Assistant Restaurant Manager: Lead Guest Experience

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & development

401(k)

Competitive salary

Flexible schedule

Educational Assistance with DeVry

Immediate Family Members eligible

Service Award Incentive

Daily Pay

Health Benefits

401(k) with company match

All you can eat pancakes + meal скидки

Employee Discount Program

Job summary

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Missouri is seeking an Assistant Restaurant Manager to support the General Manager and lead daily restaurant operations, ensuring guest satisfaction and adherence to company policies.

You will train staff, manage scheduling, monitor food safety and financials, and help achieve planned sales and profits while maintaining a welcoming, high‑performing team.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in food service preferred.
• Good communication with employees, guests and vendors.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Assists the General Manager in planning and analyzing administration and operations manpower.
• Responsible for achieving plan profit levels while ensuring maximum guest satisfaction.
• Accountable for proper handling of cash, credit card information, gift cards and all things related to the payment of guest checks.
• Assists in the planning and analysis of restaurant unit manpower, ensuring sufficient development and training of all employees, including subordinate managers.
• Assists General Manager in all aspects of employment and restaurant staffing including recruitment, training, and conducting new hire orientation.
• Attends University of Perkins and successfully completes all coursework.
• Achieves and maintains ServSafe certification.
• Performs and is able to assist in all functions for all positions in the restaurant.
• Ensures that all menu items are prepared, portioned, and presented properly in a clean, safe, and sanitary manner according to all established procedures, performance standards, and specifications.
• Ensures managers and all team members are monitoring and overseeing food temperatures during hot and cold handling to reduce the incidence of risk factors known to cause food-borne illness.
• Ensures restaurant compliance to productivity and service standards by scheduling and staffing a sufficient number of well-trained and productive employees.
• Ensures proper management of the facility and equipment through preventive maintenance, energy conservation, repairs, security measures, and adherence to safety and sanitation requirements.
• Ensures inventory levels for both food and non-food items are properly maintained in accordance with company guidelines through correct ordering procedures and efficiency usage and yield application.
• Anticipates, identifies and corrects system breakdowns to achieve guest satisfaction.
• Accountable for accurate financial data to include: payroll, cash and receipts, productivity food costs, security of funds, and operating expenses; prepares and reviews financial reports.
• Attends scheduled restaurant and region team meetings; makes presentations to peers and management as requested.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Communication skills

Multitasking ability

Education

High school diploma

Some college

Job description

Perkins Restaurant & Bakery in Missouri is seeking an Assistant Restaurant Manager to support the General Manager and lead daily restaurant operations, ensuring guest satisfaction and adherence to company policies.

You will train staff, manage scheduling, monitor food safety and financials, and help achieve planned sales and profits while maintaining a welcoming, high‑performing team.