Restaurant Manager

Bob Evans Restaurants • The Villages, FL

22d • Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Manager 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, achieving goals, and improving profitability. It combines team supervision and development with guest service, sales execution, cost controls, food quality, cleanliness, and safety. The posting 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 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 restaurants serving alcohol, meet applicable state-mandated age requirements for serving alcohol.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of 2 years of 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, including recruiting, interviewing, training, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, and resolving complaints and problems.
• Coach and mentor team members to support job success and guest satisfaction.
• Model professional behavior and create a warm, friendly, and hospitable atmosphere.
• Occasionally assist team members with their job duties.
• Help build store sales by ensuring complete and timely execution of corporate and local marketing programs.
• Lead 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 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 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 practices, and inventory management procedures.
• 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 or 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