Daytime Restaurant Operations Leader

First Watch Restaurants, Inc.; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 68,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No night shifts

Career growth

Health Insurance

401K

Performance bonus

Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Meal discount

Telemedicine access

Tuition reimbursement

PTO

Job summary

First Watch Restaurants, Inc. is seeking a Restaurant Operations Manager who thrives in a morning‑focused, team‑driven environment and enjoys coaching staff to deliver exceptional breakfast, brunch and lunch experiences. This role oversees kitchen operations and dining, emphasizing service standards and profitability.

The position emphasizes developing team members, following First Watch commitments, and maintaining safety and quality while driving daily revenues and guest satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Learns and supports our You First culture and core values
• Puts their supervisory skills to work, making sure daily operations runs according to plan and with high standards
• Understands that we source great food for a reason and that our recipes must be followed
• Knows the restaurant sales and traffic goals – and works to exceed them
• Coaches and observes the First Watch Five Steps of Service being implemented at every table
• Understands the background story of our 10 Commitments – and puts them into action
• Responds with a sense of urgency to both customer and employee concerns
• Communicates and takes immediate ownership of repair and maintenance issues
• Is certified in food safety – and identifies and coaches in all areas of safe food handling
• Is continuously scouting for and interviewing candidates to join our team
• Keeps our company assets secure; including computers, point of sale, security systems and equipment
• Understands the key responsibilities of every position in the restaurant
• Puts an immediate stop to any inappropriate behavior, investigates as needed
• Trains, coaches, and develops team members daily
• Recognizes performance that goes above and beyond
• Accounts for all daily revenues and deposits
• Completes our admin duties – and gets required paperwork in on time

Skills

Supervisory skills

People management

Food safety certification

Job description

First Watch Restaurants, Inc. is seeking a Restaurant Operations Manager who thrives in a morning‑focused, team‑driven environment and enjoys coaching staff to deliver exceptional breakfast, brunch and lunch experiences. This role oversees kitchen operations and dining, emphasizing service standards and profitability.

The position emphasizes developing team members, following First Watch commitments, and maintaining safety and quality while driving daily revenues and guest satisfaction.