Assistant Director of Operations (Restaurants)

Areas Deutschland; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Areas USA in Atlanta is seeking an Assistant Director of Airport Operations to support the Director in overseeing all airport operations and food and beverage activities. You will drive financial performance, enhance guest experience, and mentor leaders to sustain a high-performance culture in a fast-paced airport environment.

The role requires a hands-on leader with strong financial acumen, organizational skills, and the ability to coordinate across multiple locations, ensuring brand standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in business administration, Hospitality, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in managing food, beverage, and retail operations across multiple locations.
• Proven track record in contributing to a multi-million-dollar business.
• Strong financial acumen and leadership abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director in achieving financial, operational and guest service objectives.
• Help implement strategies to build a best-in-class culture and client satisfaction.
• Mentor potential future leaders and strengthen leadership pipelines.
• Maintain high standards of food safety and brand compliance across locations.
• Assist in budgeting processes and ensure targets are met or exceeded.
• Oversee staffing requirements and payroll guidelines with annual financials.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain client and vendor relationships.

Skills

Financial acumen

Leadership

Client relations

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Hospitality, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Director of Airport OperationsReports To: Director of Airport OperationsStatus: ExemptDepartment: OperationsDate: May 2025Salary:Broad Functions: Support the Director in overseeing airport operations business, focusing on delivering exceptional results, contributing to a great culture, developing future leaders, and maintaining strong client relationships. Assist in achieving financial, operational, and guest service objectives while fostering a best-in-class work environment.(The Assistant Director of Airport Operations supports the Director in overseeing all aspects of food and beverage operations within the airport. This leadership role is responsible for helping drive financial performance, strengthen operational efficiency, support team development, and enhance client and guest satisfaction. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who thrives in a fastpaced, complex environment and is committed to creating a best-in-class work culture that inspires excellence at every level)Main Duties and Responsibilities:1. Support the achievement of business unit expectations in financial performance, peoplemanagement, client satisfaction, and business partner relationships.2. Assist in implementing strategies to create a best-in-class culture where team membersare valued, appreciated, and driven to provide an exceptional guest experience.3. Help identify and mentor potential future leaders, contributing to a strong leadershippipeline.4. Maintain high standards of food safety and brand compliance across operations.5. Assist in managing and optimizing budgets to ensure financial targets are met orexceeded.6. Help ensure adherence to brand standards across all locations.7. Actively participate in daily floor operations to reinforce operational standards and supportteam performance8. Support the creation and execution of action plans to address retention, turnover, andoverall employee satisfaction.9. Collaborate with the Director to implement business strategies aligned with organizationalgoals and objectives.10. Assist in overseeing staffing requirements and budget guidelines in conjunction with annualfinancial statements.11. Support compliance with airport badging requirements through daily terminationnotifications.12. Help optimize schedules and ensure payroll compliance while using the workforcemanagement tool.13. Work with team members to maintain high-quality storefronts and ensure timely storeopenings.14. Maintain and support excellent relationships with clients, vendors, airport authorities, andbusiness partners)15. Participate in public relations activities representing the company appropriately as needed.Supervisory Responsibilities:1. Assist in leading and mentoring the leadership team, including Concept Managers.2. Help set clear goals and support accountability for delivering results.3. Participate in regular performance evaluations and provide feedback to team members.4. Assist in addressing and resolving associate relations matters.Skills and Qualifications:1. Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Hospitality, or related field.2. 5+ years of experience in management of food, beverage, and retail operations, handlingmultiple locations (10+).3. Proven track record of contributing to the success of a multi-million-dollar business.4. Strong financial acumen and ability to analyze business performance.5. Excellent leadership skills with a focus on team development and motivation.6. Ability to contribute to a positive, high-performance culture.7. Strong client relationship management skills.8. Proficient in Microsoft Office suite and relevant business software.9. Strong strategic planning and execution abilities.10. Excellent oral and written communication skills.11. Strong analytical skills for budget management and business analysis.12. Exceptional time management, organization, and project management skills.13. Commitment to maintaining high standards of guest relations, diplomacy, andprofessionalism.Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by anassociate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand for longperiods of time, use hands and fingers, communicate verbally, and hear. The associate isfrequently required to reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, taste, and smell. Theassociate is also occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and either lift ormove up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision,distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.EEOC Statement:We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse team and fostering an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability status, or veteran status.