Front of House Restaurant Manager - 1909

Leigh Enterprises; Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Complimentary Food while working

Management Incentive Meal Card

Employee discounts

Medical Benefits

Retirement Savings Program

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Leigh Enterprises in Temecula is seeking an experienced Restaurant Manager to lead a high-performing team and deliver an exceptional guest experience. You will oversee daily operations, guide service standards, and manage schedules in a fast-paced setting with strong emphasis on hospitality and teamwork.

The role requires 3+ years in restaurant management, craft beverage familiarity, and a passion for mentorship.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years management experience in a high-volume restaurant or bar.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Focus on guest experience and service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day restaurant operations and manage a large team.
• Recruit, interview, and train team members to ensure service standards.
• Ensure health, safety and food handling compliance and quality.
• Schedule management and cost-control to reduce waste.
• Foster clear communication within the management team and staff.
• Maintain high energy and a welcoming service-focused culture.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Guest experience

Communication

Problem solving

Coaching

Job description

1909 Gastropub in Old Town Temecula is seeking an experienced Restaurant Manager who is passionate about providing an exceptional guest experience while leading and managing a high performing team!

We pride ourselves on our craft cocktails, excellent food, and extraordinary guest experience! Our ideal candidate will have a passion for food, guest experience, and team while maintaining the highest level of service!

We believe great hospitality starts with great leadership, and we are looking for a leader who inspires excellence, creates meaningful connections with guests and team members, and helps cultivate a welcoming, energetic, and service-focused culture.

We are looking for someone to join our Management Team that has strong interpersonal and communication skills, is a strong problem-solver, and thrives while working under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Restaurant Manager Expectations

“Live by passion, teamwork, integrity, determination, and excellence”

You will be responsible for providing leadership and managing the activities of our team members and ensuring that our guests are satisfied with food, quality, and service.

To be a successful manager, you will demonstrate strong leadership and management skills and ensure overall compliance with food/health and safety regulations. Ultimately, an exceptional manager should be able to handle stressful situations and achieve excellent customer service within their team and our guests.

MANAGER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Actively involved and Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the restaurant
• Interviewing and Hiring of all team members
• Training new and current team members and ensure they follow guidelines and processes to provide exceptional service.
• Supervising the day-to-day tasks and holding team accountable.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations. Educate team members on proper food handling, safety, hygiene and quality guidelines
• Team Recognition – demonstrate and implement constant recognition to create and enhance high performance teams.
• Team Development / Promotions
• Continuous and effective communication within your management team and your staff
• Own and Manage schedules for your team
• Control operational costs and identifying ways to cut waste

REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 3 years management experience at a high-volume restaurant or bar
• 1 year of craft cocktail and craft beer experience
• Must be at least 21 years of age due to Liquor Licensing Requirements
• Flexible hours including mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Able to coach new hires and motivate team members
• Has managed a team of at least 40 employees
• Ability to direct a large team and high-volume restaurant with 280 seats

* All positions often include lifting/moving/loading of 25-pound items and occasionally up to 75 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk or hear, use hands and/or reach with hands and arms, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, at least 20\" or less; distant vision at 20' or more and color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors), peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and own or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point), depth perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships), and the ability to adjust focus.

MANAGEMENT BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary ($72k - $90k) depending on experience
  
• Complimentary Food while working
• Management Incentive Meal Card
• Employee discounts
• Medical Benefits
• Retirement Savings Program
  
• Paid Time Off