Opening-Phase General Manager — Fine-Dining Ops Leader

MDS Staffing; Freehold (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

MDS Staffing is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a new restaurant in Freehold, NJ from opening through established operations. This hands-on leadership role requires a strong culture, system, and standards development.

You will oversee daily operations, recruit and develop a management team, and partner with culinary and HR to drive hospitality, profitability, and guest satisfaction. The position demands excellence in service, inventory control, and community engagement.

Qualifications

• Proven General Manager experience in a high-volume, polished full-service restaurant.
• Experience with seafood, raw bar, steakhouse, or elevated dining preferred.
• New restaurant opening experience highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of labor, scheduling, COGS, inventory, purchasing, and P&L performance.
• Excellent understanding of reservation management, pacing, and maximizing capacity.
• Extremely organized with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to recruit, train, develop, and retain a strong management team.
• Genuine hospitality mindset and ability to create memorable guest experiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all day-to-day restaurant operations.
• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and develop management and hourly employees.
• Maintain service, hospitality, cleanliness, and operational standards.
• Manage scheduling and labor performance.
• Monitor sales, COGS, inventory, purchasing, comps, voids, cash controls, and other key financial metrics.
• Work closely with culinary leadership to maintain consistency between FOH and BOH.
• Manage reservations, pacing, table turns, and overall restaurant flow.
• Lead management meetings, pre-shifts, training, and continued employee development.
• Maintain a strong management presence on the floor.
• Handle guest feedback and recovery while developing relationships with regular guests.
• Maintain organization, cleanliness, facility standards, and restaurant readiness.
• Identify operational problems and create solutions before they become larger issues.
• Develop managers and identify future leaders within the organization.
• Maintain a positive, professional, accountable workplace culture.

Skills

Leadership

GM Experience

High Volume Service

Guest Service

Staff Development

Labor & COGS

P&L Management

Reservations & Capacity

Operational Systems

Accountability

Job description

MDS Staffing is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a new restaurant in Freehold, NJ from opening through established operations. This hands-on leadership role requires a strong culture, system, and standards development.

You will oversee daily operations, recruit and develop a management team, and partner with culinary and HR to drive hospitality, profitability, and guest satisfaction. The position demands excellence in service, inventory control, and community engagement.