Restaurant Manager

Bob Evans Restaurants • Fayette Township, OH

22d • $56,000

About The Position

The Assistant Manager supports the restaurant’s daily operations and staff, including carrying out company policies, procedures, programs, and systems. The role contributes to restaurant success by building sales, achieving goals, and improving profitability. It includes supervising and developing employees, supporting guest satisfaction, maintaining food quality and cleanliness, and helping manage operating costs and controls.

The position is described as offering pay up to $56,000 per year depending on experience and geographic location/local market demand. The posting highlights early closing with no late nights, flexible schedules, work-life balance, career growth, and benefits. Bob Evans describes its purpose as serving high-quality farm-fresh food and providing guests with a family dining experience in a culture focused on caring for employees, guests, and local communities.

The role regularly requires standing for an entire shift and walking for long periods, pushing, lifting, carrying, and transferring up to 50 pounds, reaching, handling objects or controls, bending and stooping, tasting and smelling, communicating verbally, and using a range of visual abilities. Employees must be able to access all areas of the restaurant, including the selling floor, stock area, and register area. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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 alcohol-serving restaurants, managers must meet applicable state-mandated age requirements to serve alcohol.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees 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 job success and guest satisfaction.
• Model professional behavior and create a warm, friendly, hospitable atmosphere that encourages employees to do their best.
• Occasionally assist team members with category 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.
• Meet and greet guests, investigate food quality or service issues, and resolve them with guest satisfaction as the goal.
• 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 to maintain a safe environment 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 action.
• Control food costs by following recipes, portion control, and inventory management.
• Control labor costs by monitoring daily schedules and sales performance using the company’s labor scheduling tool.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, with pay up to $56,000 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.
• Great work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

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