General Manager

Clear Path Hospitality Advisors; New Jersey; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Clear Path Hospitality Advisors seeks a General Manager for a full-time, on-site role in New Jersey. You will oversee daily restaurant operations, drive financial performance, and lead front- and back-of-house teams to deliver consistent guest experiences.

Responsibilities include budgeting, scheduling, training, guest issue resolution, and adherence to health and safety standards. You will collaborate with ownership and advisors on strategic initiatives and process rollouts to scale operations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading restaurant/hospitality operations.
• Budget management and cost control with financial reporting.
• Ability to implement scalable operational systems.
• Proven people management, hiring, coaching, and performance feedback.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with owners, guests and advisors.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and sanitation standards.
• Experience with POS systems and scheduling tools.
• Multi-unit or growth-focused hospitality experience preferred.
• On-site role with flexibility to work evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Hospitality-related education is beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily restaurant operations and ensure profitability.
• Lead front-of-house and back-of-house teams and standards.
• Monitor KPIs, budgets, and cost controls; prepare reports.
• Schedule staff, train, and coach team members.
• Resolve guest issues and maintain safety and sanitation standards.
• Coordinate with ownership/advisors on strategic initiatives.
• Support new process rollouts and streamline workflows.
• Foster accountability, teamwork, and continuous improvement culture.

Skills

Operational leadership

Budget management

P&L analysis

People management

Communication

Health & safety

Process improvement

Education

Hospitality management degree

Tools

POS systems

Scheduling tools

Office software

Job description

Company Description

Clear Path Hospitality Advisors focuses on building and scaling restaurants that are highly profitable and easily repeatable. The organization partners with hospitality businesses to design operational models that support consistent guest experiences and sustainable financial performance. By emphasizing process-driven growth, Clear Path Hospitality Advisors helps restaurants replicate success across multiple locations. The company values data-informed decision-making, strong leadership, and practical strategies that enable teams to execute at a high level. Team members are encouraged to contribute ideas that streamline operations and enhance overall business results.

Role Description

The General Manager is a full-time, on-site role based in New Jersey, United States, responsible for overseeing daily restaurant operations and ensuring strong financial performance. This role manages front-of-house and back-of-house teams, sets clear service standards, and ensures adherence to company policies and procedures. The General Manager monitors key performance indicators, manages budgets and cost controls, and implements operational systems that support repeatable success. Daily responsibilities include staff scheduling, training, and coaching, resolving guest issues, maintaining safety and sanitation standards, and coordinating with ownership and advisors on strategic initiatives. The role also involves supporting new process rollouts, identifying opportunities to streamline workflows, and fostering a culture of accountability, inclusive teamwork, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading restaurant or hospitality operations, with responsibility for staffing, service quality, and day-to-day performance.
• Strong skills in budget management, cost control, and interpreting financial reports (P&L, labor, and inventory metrics).
• Ability to implement and refine operational systems and processes to support consistency and scalability across locations.
• Proven people management skills, including hiring, training, coaching, performance feedback, and conflict resolution.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with team members, guests, ownership, and external advisors.
• Knowledge of health, safety, and sanitation standards relevant to restaurant operations, with a commitment to compliance.
• Comfort with using point-of-sale systems, scheduling tools, and basic office software to manage operations and reporting.
• Prior experience in a multi-unit or growth-focused hospitality environment is preferred.
• Ability to work on-site with a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as business needs require.
• Relevant education or training in hospitality management, business, or a related field is beneficial but not strictly required.