Restaurant Manager

Bob Evans Restaurants • Nicholasville, KY

22d • Onsite

About The Position

The Restaurant Manager role supports the restaurant’s daily operations and staff, including execution of company policies, procedures, programs, and systems. The position contributes to restaurant success by building sales, meeting goals, and driving profitability. It includes supervisory duties such as recruiting, interviewing, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, and addressing employee complaints and problems. The manager coaches and mentors team members, models professional behavior, and helps create a warm, hospitable environment for guests and employees.

The role also supports marketing and sales-building activities, guest service and issue resolution, efficient operations, cost controls, safety and security, food quality, cleanliness, cash control, financial reporting, scheduling, food costs, inventory, and labor costs. The position may occasionally assist team members with their job duties, and may include other duties as assigned.

The job requires standing for the entire shift, walking for extended periods, and performing the physical activities described in the posting. The company states that reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Safety and sanitation procedures are updated to follow current CDC, local, and state guidelines.

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 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 sitting or resting.
• Ability to push, lift, carry, and transfer up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to reach, use hands to handle objects, tools, or controls, bend, and stoop.
• Ability to taste and smell and communicate verbally.
• Vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Ability to access all areas of the restaurant, including selling floors, stock area, and register area.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of 2 years of experience in a family, fast-food, or casual dining restaurant is strongly preferred.
• College and/or culinary schooling preferred.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, interview, and train employees; assign and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; and address complaints and resolve problems.
• Coach and mentor team members to support their success and guest satisfaction.
• Model professional behavior and help create a warm, friendly, hospitable atmosphere.
• Occasionally assist team members with their category job duties as needed.
• Support store sales by ensuring complete and timely execution of corporate and local marketing programs.
• Champion sales-building activities and suggestive selling.
• Maximize table turnover, sales per guest, and sales per hour.
• Meet and greet guests and investigate and resolve food-quality or service issues.
• Help 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 for guests and crew members.
• Monitor daily activities to ensure food quality and cleanliness standards.
• Control day-to-day operations by following cash control and security procedures, reviewing financial reports and schedules, and taking appropriate actions.
• Control food costs through recipes, portion control, and inventory management.
• Control labor costs by monitoring schedules and sales performance using the company’s labor scheduling tool.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Opportunity for development and career growth.
• Pay up to $56,000 per year, depending on experience and geographic location/local market demand.
• Early close and no late nights.
• Great work/life balance.

What This Job Offers

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