Restaurant Manager

VELVET TACO • Nashville, TN

23d • $60,000 - $70,000

About The Position

Velvet Taco is seeking a talented Restaurant Manager with hospitality and scratch-kitchen experience for its Midtown Nashville restaurant. The Restaurant Manager supports the management team in overseeing daily restaurant operations and helps ensure consistent food quality, cleanliness, and a five-star guest experience. The role also supports team-member training, development, and recognition, with an emphasis on creating an employer-of-choice environment.

Velvet Taco is a chef-driven, fast-casual taco concept serving a multicultural menu made with fresh ingredients and scratch-prepared food. The company describes its culture as collaborative, results-driven, purpose-led, and committed to learning, excellence, and individuality.

Requirements

• Be over 21 years of age.
• Have at least 3 years of recent full-service or fast-casual restaurant, hospitality, or food-service experience.
• Have Food Handlers Certification and Alcoholic Beverage Servers Certification (TABC/BASSET).
• Understand food and equipment safety and sanitation regulations.
• Have a strong sense of urgency and the ability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Be results-driven and team-oriented.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Have a strong attention to detail, solid organizational skills, and critical-thinking ability.
• Understand day-to-day restaurant operations and systems.
• Be passionate about food, hospitality, and people development.

Responsibilities

• Support the management team in overseeing the daily operations of the assigned restaurant.
• Help ensure effective restaurant operations and consistent high food quality and cleanliness standards.
• Support team-member training, development, and recognition.
• Promote and support a five-star guest experience.

Benefits

• Up to 10% of base salary in performance bonuses, paid quarterly.
• Competitive salary.
• Five-day work week.
• Rotating schedule.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits after 30 days.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
• Company-paid vision and dental.
• Time-off benefits.
• Commuter and parking benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program and Stand Together Fund.
• Commitment to promote from within, with a stated 50% internal promotion rate.
• Leadership and career development opportunities and programs.
• Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• Casual work attire.
• Free tacos.
• The CEO will pay for a Velvet Taco tattoo, if the employee chooses to get one.

What This Job Offers

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