Kitchen Manager, Restaurant

Players Sports Bar and Grill; Kansas; On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Players Sports Bar and Grill in Kansas seeks a seasoned salaried manager to oversee every aspect of restaurant operations, from guest service and staff coordination to compliance with company policies and alcohol service standards.

You will hire, train, and develop the team; plan schedules; monitor food quality, cleanliness, and safety; manage cash controls and financial reporting; and contribute to annual budgeting with area supervision while driving sales through effective upselling.

Qualifications

• Experience as salaried manager in full-service casual dining.
• Experience with full-service alcohol serving facility desirable
• Record of maintaining high standards in restaurant cleanliness, sanitation, food quality, and guest satisfaction
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including coaching, directing, and motivating a team
• Some exposure to P&L and sales building highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Oversee every aspect of restaurant operations.
• Ensure excellent guest service that meets or exceeds expectations.
• Manage staffing to meet guest needs.
• Control day-to-day operations - cash handling, security procedures, and financial reporting.
• Work with area supervisor to develop the restaurant's operating budget and control all P&L centers.
• Operate the business in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
• Lead interviewing, hiring, and training; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance.
• Manage shifts, including scheduling and planning while upholding standards and cleanliness.
• Maximize table turnover, sales per guest, and sales per hour.
• Enforce safe work behaviors and maintain a safe environment for guests and crew.
• Monitor daily activities to ensure quality food and cleanliness standards.
• Meet the restaurant's P&L and expense goals.
• Promote suggestive selling techniques.
• Maintain professional yet hospitable atmosphere.
• Prepare quarterly sales projections for area supervisor approval.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

P&L management

Staff scheduling

Guest service

Job description

• Oversee every aspect restaurant operations.
• Ensures excellent guest service that meets or exceeds expectations.
• Ensures that the restaurant is adequately staffed to meet guest needs.
• Controlling day-to-day operations - profit & loss, by following cash control/security procedures, reviewing financial reports, and taking appropriate actions.
• Working with area supervisor to develop the restaurant's annual operating budget and control all profit & loss centers, including food, beverage, supply, utility and labor costs.
• Operating the business in accordance with the company policies and applicable laws.
• Will directly impact interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Responsible for all financial (invoices, reporting) and personnel/payroll related administrative duties, completed accurately, on time and in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
• Manage all shifts, which include daily decision-making, staff support, scheduling and planning while upholding standards, product quality and cleanliness.
• Maximizing table turnover, sales per guest, and sales per hour.
• Enforcing safe work behaviors to maintain a safe environment for both guests and crew members.
• Monitor daily activities to ensure quality food and cleanliness standards.
• Meet the restaurant's P&L, and expense goals
• Promoting suggestive selling techniques.
• Maintaining professional behavior while creating a warm, fun, friendly, and hospitable atmosphere.
• Prepare quarterly Sales and projections for area supervisor approval including follow up on store action plans.

Requirements

. Minimum age Requirement 21 years of age.

• Experience as salaried manager in full service, casual dining preferred but not required
• Experience with full service alcohol serving facility desirable
• Record of maintaining high standards in restaurant cleanliness, sanitation, food quality, and guest satisfaction
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including coaching, directing, and motivating a team
• Some exposure to P&L and sales building highly desirable