General Manager

Ontario Trillium Foundation; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Trillium Foundation is seeking a General Manager to provide strategic and tactical leadership for their restaurant in Niles, Illinois. The role focuses on driving results through effective people management, financial oversight, and maintaining operational standards.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of financial management, and a commitment to fostering a positive team culture. Responsibilities include staffing, training, and achieving business metrics while ensuring compliance with company standards.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and operational management skills.
• Experience in financial management and budget analysis.
• Ability to create a positive and productive team culture.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the restaurant.
• Manage staffing, development, and performance of team members.
• Control financial aspects including budget and costs.

Job description

The General Manager provides strategic and tactical leadership for their restaurant. This manager must maintain operations and drive results in his/her restaurant, through people development, sales and profit growth. The General Manager must hire, train and develop team members that share the Wingstop mission to Serve the World Flavor. The General Manager must convey the Wingstop culture to his/her crew and be a creative team player who is passionate about hard work, about having fun, and demonstrating sincere dedication to the success of the brand.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

People Management

• Responsible for staffing the restaurant timely and efficiently with carefully selected team.
• Ensure the restaurant environment is safe at all times for both team members and guests.
• Oversee the correct facilitation of the orientation and onboarding process and ensure it is being executed properly.
• Write and implement or monitor shift leader development and performance plans.
• Ensure performance plans are written and executed as needed.
• Make all final hire and separation decisions for restaurant and ensure proper procedures are followed in regards to hiring, promotions and separations.
• Create team member schedules to ensure proper staffing levels for expected sale volumes, while taking team member availability, payroll and overtime costs into consideration.
• Own the performance of the entire team.
• Create the culture in the restaurant through respect, recognition and reward.

Financial Management

• Audit all facets of operations, deliver feedback and develop solutions to facilitate improvements.
• Have complete understanding of budget and cost trends that impact operations; create a business plan.
• Perform financial analysis; control cash, property, product and equipment.
• Build sales, control labor and food costs.
• Meets all targets set by Operations Leadership.
• Set aggressive goals to drive business metrics.

Operations Management

• Maintain operational standards and requirements in the restaurant.
• Identify and communicate maintenance problems to the Facilities Department.
• Maintain all facilities to Wingstop’s company standards.
• Ensure communication is passed across organization from the District Manager to every team member in the restaurant.
• Use Company provided tools to coach, mentor and develop team members to ensure a high performing restaurant team.
• Leverage the support of the Restaurant Support Center.
• Ensure all risk management issues are in compliance with company standards.