Lead Sports Bar Manager - Elevate Guest Experience & Team

Buffalo Wild Wings; Michigan City (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Buffalo Wild Wings is seeking a Sports Bar Assistant Manager to lead a high-energy, high-volume restaurant team. The role focuses on operations, staff development, scheduling, and delivering great guest experiences in a fast-paced setting.

You will oversee recruitment, training, and performance, ensure food safety standards, and drive sales while upholding company policies. Join a team known for wings, beer, and sports, and help maintain a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with Food and Alcohol service.
• Serve Safe certification required.
• Experience with EcoSure preferred.
• The ability to pass a background and credit check.
• Knowledge of scheduling, inventory, interviewing, coaching and counseling.
• Previous manager experience at full service operation.
• Experience dealing with alcohol sales in a full-service operation.
• Experience managing a staff of at least 30 employees.
• Requires intermediate computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages the human resource function in the restaurant ensuring recruitment, selection, orientation, training, scheduling, and performance management functions meet or exceed company specified criteria.
• Ensures the daily execution of the Mission Statement and Core Values.
• Complies with company policies, practices, and procedures and communicates all changes to team members
• Ensures overall food quality and handling, safety, security, service and cleanliness standards are met.

Skills

Restaurant management

Leadership

Staff coaching

Scheduling

Customer service

Communication

Education

Serve Safe certification

Background check compliance

Tools

EcoSure

Intermediate computer skills

Job description

Buffalo Wild Wings is seeking a Sports Bar Assistant Manager to lead a high-energy, high-volume restaurant team. The role focuses on operations, staff development, scheduling, and delivering great guest experiences in a fast-paced setting.

You will oversee recruitment, training, and performance, ensure food safety standards, and drive sales while upholding company policies. Join a team known for wings, beer, and sports, and help maintain a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere.