Assistant Restaurant Manager

The Hari Group; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known restaurant organization is seeking an Assistant Restaurant Manager in Joliet, Illinois. This role involves supporting the Restaurant Manager in developing a dedicated team and ensuring a guest-first culture. The ideal candidate should have restaurant or supervisory experience, strong interpersonal skills, and be fluent in English. Responsibilities include staff recruitment, training, and ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. The position is full-time and aimed at mid-senior level professionals.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Experience in managing teams is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the Restaurant Manager in developing a dedicated team.
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and onboarding employees.
• Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.

Skills

Fluent in English

Restaurant, retail, or supervisory experience

Basic computer skills

Basic writing skills

Math and financial management knowledge

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Assistant Restaurant Manager

The Assistant Restaurant Manager generally supports the Restaurant Manager in efforts to develop a team of dedicated people delivering great and friendly guest experiences and profitable top line sales. They assist in the development of Crew and Shift Leaders and fulfill accountabilities assigned by the Restaurant Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Team Environment

• Recruit, hire, onboard and develop employees.
• Communicate job expectations to employees.
• Hold team members accountable for their behavior and performance, addressing concerns promptly.
• Support the development of team members.

Operational Excellence

• Create and maintain a guest‑first culture in the restaurant.
• Ensure all shifts are appropriately staffed to achieve guest service goals.
• Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy environment by following and enforcing safety, food safety, and sanitation guidelines, and comply with all applicable laws.
• Ensure brand standards, recipes, and systems are executed.
• Help prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality and guest service standards.
• Review guest feedback and restaurant assessment results and implement action plans to drive system improvements.

Profitability

• Control costs to help maximize profitability.
• Execute all in‑restaurant marketing promotions in a timely manner.
• Execute new product roll‑outs including team training, marketing and sampling.
• Drive sales goals and track results.

Skills / Qualifications

• Fluent in English.
• Restaurant, retail, or supervisory experience.
• Basic computer skills.
• At least 18 years of age (where applicable).
• Basic writing skills.
• High School diploma, or equivalent.
• Math and financial management knowledge.

Competencies

Guest Focus

• Understands and exceeds guest expectations, needs and requirements.
• Develops and maintains guest relationships.
• Displays a sense of urgency with guests.
• Seeks ways to improve guest satisfaction; asks questions, commits to follow‑through.
• Resolves guest concerns by following brand‑recommended guest recovery process.

Passion for Results

• Sets and maintains high standards for self and others, acts as a role model.
• Consistently meets or exceeds goals.
• Contributes to overall team performance; understands how role relates to others.
• Sets, prioritizes and maintains focus on important activities.
• Reads and interprets reports to establish goals and deliver results.
• Seeks ideas and best practices from others, teams, and networks and applies this knowledge to achieve results.

Problem Solving and Decision Making

• Identifies and resolves issues and problems.
• Uses information at hand to make decisions and solve problems; includes others when necessary.
• Identifies root cause of a problem and implements a solution to prevent recurrence.
• Empowers others to make decisions and resolve issues.

Interpersonal Relationships & Influence

• Develops and maintains relationships with team.
• Operates with integrity; demonstrates honesty, treats others with respect, keeps commitments.
• Encourages collaboration and teamwork.
• Leads others; negotiates and takes effective action.

Building Effective Teams

• Identifies and communicates team goals.
• Monitors progress, measures results and holds others accountable.
• Creates strong morale and engagement within the team.
• Accepts responsibilities for personal and team commitments.
• Recognizes and rewards employee strengths, accomplishments and development.
• Listens to others, seeks mutual understanding and welcomes sharing of information, ideas and resources.

Conflict Management

• Seeks to understand conflict through active listening.
• Recognizes conflicts as an opportunity to learn and improve.
• Resolves situations using facts involved, ensuring consistency with policies and procedures.
• Escalates issues as appropriate.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others:
• Works collaboratively with employees to create individual development plans.
• Regularly discusses progress towards goals, reviews performance and adjusts development plans accordingly.
• Provides challenging assignments to develop others.
• Uses coaching and feedback opportunities to improve performance.
• Identifies training needs and supports resources for development opportunities.

Business and Financial Acumen

• Understands guest and competition; translates and applies own expertise to address business opportunities.
• Approaches situations with an innovative mind and looks beyond the obvious to deliver solutions and implement change.
• Has a working knowledge of profit and loss and other key financial measurements to identify business trends and make adjustments.
• Understands, analyzes and communicates key performance / profit levers and manages to these measures.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Restaurants

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