About the position
Our Restaurant Managers report to the General Manager and are accountable for taking initiative, being people-focused, and results-oriented. They are responsible for leading their teams with a passion for service, a strong desire to win, and an ability to build relationships. We pride ourselves on an environment that gives our restaurant managers an increased degree of flexibility to help balance their busy lives. At Olive Garden, family is not just something, it is everything. To us, family is all about acceptance, support, and strength. At Olive Garden, “We're All Family Here!”
Responsibilities
- Lead teams with a passion for service
- Build relationships within the team and with guests
- Take initiative and be results-oriented
Benefits
- Commitment to Quality of Life
- Restaurant Managers regularly work no more than 50 hours per week with 2 days off
- Consistently enjoy one weekend off per month
- Vacation and Flex time (up to 3 weeks paid time off within 1st year)
- Free Employee Assistance Program for work-life balance support
- Paternity and Maternity leave
- Adoption Reimbursement Assistance
- Paid time for the care of a family member (after 1 year of service)
- Career Advancement for Restaurant Managers and General Managers
- Significant, specific and ongoing training and development to grow career in hospitality
- 99% of General Managers and Directors of Operations promoted from within
- Tuition reimbursement & student loans
- Weekly Pay with Strong Benefits That Matter
- Competitive base salary & quarterly bonus eligibility
- Immediate eligibility for medical, dental and vision insurance
- Company-paid Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Discounts at over 100,000 merchants (Cell phones, daycare, clothes, etc.)
- Company 401(k) with a match up to 120% on the first 6% of earnings (after one year of service)
- Company-paid Retirement Plus Benefit of 1.5% of eligible salary to your 401(k) account
- Darden Employee Stock Purchase program at 15% discount
- Local Community Involvement
- Donated more than 44 million pounds of food to provide hunger relief
- $30.4 million in grants to our team members through our emergency assistance fund
- $6.5 million donated to food banks across all 50 states, supporting the communities we serve in the fight against hunger
- Commitment to safety and sanitation aligned with CDC guidelines
