General Manager

Ruth's Chris Steak House; Odenton (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ruth's Chris Steak House in Maryland seeks a General Manager to lead a single restaurant location with the management team and staff. The role focuses on operational excellence, hospitality leadership, and driving revenue, profit, and market share within a franchise group that operates nine Ruth’s Chris locations.

The GM will ensure consistent food quality, exceptional guest service, and alignment with brand guidelines while developing talent and delivering financial results.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years leadership in fine dining or similar high-volume, full-service setting.
• Proven ability to deliver financial results and drive sales growth.
• Holds team accountable to expected results and maintains career progression.
• Flexibility to relocate to opportunities preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage, supervise and coordinate all activities of one Ruth’s Chris Steak House location and restaurant management team.
• Ensure day-to-day operations align with Ruth’s Chris operating guidelines and standards.
• Maintain highest quality food and superior service, while growing sales and profitability.

Tools

ServSafe Certification

Job description

Job Description:

Manage, supervise and coordinate all activities of one location of a Ruth’s Chris Steak House restaurant, the restaurant management team and restaurant personnel. Accountable for ensuring that day-to-day restaurant operations are aligned with Ruth’s Chris Steak House operating guidelines and standards. Maintain consistency in preparing the highest quality of food and providing superior levels of service. Achieve financial objectives and success by continually building sales and growing a highly profitable restaurant. Success is real growth in sales, profit and market share.

The general manager should possess these qualities:

• Ownership mentality resulting in operational excellence
• Models hospitality and delivers service excellence
• Identifies talent and develops potential
• Demonstrates genuine hospitality at every opportunity

REQUIREMENTS:

• A cultural match (passionate, caring, people-focused, top-line driven while balancing operational initiatives and experience delivery)
• 3-5 years leadership in fine dining or similar volume, full-service chain or corporate environment (for GM or Chef 4-5 years ideally)
• Wine knowledge required
• Servsafe certified or Food Handler certification preferred
• Proven developer of people
• Proven delivery of successful financial results
• Holds team accountable to expected results
• Established longevity and career progression
• Flexibility to relocate preferred

Job Type: Full-time

We are a franchise group of nine Ruth's Chris Steak Houses. We have locations in North Carolina, Maryland and New Jersey. We are looking for team members that will deliver plus one service to our guests!