Restaurant GM: High-Volume Opening Leader

Ashton North LLC; Freehold (NJ); Presencial; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Ashton North LLC is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a New Jersey restaurant from opening onward, shaping culture, systems, standards, and identity. This role is hands-on, accountable for daily operations, staffing, and guest experiences, and requires a strong hospitality mindset with a focus on growth and leadership excellence.

The GM will oversee all facets of operations, collaborate with culinary and senior leadership, and drive community presence while maintaining high

Qualificações

• Proven General Manager experience in a high-volume, polished full-service restaurant.
• Seafood, raw bar, steakhouse, or elevated dining experience strongly preferred.
• New restaurant opening experience highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of food, wine, spirits, cocktails, and elevated service.
• Strong floor presence and ability to control service during high-volume periods.
• Ability to recruit, train, develop, and retain a strong management and hourly team.
• Excellent understanding of labor, scheduling, COGS, inventory, purchasing, and P&L performance.
• Strong understanding of reservation management, pacing, and maximizing restaurant capacity.
• Extremely organized with strong attention to detail.
• Comfortable holding managers and employees accountable.
• Able to establish systems and standards rather than simply inherit them.
• Strong guest recovery and problem-solving skills.
• Genuine hospitality mentality with the ability to create memorable guest experiences.
• Comfortable working closely with culinary leadership and senior leadership.
• Ability to think beyond daily operations and contribute to the continued growth of the restaurant.
• Protecting the asset of the business through all avenues including but not limited to ABC regulations, theft, and overall workplace culture
• Work directly with our HR partner and accounting teams

Responsabilidades

• 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

Conhecimentos

General Manager experience

High-volume service

Food & beverage leadership

Labor & scheduling

P&L management

Guest service excellence

People development

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Ashton North LLC is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a New Jersey restaurant from opening onward, shaping culture, systems, standards, and identity. This role is hands-on, accountable for daily operations, staffing, and guest experiences, and requires a strong hospitality mindset with a focus on growth and leadership excellence.

The GM will oversee all facets of operations, collaborate with culinary and senior leadership, and drive community presence while maintaining high