Restaurant General Manager

Taco Bell; Lakewood (CA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly performance-based bonus

Medical insurance after 60 days

401K plan after one year

Two weeks vacation after one year

Sick leave per state requirements

Job summary

A leading fast-food chain in Lakewood, California is seeking a Restaurant Leader to ensure high-quality products and excellent customer service. The role involves supervising team members, maintaining financial controls, and driving customer satisfaction. Candidates should have supervisory experience in a food service or retail environment and a high school diploma or GED. Benefits include performance-based bonuses and medical insurance eligibility after 60 days.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in food service or retail environment.
• Ability to maintain financial controls and coach hourly employees.
• Proven ability to drive customer and employee satisfaction.

Responsibilities

• Deliver exceptional customer service and maintain product quality.
• Supervise team members and delegate tasks effectively.
• Identify problems and implement solutions to enhance satisfaction.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Financial controls maintenance

Customer satisfaction drive

Independent problem solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Title: Restaurant Leader

State: California

Reports to: Area Coach

Supervises: Restaurant Team Members/Shift Leads

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Department: Operations

Revision/Creation Date: January 1, 2026

Pay Range: $20.00-$25.00/ Hourly

Position Mission

As a Restaurant Leader, your primary focus is delivering exceptional customer service by ensuring high-quality products and service standards. You will maintain rigorous standards in product quality, service speed, and cleanliness, projecting a professional image through your own appearance and that of your team. Proactively engaging with customers, you will continuously enhance their dining experience and uphold the restaurant’s reputation.

Responsibilities Include

• Presents a positive image through tidy and professional appearance of self and other employees.
• Interacts with customers in a highly effective and proactive manner.
• Consistently seeks to improve the customer experience.
• Supervises others and efficiently coordinates their work.
• Delegates tasks to the most appropriate member of staff.
• Provides clear direction and authority.
• Gets involved in a hands‑on manner and leads by example.
• Demonstrates principled leadership and sound business ethics; stands up for what is right.
• Identifies problems quickly; assertively develops and implements solutions; manages restaurant flow to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Focuses the team on critical business issues; plans, organizes and delegates work for peak efficiency.
• Ensures understanding and use of available business tools by appropriate team members.
• Accurately analyzes financial data; identifies trends and takes appropriate action; follows‑up to ensure 100% implementation.
• Understands key business drivers and uses this knowledge to build sales and achieve margin targets.
• Technically proficient in all aspects of food preparation, production, and delivery.
• Displays detailed knowledge of all key food handling/food safety procedures. Familiar with basic restaurant equipment troubleshooting.
• Displays detailed knowledge of all company product standards.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• High school diploma or GED.
• Supervisory experience in either a food service or retail environment.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain financial controls and coach and train hourly employees.
• Proven ability to drive customer satisfaction, financial performance, and employee satisfaction.

Other Attributes

• Must be a self‑starter, process and solutions focused.
• Enthusiastic and strong driver of the company’s Mission and Core Values.
• Action oriented.
• Independent problem solver.

Benefits

• Bonus - Eligible for monthly bonus based on performance.
• Medical Insurance - Eligible 1st of month after 60 days.
• 401K Plan - Eligible after one year.
• Vacation - Two weeks after one year.
• Sick Leave - Granted per State requirement.

Physical Demands

Standard office work environment. The physical demands for this position are sits, stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Alvarado Restaurant Nation reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Alvarado Restaurant Nation. This position is descriptive and is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all‑inclusive.

Hiring Decisions are based on skill, qualifications, and experience.

Application Deadline: Evergreen