General Manager

Cava Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Early Wage Access*

401k enrollment with CAVA contribution

Paid sick leave, parental leave, andc

FREE CAVA Meal for every shift worked

Ground-floor opportunity

Job summary

CAVA is hiring a General Manager in New York to oversee restaurant operations and inspire a high-performing team. You will drive guest satisfaction, maintain brand standards, and ensure daily operations run smoothly with accountability and a focus on growth.

The role emphasizes leadership, staff development, and a culture of service, quality, and collaboration across shifts and teams.

Qualifications

• Develop yourself and others
• Lead your four-wall operation from people development to inventory and staffing
• Put the customer first, including internal customers and your team
• Consistently create CAVA fans by saying yes to guests and inspiring your team
• Achieve results by owning each shift and taking pride
• Foster collaboration and work with others for shared success
• Adapt to change and solve problems openly
• Assist with any additional duties assigned

Responsibilities

• Oversee all restaurant operations and team members
• Provide leadership and motivation to ensure guest-focused and team-focused operations
• Set high standards and establish a positive work atmosphere for day-to-day operations

Skills

Develop yourself and others

Lead your four-wall operation

Put the customer first

Consistently create CAVA fanatics

Achieve results

Foster collaboration

Adapt to change

Assist with any additional duties

Job description

Company Profile: At CAVA, we make it deliciously simple to eat well and feel good every day. We are guided by a Mediterranean heritage that’s been perfecting how to eat and live for four thousand years. We prioritize authenticity, curiosity and the pursuit of excellence in everything we do. We are working towards something big , together. Wefoster a culture built on five core values:

• Generosity First , Always : We lead with kindness. Our best work happens when we act in service of others.
• Constant Curiosity: We are eager to learn, grow, and explore beyond the obvious.
• Act with Agility: We welcome change; it’s the only constant. We embrace, adjust, adapt.
• Passion for Positivity: We greet each day with warmth and possibility.
• Collective Ambition: We have high aspirations that are achieved when we work together with a shared purpose.

General Manager: Managers will oversee all restaurant operations and team members. Managers provide leadership and motivation to ensure that all team members are guest-focused and team-focused. Managers set high standards and establish a positive work atmosphere for their team to create successful day-to-day operations.

What You’ll Bring to the Table:

• Develop yourself and others – focus on self-improvement while supporting the success of others
• Lead your four-wall operation like you own it – from people development, to inventory, labor, staffing, and accountability
• Put the customer first – including your internal customers, your team. You will be responsible for regular people planning, coaching, training, accountability, and when necessary, corrective action
• Consistently create CAVA fanatics – find ways to say “yes” to every guest, inspiring your teams to do the same
• Achieve results – take ownership of every shift and take pride in your job
• Foster collaboration – work with others to find success as a group
• Adapt to change – solve problems through an open-minded and all-inclusive approach
• Assist with any additional duties assigned

What We Bring to the Table (Benefits): We’ve got you covered. Here are just some of the benefits available to CAVA team members:

• Competitivepay$
• Early Wage Access*
• 401k enrollment with CAVA contribution*
• Paid sick leave, parental leave, and community service leave*
• FREE CAVA Meal for every shift worked(YEP, that’s right, FREE CAVA!)
• The opportunity to be on the ground floor of a rapidly growing brand

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to bend and reach overhead often
• Must possess dexterity to handle tongs, pots/pans, and other equipment
• Must be comfortable working in temperatures ranging from hot to cold
• Must be comfortable working near open flames
• May be required to work in tight spaces
• Must maintain near constant communication with multiple people
• Close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision are required
• Must be able to sit, squat and kneel occasionally
• Must be able to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
• May be required to occasionally work in outdoor weather conditions
• May stand for long periods of time and lift up to 50 pounds

As an equal opportunity employer, CAVA considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or any other characteristic or protected classes as defined by federal, state, or local law.

CAVA – joining “A culture, not a concept ”

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