General Manager

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Baroda (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC seeks an experienced General Manager to lead daily operations for a premier winery and restaurant destination near Bridgman, Michigan. This onsite leadership role focuses on hospitality, team development, operational excellence, and financial performance.

You will oversee P&L, labor, COGS, budgeting, forecasting, and revenue opportunities, while coordinating closely with culinary, wine, events, and operations teams to deliver elevated guest experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive restaurant management experience.
• Experience in higher-end, chef-driven winery, resort, hotel, or full-service hospitality environments.
• Strong understanding of restaurant financials, including P&L, labor, food/beverage costs, budgeting, forecasting, and inventory control.
• Proven ability to recruit, train, coach, and retain high-performing hospitality teams.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak seasonal periods.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily restaurant and property operations, ensuring high service standards, operational efficiency, and an exceptional guest experience.
• Recruit, train, coach, schedule, and develop hospitality staff while building a strong culture of accountability and teamwork.
• Oversee financial performance, including P&L, labor costs, COGS, inventory, purchasing, budgeting, forecasting, and revenue opportunities.
• Partner with culinary, wine, events, and operations teams to deliver elevated dining experiences and destination hospitality.
• Maintain operating standards across staffing, reservations, table flow, property readiness, compliance, and guest satisfaction.

Skills

Restaurant operations leadership

P&L management

Team development

Job description

General Manager - Winery & Restaurant

Location: Near Bridgman, MI | Fully Onsite

Salary: $75,000-$85,000

We are seeking an experienced General Manager to lead daily operations for a premier winery and restaurant destination. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on exceptional hospitality, team development, operational excellence, and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily restaurant and property operations, ensuring high service standards, operational efficiency, and an exceptional guest experience.

• Recruit, train, coach, schedule, and develop hospitality staff while building a strong culture of accountability and teamwork.

• Oversee financial performance, including P&L, labor costs, COGS, inventory, purchasing, budgeting, forecasting, and revenue opportunities.

• Partner closely with culinary, wine, events, and operations teams to deliver elevated dining experiences, special events, and destination hospitality.

• Maintain operational standards across staffing, reservations, table flow, property readiness, compliance, and overall guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive restaurant management experience, including General Manager or senior leadership responsibilities.

• Experience in higher-end, chef-driven, winery, resort, hotel, or full-service hospitality environments preferred.

• Strong understanding of restaurant financials, including P&L management, labor, food/beverage costs, budgeting, forecasting, and inventory control.

• Proven ability to recruit, train, coach, and retain high-performing hospitality teams while holding employees and managers accountable.

• Strong communication, organization, decision-making, and leadership skills with the flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and peak seasonal periods.

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