Restaurant Manager

Dave & Buster's

Livonia (MI)

On-site

USD 59,000 - 69,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay
Quarterly bonus
Benefits package
Employee assistance
Legacy fund
401K matching
Free food
Free gameplay
Large leadership team
Fun environment
Career growth

Job summary

Dave & Buster's is seeking an Restaurant & Operations Manager to provide leadership, supervision, and strategic direction across the operation. The role focuses on delivering exceptional guest experiences in a fast-paced restaurant/entertainment setting, overseeing all aspects from details to strategy.

You will lead hourly teams, coach and train staff, and ensure staffing and performance align with core values while driving high-quality, timely results and growth opportunities within a dynamic,

Qualifications

  • 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

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 areas of recruiting, hiring, coaching, training, and 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

Skills

Restaurant experience
Leadership
Cost & labor management
Team development
Guest experience
Scheduling
Adaptability

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. 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: 58629 - 68976. We are an equal opportunity employer and participate in E-Verify in states where required. Dave & Buster’s is different from everywhere else. No two days are ever the same. Time will fly by serving hundreds of people with flexible schedules you can accommodate school or other jobs. Plus your co-workers are awesome!

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