Luxury Restaurant Manager - On-the-Floor Leadership & Events

Merriweather Lakehouse, Autograph Collection; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Merriweather Lakehouse, Autograph Collection in Columbia, MD is seeking a hands-on Restaurant Manager to lead daily front-of-house operations across the restaurant, bar, lounge, and private dining. You will inspire the team, connect with guests, and develop people while delivering exceptional experiences.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in upscale hotel food & beverage management, strong sales and service skills, and availability for evenings and events.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of restaurant management experience, preferably upscale, lifestyle, luxury, or hotel hospitality.
• Strong floor presence and hands-on leadership.
• Private dining/event experience preferred.
• Marriott or hotel F&B experience preferred.
• Flexibility with evenings, weekends, holidays, and events.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily front-of-house operations for the restaurant, bar, lounge, and private dining.
• Deliver elevated, personalized service and build relationships with guests and VIPs.
• Lead opening/closing procedures, staffing, service standards, cleanliness, and compliance.
• Handle guest concerns and service recovery with professionalism.
• Partner with Culinary, Banquets, and Hotel leadership to ensure seamless operations.
• Develop and execute private dining, cocktail events, celebrations, and special programming.
• Build relationships with event clients and assist with menus, beverages, timelines, and logistics.
• Identify opportunities to increase restaurant and event revenue through sales, upselling, and creative programming.
• Recruit, train, coach, and develop servers, bartenders, hosts, and supervisors.
• Lead engaging pre-shift meetings focused on service, menu knowledge, and sales.
• Create a culture of teamwork, accountability, and genuine hospitality.
• Lead by example during high-volume service.
• Manage scheduling, labor, payroll, inventory, and departmental budgets.
• Monitor sales, labor, and P&L performance.
• Partner with leadership on forecasting and operational planning.

Skills

Floor presence

Hands-on leadership

Hospitality

Sales

Communication

Organizational skills

Leadership

POS systems

Restaurant management software

Tools

POS systems

Restaurant management software

Job description

Merriweather Lakehouse, Autograph Collection in Columbia, MD is seeking a hands-on Restaurant Manager to lead daily front-of-house operations across the restaurant, bar, lounge, and private dining. You will inspire the team, connect with guests, and develop people while delivering exceptional experiences.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in upscale hotel food & beverage management, strong sales and service skills, and availability for evenings and events.