Restaurant Manager

Bob Evans Restaurants • Midland, MI

22d • $56,000

About The Position

This fast-paced restaurant management role supports daily restaurant operations and staff, including execution of company policies, procedures, programs, and systems. The manager contributes to restaurant success by building sales, achieving goals, and driving profitability. The role includes supervising and developing employees, supporting guest satisfaction, maintaining food quality and cleanliness, and managing costs and day-to-day operations. The posting also highlights early closing with no late nights, flexible schedules, work-life balance, and career growth.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Prior experience in a leadership role is required.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, conflict-resolution, 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 rest or sitting.
• Ability to push, lift, carry, and transfer up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to reach, handle objects, tools, or controls, bend, stoop, taste, smell, and communicate verbally.
• Visual abilities including close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjustment of focus.
• Ability to access all areas of the restaurant, including selling floors, stock areas, and register areas.

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of experience in a family, fast-food, or casual-dining restaurant is strongly preferred.
• College and/or culinary schooling is preferred.
• For restaurants that serve alcohol, compliance with state-mandated age requirements for serving alcohol applies to manager positions.

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 employee success and guest satisfaction.
• Model professional behavior and create a warm, friendly, hospitable atmosphere.
• Occasionally assist team members with their 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; promote safe work behaviors.
• Monitor daily activities to ensure food quality and cleanliness standards.
• Manage day-to-day operations by following cash-control and security procedures, reviewing financial reports and schedules, and taking appropriate action.
• Control food costs through adherence to recipes, portion control, and inventory management.
• Control labor costs by monitoring schedules and sales performance using the company 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 company match.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Opportunity for development and career growth.
• Early close with no late nights.
• Great work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

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