Restaurant Manager

Red Lobster; Norridge (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Weekly pay

Quarterly bonus eligibility

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Life insurance and disability services

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation and dining discounts

Job summary

Red Lobster is seeking an ambitious Restaurant Manager to lead operations, ensure high-quality seafood and beverage service, and maximize guest satisfaction. You will hire, train, and inspire a team while driving sales and maintaining safety standards.

The role supports professional development with in-restaurant training, benefits eligibility, and a focus on work-life balance with operating hours from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Comped dining and comprehensive benefits are included.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• 1+ years management or supervisory experience in restaurant, hotel, retail or general business.
• 2+ years casual dining or full-service restaurant management experience preferred.
• ServSafe, local and state certifications or the ability to obtain required.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead restaurant operations to deliver high quality seafood and beverage service.
• Hire, train and inspire the restaurant team to achieve guest satisfaction.
• Drive sales and guest satisfaction while maintaining safety and compliance.
• Manage performance including evaluations, training, coaching and discipline.
• Select top talent to join the team and support career growth.
• Maintain safe food handling and a clean, safe environment for guests.

Skills

Team leadership

Guest satisfaction

Sales driven

Safety compliance

Education

ServSafe certification

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Overview

If operating a restaurant is your dream career, you can make it happen at Red Lobster.

As a Restaurant Manager, you will be responsible for leading restaurant operations with a focus on delivering high quality seafood and beverage service while maximizing our guest satisfaction. You will hire, train and inspire the people that make your restaurant stand out.

Here’s more of what you’ll get to do

• Driving sales and guest satisfaction
• Creating a FUN safe environment for team members to develop
• Ensuring compliance with all employment policies
• Managing performance of team members, including conducting performance evaluations, training, coaching, and discipline
• Selecting top talent to add to our winning team
• Understanding, and practicing safe food handling procedures while maintaining a clean and safe environment for guests at all times

Train with the best in the business AND FAST TRACK TO THE CAREER YOU WANT!

No other restaurant company puts more effort into developing talent than Red Lobster. We offer an in-restaurant training program for new Restaurant Managers, individual development plans and ongoing training and certification programs to keep you at the top of your game.

Our leadership mentors and develops team members so that they can fast track to reach their career goals. We take pride in our commitment to giving our Restaurant Managers an increased degree of flexibility to help balance their busy lives while supporting their professional goals.

Enjoy work-life balance

Our Restaurant Managers’ quality of life is very important to us. Balance is achieved by working with everyone’s schedules and having operating hours between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. Say goodbye to early mornings and late nights!

Get benefits worth bragging about

• We offer competitive base salary and weekly pay
• Quarterly bonus eligibility
• Immediate eligibility for benefits including medical, dental and vision
• Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and voluntary benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match after 1 year of service
• Paid vacation and dining discounts
• Opportunities – we train and provide career opportunities so you can advance and grow

Education, Experience and other Key Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years of age
• 1+ years management or supervisory experience in restaurant, hotel, retail or general business required *2+ years casual dining or full-service restaurant management experience preferred
• ServSafe, local and state certifications or the ability to obtain required
• Bachelor’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

As a Restaurant Manager, you will be responsible for leading restaurant operations with a focus on delivering high quality seafood and beverage service while maximizing our guest satisfactionYou will hire, train and inspire the people that make your restaurant standoutDriving sales and guest satisfactionCreating a FUN safe environment for team members to developEnsuring compliance with all employment policiesManaging performance of team members, including conducting performance evaluations, training, coaching, and disciplineSelecting top talent to add to our winning teamUnderstanding, and practicing safe food handling procedures while maintaining a clean and safe environment for guest at all times

Pay Range

USD $56,000.00 - USD $65,900.00 /Yr.