Restaurant manager

INK Entertainment Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

INK Entertainment Group is seeking an experienced restaurant operations manager to oversee budgeting, staffing, and daily performance in a fine dining setting. You will manage financials, supervise 11-15 staff, and ensure smooth service across events and menus.

Responsibilities include inventory, cost control, regulatory compliance, and collaboration with marketing on promotions. Strong leadership, communication, and a focus on guest experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Secondary school graduation certificate is required.
• 3–5 years of experience in a related role.
• Proficiency with accounting software and MS Office.
• Experience in fine dining or hospitality preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Advise on wine selection and serve wine.
• Manage events.
• Order and maintain inventory of wines and wine glassware.
• Describe and advise on wine selection.

Skills

Excellent oral communication

Excellent written communication

Team player

Organized

Attention to detail

Multitask capability

Reliability

Client focus

Flexibility

Education

Secondary school graduation certificate

Tools

Accounting software

MS Access

MS Excel

MS Office

MS Outlook

MS PowerPoint

MS Windows

MS Word

POS system

Job description

• Durée de l'emploi: Permanent
• Langue de travail: Anglais
• Heures de travail: 40 hours per week
• Education:
• Expérience:

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Work setting

• Formal dining room
• Fine dining establishment

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
• 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
• Advise on wine selection and serve wine
• Manage events
• Order and maintain inventory of wines and wine glassware
• Describe and advise on wine selection

Supervision

• 11-15 people

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• Smart Serve

Computer and technology knowledge

• Accounting software
• Electronic cash register
• MS Access
• MS Excel
• MS Office
• MS Outlook
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Windows
• MS Word
• Point of sale system

Cuisine specialties

• French
• European
• Canadian
• Mediterranean cuisine

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
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Ability to multitask

Screening questions

• Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Employment terms options

• Evening

Experience

• 3 years to less than 5 years

Employment terms options

• Morning
• Day
• Weekend

Support for persons with disabilities

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities

Support for youths

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth

Support for Veterans

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
• Develops and maintains relationships with indigenous communities, indigenous-owned businesses and organizations

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)