General Manager

Bob Evans Restaurants•Elizabethtown, KY

About The Position

The General Manager manages the restaurant’s daily operations and staff, overseeing the execution of company policies, procedures, programs, and systems. The role provides leadership, direction, training, and development to direct reports and contributes to restaurant success by building sales, meeting goals, and improving profitability. Decisions are guided by established policies and procedures and the Director of Operations. The General Manager also shapes the restaurant’s culture, supports employee engagement, and helps create a warm, hospitable environment for guests and team members. The role includes responsibility for recruiting and managing employees, guest service, sales-building activities, operating costs, food quality, cleanliness, safety, inventory, schedules, financial performance, restaurant equipment, and company assets. The position is described as offering early closing and no late nights, flexible scheduling, career development, and benefits. Pay is up to $70,000 per year depending on experience and geographic location/local market demand.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Prior experience in a leadership role is required.
Excellent communication skills.
Strong interpersonal skills and conflict-resolution abilities.
Strong planning and organization skills.
Dedication to providing exceptional guest service.
Excellent computer skills and basic personal computer literacy.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Exceptional team-building capability.
Basic business math and accounting skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects.
Ability to serve as a role model for employee appearance and presentation.
Availability to work a variety of shifts and weekends.
Ability to stand for an entire shift and walk for long periods without rest or sitting.
Ability to push, lift, carry, and transfer up to 50 pounds.
Ability to reach; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; bend and stoop; taste and smell; and communicate verbally.
Ability to use close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
Ability to access all areas of the restaurant, including selling floors, stock areas, and register areas.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 4–6 years of experience in a family, fast-food, or casual dining restaurant is strongly preferred.
College and/or culinary schooling is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage daily restaurant operations and staff, ensuring execution of company policies, procedures, programs, and systems.
Provide leadership, direction, training, and development to direct reports.
Recruit, interview, hire, train, assign, and evaluate employees; reward and discipline employees, including termination, and address complaints and problems.
Build a culture of employee engagement and coach and mentor team members to support job success and guest satisfaction.
Model professional behavior and create a warm, friendly, hospitable atmosphere.
Communicate sales performance and anticipated variances to the restaurant management team, and cascade corporate programs and initiatives to managers and staff.
Occasionally assist team members with category job duties as needed.
Champion sales-building activities and suggestive selling; maximize table turnover, sales per guest, and sales per hour.
Meet and greet guests, investigate and resolve food-quality or service issues, and work to satisfy guests.
Maintain efficient operations, cost controls, and profit management.
Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, local health and safety codes, and company safety and security policies; enforce safe work behaviors.
Monitor daily activities to ensure food quality and cleanliness standards.
Control day-to-day operations, including cash control and security, inventory, food and labor management, financial reports, schedules, and appropriate follow-up actions.
Manage profit and loss and controllable costs, including food, labor, and carryout costs.
Control food costs by following recipes and portion controls and conducting the weekly inventory process.
Manage labor costs by optimizing weekly employee and manager schedules and monitoring daily schedules and sales performance using the company labor scheduling tool.
Ensure proper use of restaurant equipment and maintain the facility and company assets.
Perform other duties as assigned.