Restaurant Assistant General Manager

Chopt Creative Salad Co.; Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off Benefits

Free salads!

Healthcare, including vision and dent

Pre-tax Flexible Spending, Commuter

ClassPass corporate wellness

Job summary

CHOPT is seeking an Assistant General Manager (AGM) in Nashville to lead daily operations, manage staff, and support the General Manager. This role provides a path to GM and includes a 5-week training program and a year-long development track to prepare for future leadership opportunities.

The AGM will oversee schedule planning, payroll, inventory, and customer service with a focus on CHOPT’s core values. Base compensation ranges from $58,000 to $65,000 annually, with a 45-hour work week and

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of progressive restaurant management experience.
• Proven leadership and staff supervision capabilities.
• Ability to perform under pressure and manage payroll processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and ensure high standards of food quality and service.
• Plan schedules and manage labor efficiently to meet business needs.
• Lead onboarding and development paths for team members and support GM objectives.
• Maintain strong communication and discipline practices across the team.

Skills

Restaurant management

Staff supervision

Leadership

Communication skills

Work under pressure

Tools

POS systems

Restaurant software

Payroll software

Job description

CHOPT Assistant General Manager (AGM)

Base compensation: $58-65k per year annualized compensation (based on experience)

Hours per week: 45

Here at CHOPT we're crazy about serving up the best tasting salads around. That means finding the highest quality ingredients, curating diverse flavors, and assembling a talented, passionate team that shares our vision and will help us in our mission to build healthy futures in communities all over.

Our four core values lead and guide our behavior in the following ways:

• Be Generous – We incorporate the spirit of generosity into everything we do
• Innovate – We embrace change and look for new and better ways to execute and deliver
• Serve with Urgency – We pay attention and enthusiastically take action
• Better tastes Better – We hold ourselves to high standards and strive to continuously up our game in our food and in our actions

As an Assistant General Manager (AGM), you are being groomed to become a GM and will therefore partner with the General Manager in the following areas:

Daily Operations

Set clear expectations with the team, plan for contingencies such as staff shortages, equipment failures and other issues that can arise during the shift; prioritize all food items being prepared to the highest standards; monitor customer feedback and promptly address any concerns. Place prompt and accurate orders, check food quality and know how to manage inventory levels. Able to run payroll and properly follow all payroll protocols. Write a labor efficient schedule and post in a timely manner so that employees are able to plan ahead.

Team Management

Consistently model our Core Characteristics and the leadership behaviors expected of all managers; effectively conduct new hire orientation and onboarding from start to finish; monitor the training process and ensure new team members are learning according to their positional expectations; drive the staffing process and make good hiring decisions; consistently coach and correctly follow all levels of progressive discipline steps.

Ideal candidates will have:

• Minimum 4 years of progressive restaurant management experience
• Impeccable work ethic and integrity
• Ability to remain steady and focused in the face of stressful situations or when working under significant pressure
• Capacity to adjust their own behavior and approach depending on their circumstances A track record of managing a diverse team
• A food-safety mindset and ServSafe certification and any required city/state food safety certifications
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency with technology and restaurant software including POS systems, laptop and/or tablet
• Manual dexterity able to operate cutting tools and kitchen utensils
• Capability to occasionally move or transport items up to 25 pounds

What’s in it for you…

We invest in YOU. We are growing quickly and we give you the opportunity to do the same! You will start off by participating in a 5 week Management in Training program and graduate into a year-long development path so that you are equipped and prepared for the next level when the need arises.

Other Perks…

• Time Off Benefits: We offer acomprehensive time-off program that includes generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid sick time to support your work-life balance.
• Free salads!
• Healthcare, including vision and dental - 12 weeks of fully paid maternity leave - 5 weeks of paid bonding time for fathers and adoptive parents
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending, Commuter and Dependent Care benefits
• Corporate wellness plan through ClassPass
• 100% company-paid Life insurance - 100% company-paid STD/LTD - Clear career paths and ongoing training & development
• An engaging and supportiveenvironment

Here at CHOPT, we strongly encourage people of color, LGBTQA+, non-binary people, veterans, parents, and differently-abled individuals to apply. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome everyone to our team.

If you need reasonable accommodations at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

We participate in eVerify.