Executive General Manager - High-Volume Fine Dining

The Keystone Distinction Group; Freehold (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Keystone Distinction Group is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a new restaurant from opening onward, establishing culture, systems, standards, and identity.

This hands-on leadership role requires a strong floor presence, able to drive service during peak times, recruit and develop a top-tier team, and partner with culinary and senior leadership to ensure consistency and growth.

Qualifications

• Proven GM experience in a high-volume, polished full-service restaurant.
• Seafood, raw bar, steakhouse, or elevated dining experience preferred.
• New restaurant opening experience highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of food, wine, spirits, cocktails, and elevated service.
• Strong floor presence and ability to manage high-volume service.
• Ability to recruit, train, develop, and retain a strong management and hourly team.
• Excellent understanding of labor, scheduling, COGS, inventory, purchasing, and P&L performance.
• Strong understanding of reservation management, pacing, and maximizing restaurant capacity.
• Extremely organized with strong attention to detail.
• Capable of holding managers and employees accountable.
• Able to establish systems and standards rather than merely inheriting them.
• Strong guest recovery and problem-solving skills.
• Genuine hospitality mindset with memorable guest experiences.
• Collaborative with culinary leadership and senior leadership.
• Think beyond daily operations to contribute to growth.
• Protect assets including ABC regulations, theft, and culture.
• Collaborate with HR partner and accounting teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all day-to-day restaurant operations.
• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and develop management and hourly employees.
• Maintain service, hospitality, cleanliness, and operational standards.
• Manage scheduling and labor performance.
• Monitor sales, COGS, inventory, purchasing, and other financial metrics.
• Work closely with culinary leadership to maintain FOH/BOH consistency.
• Manage reservations, pacing, table turns, and overall restaurant flow.
• Lead management meetings, pre-shifts, training, and continued employee development.
• Maintain a strong management presence on the floor.
• Handle guest feedback and recovery while building relationships with regular guests.
• Maintain organization, cleanliness, facility standards, and restaurant readiness.
• Identify operational problems and create solutions before they escalate.
• Develop managers and identify future leaders.
• Maintain a positive, professional, accountable workplace culture.

Skills

GM experience

High-volume service

Leadership

Hospitality

Staff development

P&L understanding

Job description

The Keystone Distinction Group is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a new restaurant from opening onward, establishing culture, systems, standards, and identity.

This hands-on leadership role requires a strong floor presence, able to drive service during peak times, recruit and develop a top-tier team, and partner with culinary and senior leadership to ensure consistency and growth.