Assistant Dining Room Manager

Geja's Cafe; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Profit sharing

Vacation

Job summary

Geja’s Café in Chicago, a renowned fondue restaurant, is seeking a Dining Room Manager with proven high-volume, fine dining leadership. You will oversee front-of-house operations, guest relations, scheduling, and cost controls to deliver exceptional dining experiences.

Ideal candidates bring 1+ year of fine dining management, strong leadership, and mastery of guest service systems such as OpenTable; a passion for wine, food trends, and team development will help you thrive.

Qualifications

• Guest-oriented and service-minded
• Honest and sincere with a welcoming personality
• 1+ years of fine dining management experience
• Exceptionally detail-oriented
• Working knowledge of OpenTable
• Organize, run and supervise smooth and efficient shifts
• Able to work nights and weekends
• Oversee staffing responsibilities, which includes overseeing hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating
• Food, Wine and Liquor knowledge and cost controls
• Working knowledge of computer software programs (MS Office, POS)
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Up to date with food and beverages trends and best practices

Skills

Guest-oriented and service-minded

Honest and sincere with a welcoming

Exceptionally detail-oriented

Strong communication and leadership

Up to date with food and beverages

Able to work nights and weekends

Tools

OpenTable

MS Office

POS

Job description

Geja’s Café, Chicago’s iconic fondue restaurant is currently accepting resumes for a Dining Room Manager position. We are seeking an individual who has previous high volume, fine dining management experience. The ideal candidate must have excellent knowledge of front of house responsibilities along with exceptional guest relation skills, cost controls and scheduling.

Geja's Café was established in 1965 as Chicago's first wine bar. In 1971 we moved to our current location and have grown into Chicago's Most Romantic Restaurant featuring fondue dining, fine wines and live classical flamenco music.

We offer a competitive salary, vacation, health and dental insurance and a profit sharing plan.

Requirements

Guest-oriented and service-minded

Honest and sincere with a welcoming personality

1+ years of fine dining management experience

Exceptionally detail-oriented

Working knowledge of OpenTable

Organize, run and supervise smooth and efficient shifts

Able to work nights and weekends

Oversee staffing responsibilities, which includes overseeing hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating

Food, Wine and Liquor knowledge and cost controls

Working knowledge of computer software programs (MS Office, POS)

Strong communication and leadership skills

Up to date with food and beverages trends and best practices