General Manager

Bob Evans Restaurants • Logan, WV

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About The Position

The General Manager oversees the restaurant’s daily operations and staff, ensuring 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, achieving goals, and driving profitability. Decisions are guided by established policies and procedures and the Director of Operations.

The General Manager shapes the restaurant’s culture and promotes employee engagement, guest satisfaction, hospitable service, food quality, and cleanliness. The position manages staffing and performance, sales and service, safety and security, inventory, costs, schedules, financial results, equipment, facilities, and company assets. The role requires working a variety of shifts and weekends. The position may require standing and walking for long periods, lifting up to 50 pounds, and accessing all areas of the restaurant.

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.
• For restaurants serving alcohol, meet applicable state-mandated age requirements for serving alcohol.

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 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage the restaurant’s daily operations and staff in accordance with company policies, procedures, programs, systems, and applicable laws.
• Recruit, interview, hire, and train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees, including termination; and address complaints and resolve problems.
• Shape the restaurant’s culture and promote a high level of employee engagement.
• 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 the management team and staff.
• Occasionally assist team members with their job duties as needed.
• Lead 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 fully.
• Maintain efficient operations, appropriate 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.
• Manage day-to-day operations, including cash control and security, inventory, food and labor, financial reports, schedules, and appropriate corrective actions.
• Manage profit and loss, including food costs, labor costs, carryout costs, and other controllable expenses.
• Control food costs by following recipes and portion-control practices and completing the weekly inventory process.
• Manage labor costs by optimizing weekly schedules and monitoring daily schedules and sales performance using the company’s labor scheduling tool.
• Ensure proper use of restaurant equipment.
• Maintain the facility and company assets.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, with pay up to $70,000 per year depending on experience and geographic location/local market demand.
• Health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Opportunity for development and career growth.
• Early close and no late nights.
• Work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED