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The Restaurant Manager is responsible for overseeing daily restaurant operations, leading the team, and ensuring excellent food quality and customer service. This role involves managing staff, monitoring sales and operating costs, maintaining food-safety standards, and ensuring efficient kitchen and front-of-house operations. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, a customer-focused approach, and experience managing a fast-paced restaurant environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Oversee daily restaurant operations and ensure smooth service. Supervise, train, and motivate kitchen and front-of-house employees. Recruit new team members and support employee onboarding. Prepare staff schedules and coordinate shift assignments. Maintain high standards of burger quality, food preparation, and presentation. Ensure orders are accurate and served promptly. Provide excellent customer service and address guest concerns professionally. Manage customer feedback, complaints, and special requests. Monitor sales performance, labor costs, and operating expenses. Manage food inventory, purchasing, and stock control. Maintain ingredient freshness, proper storage, and portion-control standards. Implement procedures to reduce food waste and control costs. Ensure compliance with food-safety, sanitation, and hygiene standards. Oversee POS operations, cash handling, and daily sales reporting. Coordinate kitchen and service teams to improve workflow. Monitor employee performance and provide constructive feedback. Oversee opening, closing, and shift handover procedures. Maintain clean dining areas, kitchen spaces, and restaurant equipment. Support promotions and initiatives to increase customer satisfaction and sales. Prepare operational reports and communicate business updates to senior management.

Qualifications & Skills:

Previous experience in restaurant or food-service management. Supervisory or restaurant management experience preferred. Strong leadership and team-management abilities. Excellent communication and customer-service skills. Knowledge of burger preparation and quick-service restaurant operations. Experience with staff scheduling, training, and performance management. Understanding of food inventory, purchasing, and cost control. Familiarity with POS systems and sales reporting. Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and hygiene practices. Strong organizational and time-management skills. Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Attention to detail and commitment to food quality. Professional, reliable, and results-oriented attitude. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

What We Offer:

Competitive compensation based on experience. Opportunities for professional development and career advancement. A supportive and collaborative restaurant team. Opportunities to strengthen leadership and operational-management skills. Potential employee benefits or performance-based incentives, depending on company policy.

Pay:

$23.00 - $27.00 per hour Expected hours: 32.0 per week

Benefits:

401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee discount Flexible schedule Health insurance Paid time off Paid training Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person