Restaurant General Manager - Hot Chi

Cedars - Mediterranean Restaurant; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic restaurant in Chicago is seeking a General Manager to lead operations and foster a customer-first culture. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in restaurant management, embody the company's core values, and drive success in both front and back of house operations.

Qualifications

• At least three years of restaurant management experience.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Staff Management including hiring and accountability.
• Financial Responsibilities like cash-outs and payroll processing.
• Customer Experience by ensuring food quality and service standards.

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Problem Solving

Education

High school Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Google Suite

Job description

Hot Chi is a hip-hop-loving, Instagram-forward, fun-loving gang that works hard and gets busy making Chicago-style, Nashville Hot Chicken with a Middle Eastern flair. Being a young company in our second year of business, we're looking to grow and make Hot Chi the best fried chicken spot to hit Chicago.

We’re hiring a General Manager for our Chatham location!

We believe we are not just in the food business, but the people business. We’re looking to tackle each day with a “customer first” attitude and the intention to win.

Our Core Values:

• Generosity of Spirit
• Communication
• Authenticity
• Intention
• Humor

Who you are —

We’re looking for a Great Communicator, Adaptable Hard Worker, Optimistic Problem Solver.

Our General Managers are trained to work each position in the restaurant as well as to lead the team to success.

We believe in doing our best to make Hot Chi a better place today than it was yesterday.

The General Manager plays a key role in this, working closely with the owners to achieve labor, food, and sales goals. The General Manager should run the store as if it were their own, both in the front and back of house.

What you’ll do

1. Leadership & Staff Management: including hiring, firing, and holding staff accountable.
2. Facility Management: ensuring all equipment is functioning and clean, monitoring store cleanliness and organization, handling minor concerns, and reporting major concerns to owners.
3. Inventory Management: ordering all inventory, ensuring successful delivery, sending invoices to accountants, and reconciling food costs on the P&L sheet daily.
4. Financial Responsibilities: reconciling cash-outs, deposits, withdrawals, tip handling, and bi-weekly payroll processing.
5. Customer Experience: tasting line items regularly, checking food on the pass for aesthetics, portion, and cleanliness, and coaching staff to meet service standards.
6. Living out our Core Values and modeling them for staff.

What you need

• High school Diploma or GED; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Experience with Google Suite programs.
• At least three years of restaurant management experience.