restaurant manager

Government of Canada - Central; St. Catharines; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector organization located in St. Catharines, Canada, is seeking a Restaurant Manager. Responsibilities include analyzing budgets to maximize profits, supervising daily operations, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have a college education and 3-5 years of experience in a similar role. Strong leadership, customer service, and communication skills are essential. This role requires on-site presence with no remote work option.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in a managerial role in a restaurant.
• Ability to handle a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in managing budgets and staff.

Responsibilities

• Analyze budget to boost and maintain profits.
• Monitor staff performance and plan daily operations.
• Ensure health and safety regulations are followed.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Customer service

Communication

Education

College/CEGEP

Tools

Electronic cash register

MS Office

Point of sale system

Job description

Overview Languages

English

Education

• College/CEGEP

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities 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
• Enforce provincial/territorial liquor legislation and regulations
• 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
• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations

Supervision

• 3-4 people

Experience and specialization Computer and technology knowledge

• Electronic cash register
• MS Office
• Point of sale system

Additional information Work conditions and physical capabilities

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

Personal suitability

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