Assistant General Manager (Palladio Cinema)

Cinema West Inc.; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Matched 401(k)

Paid Vacation

Six Sick days

Growth Opportunities

Strong Leadership Team Environment

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Cinema West Inc. is seeking an experienced Assistant General Manager to lead Palladio Cinema and grow with our expanding company in California.

This on-site, full-time Exempt role focuses on delivering exceptional guest experiences, supervising daily theatre operations, and driving profitability through strong leadership. You will manage staff, training, scheduling, safety, and compliance while partnering with the corporate office on goals and brand standards.

Qualifications

• Position requires leadership experience in a theatre or hospitality environment.
• Full-time exempt status with on-site work and weekend/holiday availability.
• Salary is listed as approximately $70,304 annually.

Responsibilities

• Lead guest services and theatre profitability.
• Oversee theatre operations and enforce company policies.
• Manage costs, merchandise, inventory, payroll and HR functions.
• Ensure compliance with safety, health, and labor regulations.
• Develop staff via training, scheduling, and performance reviews.
• Collaborate with Corporate Office to meet long-range goals.

Job description

Description

We’re seeking a dynamic and experienced Assistant General Manager to join our team!

This role will initially focus on the management of Palladio Cinema.

This is a growth-oriented role, with plans to transition to our other locations as new opportunities emerge across

our expanding organization.

This hands-on role offers a fun and engaging opportunity in the vibrant world of cinema.

As Assistant General Manager, you will be instrumental in creating an enhanced,

welcoming atmosphere for movie-goers, ensuring they have an unforgettable experience every time they visit.

If you’re passionate about leadership and providing top-tier service in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Cinema West offers fantastic benefits:

• Medical & dental
• Matched 401(k)
• Paid Vacation
• "Six" Sick days
• Growth Opportunities
• Strong Leadership Team Environment
• Employee Discounts

Requirements

Position: Assistant General Manager

Status: Full-Time- Exempt- Benefits Eligible

Salary Range: $70,304.00- (Annually)

The Assistant General Manager (AGM) is responsible for

• Establishing and maintaining exceptional guest services,
• Overseeing all aspects of the theatre’s operation and enforcing Company policies,
• Ensuring maximum sales and profitability through merchandise, inventory, expense control, payroll, human resources management, and
• Managing operating costs.

This is a full-time, exempt position. The AGM reports to the General Manager. The minimal time commitment for this position is 40 hours per week. Cinema West is a year-round, (365 days) operation. Workdays may vary and depend upon business demands. The AGM is required and/or expected to work on-site at the theatre and work weekends and weeknights, as well as holidays.

This position is not a work-from-home position. Attendance and physical presence at the theatre is an essential function of the position

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

Superb Leadership

• Lead, guide and mentor employees/staff to maximize the theatre’s profitability
• Provide hands-on, lead-by-example leadership to staff/employees
• Analyze business trends to develop and implement plans to increase sales and meet/exceed goals
• Minimize shrink, expenses and payroll
• Manage risks such as employees’ and guests’ safety, loss prevention and emergency situations
• Ensure compliance with all internal Company policies and procedures through regular theatre management/staff meetings, theater walk-throughs, audits, etc.
• With the assistance of the Corp. Office, ensure compliance with all local, state and federal laws
• Maintain compliance with fire, health, building and labor laws, regulations and statutes
• Manage human resources responsibilities, inclusive of but not limited to hiring/firing employees, managing staff, conducting safety meetings, facilitating proper communication amongst staff, enforcing policies, overseeing and enforcing the illness and injury prevention program, and monitoring and enforcing Company standards for all employees
• Partner with the Corp. Office to set and maintain the long-range financial goals and brand/marketing standards

Operation

• Understand the theatre’s financials and key performance metrics
• Achieve or exceed key financial and metric targets
• Ensure compliance with policies and procedures
• Maintain a world-class showcase theatre (professionalism, respect, cleanliness & theatre-pride)
• Continually offer suggestions for improvement to management
• Ensure employees and guests are in a safe environmentResolve theatre/operational issues timely and professionally
• Assume full responsibility for nightly/weekly documentation and reporting; inclusive, but not limited to cash handling, deposits, coupons, gift certificates, etc.
• Ensure appropriate merchandise stock levels and concession items are effectively stocked
• Ensure the theatre operations remain under budget and is financially sustainable
• Control costs, including but not limited to operating expenses, supplies, concessions, janitorial fees and maintenance charges
• Ensure all repairs and maintenance are done in a timely and cost-effective manner, including, but not limited to concessions equipment, projection equipment and any other theater property

Employees & Employee Development

• Manage employee work schedules to maximize efficiencies and minimize payroll costs
• Develop, train and mentor high-performing employees for positional upward mobility
• Complete employees annual or periodic Performance Reviews
• Resolve employee conflict and issues
• Partner with HR to ensure Cinema West is the employees’ employer-of-choice
• Create a work place that respects employees from different backgrounds, values diversity, and is equitable and inclusive to all
• Document and develop a Performance Improvement Plan for poor performing or problematic employees
• Create a high-morale workplace
• Train employees in all aspects of theatre operations
• Communicate regularly with the Assistant Managers about achieving desired results
• Coach for improvement – to all levels of employees
• Create a great workplace by retaining and rewarding high performing employees, and coaching and counseling others as needed

Guests Experience

• Strive for Cinema West to be the #1 theatre-of-choice for all guests
• Partner with employees/staff in creating outstanding guests’ experiences
• Ensure that all guests receive an outstanding theatre experience service by providing an impressive, friendly, respectful, safe and clean theatre

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has much supervisory responsibilities. The AGM serves as a coach and mentor for other employees. The AGM is responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, empowering, coaching, counseling, disciplining and terminating employees.

Travel

This position includes occasional travel for Company meetings, transfer of goods between locations, and/or possible assistance at another location.

Physical Demands of the Job

Attached is the Physical Demands Statement detailing the physical requirements/capabilities of the position. Reasonable accommodations will be considered to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.