
• Drive sales and guest satisfaction.
• Create a fun and safe environment for team members to develop.
• Ensure compliance with employment policies.
• Manage team-member performance, including evaluations, training, coaching, and discipline.
• Select top talent for the team.
• Follow safe food-handling procedures and maintain a clean and safe environment for guests.
• Deliver balanced results across guest and employee experience, process excellence, and financial goals.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and weekly pay.
• Quarterly bonus eligibility.
• Immediate eligibility for medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match after 1 year of service.
• Paid vacation.
• Dining discounts.
• Training and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed