Restaurant Manager

Bob Evans Restaurants • Bowling Green, OH

22d • $56,000 • 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, achieving goals, and improving profitability. It includes supervisory responsibilities and may occasionally involve assisting team members with their job duties. The posting describes an Assistant Manager role in its responsibilities, although the listed job title is Restaurant Manager.

Bob Evans serves farm-fresh food and aims to provide guests with a high-quality family dining experience while fostering a welcoming culture and strong community roots. The role is offered with pay of up to $56,000 per year, depending on experience and geographic location/local market demand. The posting also highlights early closing with no late nights, flexible schedules, work-life balance, career growth, and benefits.

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 in 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, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and bend and stoop.
• Ability to taste and smell and to communicate verbally.
• Ability to use close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and adjust focus.
• Ability to freely access all restaurant areas, including selling floors, stock areas, and register areas.

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 is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, interview, and train employees; assign and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline employees; 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 that encourages employees to do their best.
• 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 with a goal of 100% 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 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 through 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 with no late nights.
• Work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

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