Restaurant Manager

Social Innovation Lab; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Social Innovation Lab in Norfolk, VA is hiring a Restaurant Manager to drive cross-department collaboration and evolve allergen awareness programs.

You will translate stakeholder asks into actionable plans, question briefs when needed, and build strong working relationships across teams. We offer growth mentorship, full benefits, and flexible hours to fit life in Norfolk.

Qualifications

• Enough Housekeeping Inspection to be dangerous; enough Bartending to be trusted.
• Comfort owning general decisions in a VA market.
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork.
• A spirited-and-grounded attitude and eagerness to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality.
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Allergen Awareness plan.
• Refuse to let Allergen Awareness debt quietly accumulate on your watch.
• Carry general knowledge that doesn't live in any wiki yet.
• Build and sustain strong working relationships across departments.

Skills

Housekeeping inspection

Bartending

Virginia market knowledge

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Job description

We're a team that ships, supports one another, and is now hiring a Restaurant Manager to help us do more of it. Where most general jobs cap your reach, this Social Innovation Lab one in Norfolk pays $95,000 - $130,000 and widens it the longer you stay.

Key Responsibilities

• Question the brief when the brief doesn't match reality
• Translate fuzzy stakeholder asks into a crisp Allergen Awareness plan
• Refuse to let Allergen Awareness debt quietly accumulate on your watch
• Carry general knowledge that doesn't live in any wiki yet
• Build and sustain strong working relationships across departments

What You'll Bring

• Enough Housekeeping Inspection to be dangerous, enough Bartending to be trusted
• Comfort owning general decisions in a VA market
• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• A spirited-and-grounded attitude and eagerness to learn new skills

Social Innovation Lab is the ownership-driven Norfolk, VA company that general insiders recommend but rarely the one that advertises. Every voice in the VA office gets airtime, especially the ones still finding their volume.

Beginning at $95,000 - $130,000, your growth is mentored, your benefits are full, and your hours flex to match life in Norfolk, VA.

We are actively sourcing self-directed professionals for this manager role right now.

We hire for hunger as much as resumes, so if that's you, the Restaurant Manager role is open.