Primary Responsibilities:
Responsible for the overall performance
of restaurant operations including customer service, financials, food quality, beverage quality, guest and
employee safety practices. Oversee and
coordinate the planning, organizing, training, and leadership necessary to
achieve stated objectives in sales, costs, profitability, employee retention,
guest service and satisfaction, food quality, cleanliness, and sanitation. Oversees all purchases of food, beverage,
supplies and equipment. Regularly
measure and evaluate service levels and standards using guest and employee
feedback and develop plans for continuous improvement. Ensures restaurant is in
compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws, codes and
regulations.
Specific Job Duties:
General Operations:
- Oversees and manages
all areas of the restaurant and makes final decisions on guest service issues.
- Investigates
and resolves food quality and service complaints. Communicates with guests and employees to
solve problems and ensures complete guest satisfaction.
- Inspects
dining room, food receiving, preparation, production and storage areas to
ensure health and safety regulations are being adhered to at all times
- Supervises cleaning and
maintenance of equipment and arranges for repairs, contracts and other
services.
- Maintains appropriate
restaurant image, including restaurant cleanliness, proper uniforms, and
appearance standards.
- Ensures
good safety practices of employees and guests throughout the restaurant. Ensures proper emergency and security
procedures are in place and all employees have been appropriately trained.
- Plans,
coordinates and has final approval on the scheduling of all restaurant departments.
- Prepares all required
paperwork, including forms, reports and schedules in an organized and timely
manner.
- Assist in developing,
planning, and executing restaurant marketing, advertising, and promotional
activities and campaigns. Communicates
to staff and ensures all employees are aware of marketing campaigns.
- Follows all federal,
state and local laws, codes and regulations outlined in the Employee Handbook
Food Safety and Planning:
- Ensures sanitary
practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of kitchen
and dining areas. Ensure compliance with operational standards, company
policies, federal/state/local laws, and ordinances.
- Ensures consistent high
quality of food preparation and service.
- Ensure that all food
and products are consistently prepared and served according to the restaurant’s
recipes, portioning, cooking, and serving standards.
- Responsible for all
restaurant inventories including food, liquor, beer, wine, furniture,
accessories, equipment, & tool inventories and must constantly manage &
maintain documented detailed status in all areas including on hand quantities,
costs, & quality levels
- Ensure product is
always on hand on an as needed basis, through systematic ordering and
forecasting techniques.
- Ensure that all
products are received in correct unit count and condition, and, deliveries are
received in accordance with the restaurant’s receiving policies and procedures.
Financial:
- Ensures
the receipt of all orders to verify correct quantities and pricing.
- Control cash and other
receipts by adhering to cash handling and reconciliation procedures in
accordance with restaurant policies and procedures.
- Reviews
financial information such as sales and costs and monitors budgets to ensure
efficient operation and that expenditures stay within budget limitations. Takes action to prevent deviation from budget.
- Prepare budgets as
required by corporate and General Manage in an effort to meet budget
projections.
- Prepare period and
quarterly end budget analysis.
- Adhere to company
standards and service levels to increase sales and minimize costs, including
food, beverage, supply, utility and labor costs.
- Responsible for
ensuring that all financial (invoices, reporting) and employee and payroll
related administrative duties are completed accurately, on time and in accordance
with company policies and procedures.
Employee Related:
- Provides direction to
employees regarding operational and procedural issues.
- Interviews, selects and
hires hourly employees. Makes employment and termination decisions.
- Conducts new hire
orientations, trains employees on Company mission, culture and guest experience
objectives.
- Develops employees by
providing ongoing feedback, establishing performance expectations and by
conducting performance reviews.
- Prepares schedules and
ensure that the restaurant is staffed for all shifts.
- Continuously strives to
develop staff in all managerial and professional areas.
- Be knowledgeable of
restaurant policies regarding personnel, and administer prompt, fair, and
consistent corrective action for any and all violations of company policies,
rules, and procedures.
- Forecast &
implement improvement plans for management development, & continuing
education.
- Ensure all restaurant
staff & management team members have necessary tools to perform daily
duties.
- Communicate well all
aspects of weekly operations by leading weekly team management meetings.
- Lead by example in all
areas by becoming the expert in all aspects of the restaurant.
- Be a role model and a
teacher to restaurant staff.
Experience and Education:
- Two (2) to three (3)
years of restaurant management experience or one year as a Benihana manager
with good performance and positive results.
- High School
Diploma or GED Equivalent preferred.
- Proficiency
in food planning and preparation, purchasing, sanitation, security, personnel
management, recordkeeping, and preparation of reports.
- Knowledge
of computers (MS Word, Excel).
- Must
possess a valid driver’s license where applicable.
- Must be
eligible to work in the United States.
- Must agree
to background check.
- ServSafe
certified alcohol service certified preferred.