Restaurant Manager

Bob Evans Restaurants • Valparaiso, IN

22d • $56,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This fast-paced restaurant management role supports the restaurant’s daily operations and staff and helps execute Company policies, procedures, programs, and systems. The role contributes to restaurant success by building sales, meeting goals, and driving profitability. The posting describes the position as Assistant Manager in its responsibilities section.

The manager helps lead and develop employees, build sales, maintain guest satisfaction, control costs, and ensure safe, clean, high-quality restaurant operations. The role may occasionally assist with team members’ job duties. The position involves standing and walking for long periods, lifting and transferring up to 50 pounds, and accessing all areas of the restaurant.

Bob Evans emphasizes farm-fresh food, guest service, and a welcoming family-dining experience. The company states that it updates safety and sanitation procedures 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 organizational 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 resting or sitting.
• Ability to push, lift, carry, and transfer up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to reach, handle objects, tools, or controls, bend, and stoop.
• Ability to taste and smell and to 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 two years of experience in a family, fast-food, or casual-dining restaurant is strongly preferred.
• College and/or culinary schooling is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Exercise supervisory responsibilities in accordance with Company policies and applicable laws.
• 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 create a warm, friendly, hospitable atmosphere.
• Occasionally assist team members with their job duties as needed.
• Help build 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.
• Greet guests and investigate and resolve food quality or service issues to achieve guest satisfaction.
• 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 daily operations by following cash-control and security procedures, reviewing financial reports and schedules, and taking appropriate action.
• 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; pay up to $56,000 per year depending on experience and geographic location/local market demand.
• Health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) with employer/company match.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Opportunity for development and career growth.
• 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