Dining Room Manager

StoryPoint; Chesterfield Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

StoryPoint in Michigan is seeking a Dining Room Manager to oversee dining operations for residents and guests, ensuring timely, courteous service and high standards.

You will supervise dining room staff, manage reservations, greet guests, handle complaints, and maintain cleanliness and inventory. The role requires a two-year degree or equivalent and strong communication, leadership, and cash handling skills, with a focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• AA degree or equivalent; 1–3 years related experience preferred.
• Ability to read safety rules and manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups.
• Ability to apply good judgment to instructions.
• Maintains a high energy level and high standards in work.
• Billing reconciliation and cash handling.

Responsibilities

• Staffing: interviewing, hiring, training, coaching and scheduling.
• Schedule dining reservations and arrange parties or special services for diners.
• Greets guests, escorts them to tables, and provides menus.
• Handles and fixes all complaints to insure a great dining experience for residents and guests.
• Assigns work tasks and coordinates activities of dining room personnel to ensure prompt and courteous service.
• Inspects dining room serving stations for neatness and inventories table linens and other dining room supplies.
• Work toward continual improvement of the overall organization.

Skills

Public speaking

Staff coaching

Cash handling

Customer service

Safety rules

Education

AA degree or equivalent

Fine dining experience preferred

Job description

Position Summary: The Dining Room Manager will ensure efficient restaurant operation and maintain high production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards. Supervise and coordinate activities of dining room personnel to provide timely and courteous service to our residents and guest by performing the following duties.

Required Experience for Dining Room Manager:

• Associate degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Fine dining experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to apply good judgment in understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Maintains a high energy level and is a self-motivator.
• Carries incredibly high standards in their work.
• Billing reconciliation/cash handling.

Primary Responsibilities for Dining Room Manager:

• Staffing responsibilities including: Interviewing, hiring, training, coaching and scheduling.
• Schedule dining reservations and arranges parties or special services for diners.
• Greets guests, escorts them to tables, and provides menus.
• The Dining Room Manager handles and fixes all complaints to insure a great dining experience for residents and guests.
• Assigns work tasks and coordinates activities of dining room personnel to ensure prompt and courteous service to patrons.
• Inspects dining room serving stations for neatness and cleanliness, and inventories table linens and other dining room supplies for tables and serving stations.
• Work toward continual improvement of the overall organization.

General Working Conditions:

This position entails standing for long periods of time. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to communicate effectively with others, sit, stand, walk and use hands to handle keyboard, telephone, paper, files, and other equipment and objects. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. This position requires the ability to review detailed documents and read computer screens. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The work environment requires appropriate interaction with others. The noise level in the work environment is moderate. Occasional travel to different locations may be required.