Restaurant manager

Mary Brown's Chicken; Lindsay; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking available

Job summary

Mary Brown's Chicken in a rural Ontario restaurant seeks a hands-on manager to oversee daily operations, budgeting, and staff performance. You will lead, train, and schedule a team, while ensuring health and safety and delivering excellent customer service. Strong cost control and supplier negotiations are required.

You will balance cash, monitor revenues, and participate in marketing plans to grow profits and maintain high standards across service levels.

Qualifications

• College diploma or certificate in restaurant management or related field.
• 2 years to less than 3 years experience in restaurant management.
• Valid Smart Serve and Safe Food Handling certificates.
• Experience in budget planning and cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze budget to boost and maintain profits.
• Develop budget for food, ingredients, alcohol, supplies.
• Evaluate daily operations and adjust as needed.
• Monitor revenues to determine labour cost.
• Plan and organize daily operations and schedules.
• Recruit, train and supervise staff; set work schedules.
• Negotiate with suppliers and clients for catering.
• Balance cash, prepare reports, and manage inventory.

Skills

Budget analysis

Staff supervision

Operations planning

Recruiting

Scheduling

Training

Customer service

Leadership

Education

College diploma (1-2 years)

Tools

MS Office

POS system

HACCP knowledge

Job description

• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

• Work Term: Permanent
• Work Language: English
• Hours: 32 hours per week
• Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
• Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years
• or equivalent experience

Work setting

• Rural area
• Restaurant

Tasks

• Analyze budget to boost and maintain the restaurant's profits
• Develop budget to determine cost of food, ingredients, alcohol, kitchen and cleaning supplies
• Evaluate daily operations
• Modify food preparation methods and menu prices according to the restaurant budget
• Monitor revenues to determine labour cost
• Monitor staff performance
• Plan and organize daily operations
• Recruit staff
• Set staff work schedules
• Supervise staff
• Train staff
• Determine type of services to be offered and implement operational procedures
• Balance cash and complete balance sheets, cash reports and related forms
• Conduct performance reviews
• Cost products and services
• Organize and maintain inventory
• Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
• Negotiate arrangements with suppliers for food and other supplies
• Negotiate with clients for catering or use of facilities
• Participate in marketing plans and implementation
• Leading/instructing individuals
• Address customers' complaints or concerns
• Provide customer service
• Manage events
• Supervise and check delivery of food trolleys
• Manage kitchen operations
• Maintain records of food costs, consumption, sales and inventory
• Determine the size of food portions and costs

Supervision

• 5-10 people
• Food service counter attendants and food preparers
• Delivery drivers
• Cook (general)

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Smart Serve
• Safe Food Handling certificate

Computer and technology knowledge

• Electronic cash register
• MS Office
• Point of sale system
• HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) knowledge

Area of specialization

• Revenue - cost analysis

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Tight deadlines
• Repetitive tasks
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Ability to multitask

Screening questions

• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

• Evening

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Weekend
• Overtime required

Other Benefits

• Free parking available