General Manager

Workstream; Swainsboro (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Huddle House is seeking a General Manager to lead a profitable restaurant, ensuring quality service and guest satisfaction while fostering a positive work environment. This role requires coaching and mentoring your team to achieve operational excellence and guest delight.

You will manage budgets, staffing, training, and community engagement, ensuring compliance with brand standards and company policies. Prior restaurant experience and ServSafe certification are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Previous restaurant experience required.
• High School Diploma or GED is required.
• Effective communication with hourly associates.
• Ability to cover all shifts during normal operation.
• ServSafe Certification (required within 3 months).

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed budgets focusing on cost of goods sold and EBITDA.
• Manage daily unit-level paperwork including sales reports and payroll data.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards at all times.
• Order food and supplies daily to operate the unit.
• Hire and discipline staff members.
• Develop staff to take over duties when you are out of the unit.
• Hold monthly meetings with employees to discuss information for running the unit.
• Establish community presence to drive business and increase sales.
• Enforce brand standards and company policies.
• Train staff in POS, back-of-house, and front-of-house operations.
• Notify District Manager of any hurdles to success.

Skills

Effective communication

Shift coverage

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Company Overview

HUDDLE HOUSE is a unique member of the communities it serves. The bonds created between our team members and our customers are unlike those seen in most other chain restaurants.

Bringing Friends and Families Together over Delicious Food Served from the Heart

At Huddle House, we believe it's "YOUR HOUSE. YOUR KITCHEN." Huddle House is the place where the guest is the boss. We're giving families across America a place that gives them exactly what they want: freshly prepared food, any way they like it. Whether it's a quick bite before work, or a place to sit, chat and laugh with family and friends, we tell guests: "Get comfortable...this is YOUR HOUSE and YOUR KITCHEN".

This franchise is independently owned and operated by a franchisee. Your application will go directly to the franchisee, and all hiring decisions will be made by the management of this franchisee. All inquiries about employment at this franchisee should be made directly to the franchise location, and not to Huddle House Corporate.

Job Summary

The General Manager is responsible for running a profitable restaurant and for making sure the restaurant meets quality of service and customer satisfaction. The incumbent will be responsible for creating a positive work environment and dining experience for our guests. This person will be expected to coach, mentor, and care for your people.

Responsibilities

• Meet or exceed budgets while focusing cost of goods sold and EBITDA
• Manage all daily paperwork at the unit level including sales reports, red book information, shift inventories and all other necessary paperwork to insure the profitability of the unit
• Maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and sanitation in your unit at all times
• Complete monthly inspection of unit using the Unit Inspection form in the red book
• Order all food and supplies needed to operate the unit on a daily basis
• Hire and discipline staff members
• Select and develop a staff member to assume all your duties when you are out of the unit
• Hold monthly meeting with all employees to discuss any relevant information they need to assist in the running of the unit
• Establish a visible presence in the community by visiting businesses, churches, civic organizations etc. to drive business and increase sales
• Enforce all brands standards, company policies and procedures
• Ensure that all new hire paperwork, timesheets and payroll data, disciplinary actions, and personal data sheets are completed correctly and in a timely manner
• Train all levels of staff in proper operations of the unit for POS systems, back of house functions and front of house operations
• Notify the District Manager or Vice President of Operations of any hurdles to your success

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or completion of a GED
• Ability to communicate effectively with all hourly associates
• Ability to cover all shifts during the normal operation of the unit
• Previous restaurant experience required
• Current ServSafe Certification (required within 3 months of acceptance)

Our Values

• Commitment to Excellence
• Work Hard
• Teamwork
• Make a Difference
• Have Fun