Assistant General Manager -Lincoln East

EHPV Management Group; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

The Assistant General Manager at Big Red Restaurant & Sports Bar in Lincoln, NE leads front-of-house and back-of-house operations with a strong emphasis on guest experience and team development. You will use analytics, training, and hands-on leadership to drive guest satisfaction, food quality, and controllable costs while upholding Big Red policies and standards.

This role requires hands-on supervision, daily coaching, and the ability to interpret sales data to optimize labor, inventory, and

Responsibilities

• Lead on-floor presence to ensure service standards are met in dining room and kitchen.
• Coach FOH and BOH teams daily on guest experience fundamentals such as speed, attentiveness, accuracy, cleanliness, and recovery.
• Use guest feedback, data, and mystery shop results to identify gaps and create targeted action plans.
• Analyze sales forecasts, labor models, and POS data to optimize staffing and scheduling.
• Review performance scorecards and drive accountability around labor %, COGS %, and speed-of-service targets.
• Assist with inventory processes, waste tracking, purchasing accuracy, and variance investigations.
• Prepare accurate reports, checklists, and operational analyses.
• Lead hiring decisions and ongoing coaching, setting expectations from day one.
• Conduct pre-shift meetings to set service expectations and energize the team.
• Recognize performance and address issues promptly and fairly.
• Fill operational gaps as needed to maintain smooth service with a leaders-serve-first mindset.
• Verify food quality and safety per recipes and standards; ensure sanitation and regulatory compliance.
• Plan and adjust labor deployment based on trends and guest counts; support menu planning and recipe testing.
• Seek opportunities to improve kitchen efficiency, FOH staffing, and guest flow.
• Support special events, catering, and promotional activities.

Job description

Assistant General Manager - Big Red Restaurant & Sports Bar

Location:

8933 Andermatt Drive, Lincoln, NE 68526

Position Summary

The Assistant General Manager supports both Front-of-House and Back-of-House operations with a strong emphasis on guest experience, team development, and data-driven leadership. This role ensures operational excellence by using analytics, training, and active leadership on the floor to drive guest satisfaction, strengthen team engagement, and achieve goals in sales, labor, COGS, food quality, cleanliness, and service execution—all in alignment with Big Red policies and procedures.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Guest Experience & Service - Elevated Focus

• Serve as a visible leader on the floor, maintaining a constant presence in the dining room and kitchen to ensure service standards are met.
• Model Big Red’s hospitality expectations by interacting with guests, resolving issues promptly, and ensuring every guest feels valued and welcomed.
• Use guest feedback, review data, mystery shop results, and in-store observations to identify service gaps and create targeted action plans.
• Coach FOH and BOH teams daily on guest experience fundamentals: speed of service, attentiveness, accuracy, cleanliness, and recovery.

Operational Excellence & Analytics

• Use sales forecasts, labor models, and POS reporting to make informed labor and scheduling decisions.
• Analyze ticket times, cook performance, server throughput, voids/discounts, and product mix to identify bottlenecks and operational opportunities.
• Review daily and weekly performance scorecards, identifying variances and driving accountability around labor %, COGS %, and speed-of-service targets.
• Assist with inventory processes, waste tracking, purchasing accuracy, and variance investigations to ensure all controllable costs remain within budget.
• Prepare accurate and timely paperwork, reports, checklists, and operational analyses.

Team Leadership, Culture & Development - Strengthened

• Help build a positive, unified team culture grounded in Big Red’s core values: Guest-Centric, Team Focused, Community Connected, Fun, and Inspiring.
• Participate in hiring decisions and ensure new hires understand expectations from day one.
• Deliver ongoing coaching, skill development, and performance conversations using both real-time observations and data insights.
• Lead pre-shift meetings that set service expectations, communicate goals, and energize the team.
• Recognize strong performance regularly and address performance issues promptly, fairly, and consistently.
• Fill in operational gaps as needed to maintain smooth service and demonstrate a “leaders serve first” mindset.

Food Quality, Safety & Cleanliness

• Verify food is prepared and served according to recipes, portioning, standards, and Big Red specifications.
• Ensure sanitation, cleanliness, and safety standards are consistently met through walkthroughs, logs, audits, and corrective actions.
• Ensure all federal, state, and local health and labor regulations are followed.

Planning, Scheduling & Cost Control

• Schedule labor based on anticipated business trends, forecasted demand, and Big Red staffing models.
• Adjust deployment in real time using guest counts, pacing, and hourly sales trends.
• Support menu planning activities including recipe testing, purchasing specs, product evaluations, and LTO implementation.
• Continuously look for ways to improve kitchen efficiency, FOH staffing patterns, and guest flow.

Other Duties

• Support new initiatives, LTO rollouts, product launches, and promotional activities.
• Assist with special events, catering, and community-based activities.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.