Restaurant Manager

daveandbusters; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Quarterly bonus program

Health, Dental, Vision, Disability

Employee Assistance Program

401K matching

Free food

Free gameplay

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Dave & Buster's Inc./Main Event Entertainment is seeking a Restaurant & Operations Manager to lead a fast-paced restaurant and entertainment venue. You will direct guest-focused service, drive operational standards, and develop hourly teams to deliver memorable experiences for guests.

The role demands strong leadership, the ability to handle high-volume days, and a commitment to growing the business while maintaining exceptional guest satisfaction.

Qualifications

• 21+ years of age.
• 2+ years of Restaurant/Hospitality Experience.
• Proficient in managing cost of goods sold and labor.
• Ability to lead a team to create a memorable guest experience.
• True leadership capabilities.
• Ability to work weekends, nights and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Developing and leading hourly team members to exceed guest's expectations.
• Demonstrating proactive leadership by ensuring positive staff and guest experiences through personal interactions.
• Interacting with guest service-focused team members in recruitment, hiring, coaching, training, and development.
• Living core values and driving the team to high-quality, timely results with management collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Guest Experience

Team Development

Cost Management

Job description

Job Description:

THE RESTAURANT & OPERATIONS MANAGER

provides overall leadership, supervision, and direction on strategic initiatives and operating standards to positively impact business results and exceed the guest experience.

What we are looking for!

• You love working in a fast-paced, multi-faceted Restaurant/Entertainment scene
• You can communicate with the Team Members and Guests in a way that inspires FUN!
• You like immediate gratification! Nothing better than making someone's experience better or inspiring your team to play at a higher level
• You have never met a goal you can't beat
• You can handle 100K days while walking five miles a shift & working an average of 50-hour work weeks
• The ability to oversee all aspects of the business - from the most minor details to the big picture

Requirements:

• 21+ years of age
• 2+ years of Restaurant/Hospitality Experience
• Proficient in managing the cost of goods sold and labor
• Ability to lead a team to create a memorable guest experience
• True leadership capabilities
• The ability to work weekends, nights, and holidays
• Not afraid to work in a fast-paced, noisy environment with distracting conditions

What will you be doing daily?

• Developing and leading hourly team members to exceed guest's expectations
• Demonstrating proactive leadership by ensuring positive staff and guest experiences through personal interactions
• Interacting with guest service-focused team members in areas of recruiting, hiring, coaching, training, and contentious professional development
• Living our core values along with leading others to do so while collaborating with the management team to achieve high-quality and timely results

PERKS!

• Competitive salary
• Quarterly bonus program
• Health, Dental, Vision, Long & Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Buster's Legacy Fund (Supports team members during difficult times)
• 401K matching plan
• FREE food
• FREE gameplay
• Large leadership team = multiple managers per shift
• FUN work environment
• Grow your career! Two FUN brands (Dave & Buster's and Main Event Entertainment) under one roof = Double the growth opportunities

Dave & Buster's Inc./Main Event Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Salary Range

62147 - 73115

We are an equal opportunity employer and participate in E-Verify in states where required.