Restaurant General Manager

Superior Talent Source; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Superior Talent Source is seeking a driven General Manager to lead a fast casual restaurant. This hands-on role puts you on the floor, coaching your team and upholding food, service, and cleanliness standards while driving strong financial performance.

You will recruit and develop leaders, manage shifts, run audits, and build schedules. The position rewards ownership mentality with clear paths to advancement within a growing brand.

Qualifications

• 2+ years as a General Manager (or 3+ years as an AGM ready to step up) at a strong fast casual, QSR, or casual dining brand, with top-performing results.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop managers and shift leads, not just crew.
• Strong financial acumen: comfortable owning P&L, labor, and food cost.
• Deep knowledge of restaurant operations, food safety, and labor compliance.
• Excellent communication; holds people accountable while building trust.
• Ownership mentality; results over hours; you don't have to be plant-based, but you have to care about the mission.
• Lives in the market with a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Own operational and financial performance for your restaurant: sales, labor, food cost, controllables, and guest experience
• Recruit, hire, train, and develop your AGM, shift leads, and team members; build the next leaders from within
• Lead shifts from the floor and the line; model speed, quality, hospitality, and cleanliness every day
• Run food safety, quality, and cleanliness audits and fix gaps fast
• Build schedules, forecasts, and labor plans; analyze KPIs to spot trends early
• Roll out new initiatives, menu changes, and systems consistently and on time
• Ensure full compliance with health codes, food safety, allergen protocol, and state and local labor law
• Monitor guest feedback and coach the team on above-and-beyond service and guest recovery
• Stay involved in the community around your restaurant

Skills

Leadership

Financial acumen

Operations management

Communication

Team development

Job description

Run a great restaurant. Build a great team. Own your numbers.

We are seeking a driven General Manager to lead a restaurant for a fast-growing, mission-driven, fast casual brand. This is a hands-on operator role: you are in the restaurant most of the week leading shifts, coaching your team, and holding the standard on food, service, and cleanliness. It's the right fit for a General Manager from a strong brand who wants to be treated like an owner and rewarded like one, and it's the proving ground for our Multi-Unit General Manager track.

What You'll Do

• Own operational and financial performance for your restaurant: sales, labor, food cost, controllables, and guest experience
• Recruit, hire, train, and develop your AGM, shift leads, and team members; build the next leaders from within
• Lead shifts from the floor and the line; model speed, quality, hospitality, and cleanliness every day
• Run food safety, quality, and cleanliness audits and fix gaps fast
• Build schedules, forecasts, and labor plans; analyze KPIs to spot trends early
• Roll out new initiatives, menu changes, and systems consistently and on time
• Ensure full compliance with health codes, food safety, allergen protocol, and state and local labor law
• Monitor guest feedback and coach the team on above-and-beyond service and guest recovery
• Stay involved in the community around your restaurant

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years as a General Manager (or 3+ years as an AGM ready to step up) at a strong fast casual, QSR, or casual dining brand, with top-performing results
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop managers and shift leads, not just crew
• Strong financial acumen: comfortable owning P&L, labor, and food cost
• Deep knowledge of restaurant operations, food safety, and labor compliance
• Quick to diagnose a problem and build a plan to fix it
• Excellent communication; holds people accountable while building trust
• Lives in the market with a valid driver's license and reliable transportation
• Ownership mentality; results over hours; you don't have to be plant-based, but you have to care about the mission

Why Join Us?

• Competitive base plus a sales-based bonus and a period metric bonus; full details on a quick call
• A clear path to Multi-Unit General Manager for GMs who deliver
• A growing brand that promotes from within and builds leaders on purpose
• A meritocracy that pays fewer people more to do a better job
• Mission-driven culture: Awesome Food, Awesome Service, Tight Operations, and a triple bottom line of doing good, having fun, and making money

If you are a General Manager who wants to own a restaurant and grow with a brand, we would welcome the opportunity to speak with you.