Restaurant General Manager

Republica Investment LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Republica Investment LLC in Dubai seeks an experienced Restaurant General Manager to lead daily operations, drive sales and profitability, and uphold exceptional service standards.

You will develop a high-performing team, ensure safety and compliance, monitor costs and inventory, and create a guest‑centric environment that reflects the brand across all shifts. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays is required.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of restaurant management experience, preferably as a General Manager or senior restaurant manager
• Strong understanding of restaurant operations, labor management, inventory, and cost control
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a diverse team
• Strong financial and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Knowledge of food safety and workplace health and safety standards
• Proficiency with POS systems and restaurant management software
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed

Responsibilities

• Oversee all day-to-day restaurant operations and ensure smooth service
• Maintain consistently high standards for food quality, service, cleanliness, and guest experience
• Ensure compliance with company policies, health and safety regulations, and local requirements
• Monitor opening, closing, cash-handling, inventory, and operational procedures
• Identify operational challenges and implement effective solutions
• Recruit, train, coach, and retain talented restaurant employees
• Build a positive, accountable, and performance-driven team culture
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide ongoing feedback
• Develop supervisors and managers for career progression
• Create effective staff schedules based on business needs and labour targets
• Drive sales, profitability, and overall restaurant performance
• Manage labour, food, beverage, and operating costs within established budgets
• Review financial and operational reports and take corrective action when necessary
• Control inventory, minimise waste, and prevent loss
• Develop and execute strategies to increase sales and guest traffic
• Deliver an exceptional and consistent guest experience
• Handle guest feedback, complaints, and service recovery professionally
• Build strong relationships with regular guests and the local community
• Ensure the restaurant consistently reflects the brand's service standards
• Quality: Ensure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and hygiene standards
• Maintain proper food handling, storage, temperature control, and cleaning procedures
• Conduct regular quality and safety inspections
• Ensure all team members receive appropriate food safety training
• Qualifications: 3–5+ years of restaurant management experience; strong leadership and operational knowledge
• Diversified skill set including team development, financial acumen, and guest relations
• Proficiency with POS systems and restaurant management software
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Job description

We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and guest-focused Restaurant General Manager to lead the daily operations of our restaurant. The General Manager will be responsible for driving sales and profitability, maintaining exceptional service standards, developing a high-performing team, and ensuring a safe, efficient, and welcoming environment for guests and employees

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If you are an energetic hospitality professional who is passionate about people, service, and restaurant performance, we would love to hear from yo

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Key Responsibilit

ies
Operat

• ionsOversee all day-to-day restaurant operations and ensure smooth serv
• ice.Maintain consistently high standards for food quality, service, cleanliness, and guest experie
• nce.Ensure compliance with company policies, health and safety regulations, and local requireme
• nts.Monitor opening, closing, cash-handling, inventory, and operational procedu
• res.Identify operational challenges and implement effective soluti

ons.
Leadership & Team Develo

• pmentRecruit, train, coach, and retain talented restaurant emplo
• yees.Build a positive, accountable, and performance-driven team cul
• ture.Conduct regular performance reviews and provide ongoing feed
• back.Develop supervisors and managers for career progres
• sion.Create effective staff schedules based on business needs and labour tar

gets.
Financial & Business Mana

• gementDrive sales, profitability, and overall restaurant perfor
• mance.Manage labour, food, beverage, and operating costs within established bu
• dgets.Review financial and operational reports and take corrective action when nece
• ssary.Control inventory, minimise waste, and prevent
• loss.Develop and execute strategies to increase sales and guest tr

affic.
Guest Exp

• erienceDeliver an exceptional and consistent guest expe
• rience.Handle guest feedback, complaints, and service recovery professi
• onally.Build strong relationships with regular guests and the local com
• munity.Ensure the restaurant consistently reflects the brand's service sta

ndards.
Food Safety &

• QualityEnsure compliance with food safety, sanitation, and hygiene st
• andards.Maintain proper food handling, storage, temperature control, and cleaning pro
• cedures.Conduct regular quality and safety insp
• ctions.Ensure all team members receive appropriate food safety t

raining.
Quali

• fications3–5+ years of restaurant management experience, preferably as a General Manager or senior restaurant
• manager.Strong understanding of restaurant operations, labor management, inventory, and cost
• control.Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop a dive
• rse team.Strong financial and analytica
• l skills.Excellent communication and problem-solving a
• bilities.Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume env
• entation.Knowledge of food safety and workplace health and safety s
• tandards.Proficiency with POS systems and restaurant management
• software.Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as