Assistant Manager - Restaurant

Socket.dev; Missoula (MT); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Flexible Scheduling

401(k) Match

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Competitive Pay

Career Development

Bonus Program

Hiring Immediately

Job summary

Love's Travel Stops in Missoula, MT seeks a Restaurant Assistant Manager to lead staff, protect food safety, manage inventory, and drive sales while ensuring top customer service. You will partner with the Restaurant Manager to schedule, control cash, and complete daily reports in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 1+ year of restaurant management, strong communication, and proficiency with MS Office. We offer growth opportunities, competitive pay, and a team-oriented culture.

Qualifications

• Ability to work various shift times including days, afternoons, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.
• 1+ years restaurant management experience.
• 1+ years managing operations with annual sales > $1,000,000.
• 1+ years handling budgets and P&L statements.
• 1+ years supervising and training 5–10+ employees.
• Intermediate level computer skills including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• A valid driver’s license and ability to pass pre-employment checks.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe, clean, and well-maintained facility with food safety adherence.
• Drive sales through efficient ordering, stocking, inventory, and food prep.
• Assist Restaurant Manager with task execution, scheduling, cash integrity, and reporting.
• Prepare and package customer orders promptly to meet service expectations.
• Understand financial reporting and contribute to improving profits.
• Collaborate with Restaurant Manager on talent acquisition.

Skills

Customer Service

Sales

Communication

Leadership

Teamwork

Multitasking

MS Office

Excel

Outlook

Driver's License

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Benefits:

• Fuel Your Growth with Love's - company funded tuition assistance program
• Paid Time Off
• Flexible Scheduling
• 401(k) – 100% match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance after 30-days
• Competitive Pay
• Career Development
• Quarterly Bonus Program
• Hiring Immediately

Welcome to Love’s!

Restaurant Assistant Managers play a key role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our restaurant. You will assist in leading staff, managing processes, and executing strategies to enhance sales and customer satisfaction. With opportunity as our greatest benefit and a dynamic team environment, this role is ideal for individuals passionate about the restaurant industry and ready to make a difference.

Job Functions:

• Ensure a safe, clean, and well-maintained facility through facilities and equipment maintenance along with adherence to proper food safety procedures.

• Drive sales of products and services through efficient ordering, stocking, inventory management, and food preparation.

• Assist the Restaurant Manager with proper task execution and completion, schedule and cash integrity, and complete daily, weekly, and monthly reporting.

• Work with the team to prepare and package customer orders in a timely manner to maximize customer service expectations and results.

• Understand financial reporting to include analyzing profit and loss statements and affecting change to capture and capitalize on opportunities.

• Collaborate with Restaurant Manager in the efforts of talent acquisition.

Experience:

• Ability to work various shift times to include days, afternoons, evenings, nights, occasional overnights, weekends, and holidays.

• 1+ years restaurant management experience.

• 1+ years managing operations with an annual sales volume of $1+million.

• 1+ years affecting and deciphering budgets and P&L statements.

• 1+ years supervising and training 5-10+ employees.

• Intermediate level computer skills including Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word, and Excel.

• A valid driver’s license and ability to successfully complete a pre-employment background check and drug screening.

Skills and Demands:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a customer satisfaction focus.

• Exceptional customer service, positive rapport building, expert salesmanship, and ensuring satisfaction by managing operations and employee-vehicle deployment.

• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail.

• Effective teamwork skills.

• Physical Demands: Regular talking and hearing. Active involvement requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing. Frequent lifting/moving of items over 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required.

Our Culture:

Fueling customers' journeys since 1964, innovation leads the way for this family-owned and operated business headquartered in Oklahoma City. With nearly 40,000 team members, travel stops are the core business along with products and services that provide value for professional drivers, fleets, traveling public, RVers, alternative energy and wholesale fuel customers. Giving back to communities and an inclusive workplace are hallmarks of the award-winning culture.

Love's is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.