Restaurant Manager

Farmshop Santa Monica; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Farmshop Santa Monica is seeking a Restaurant Manager to uphold exceptional hospitality, service, and operational excellence across our restaurant and market settings. You will lead a diverse team, ensure compliance with health and safety standards, and drive guest satisfaction while maintaining brand standards.

The role requires proven restaurant management experience, strong leadership, excellent communication, and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar or related role is required.
• Proven restaurant management leadership experience.
• Strong communication and customer service skills.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations and food safety standards.
• Ability to manage budgets and financial targets.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask.

Responsibilities

• Lead hospitality and service excellence across restaurant and market operations.
• Enforce health, safety, and Covid-19 guidelines.
• Manage staff with strong teamwork and communication.
• Monitor quality assurance standards and provide feedback.
• Ensure operations meet company standards for performance and reliability.
• Handle shift leadership and guest relations.

Skills

Bar program experience

Quality standards

Verbal & written communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Analytical problem-solving

Delegation & prioritization

High-paced environment

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Education

Restaurant management experience

Leadership skills

Guest relations

Financial management

TOAST POS proficiency

ServSafe Certification

RBS Certification

Tools

Toast POS

Margin Edge

Microsoft Office

Google

Inventory systems

Job description

Description

The Restaurant Manager will be responsible for ensuring the highest standards of hospitality, service, and operational excellence while upholding FARMSHOP’s commitment to exceptional food and experiences.

The Famous Farmshop Santa Monica / Brentwood is a 7 day operation, providing restaurant service and market service. The restaurant serves breakfast, lunch/brunch and dinner.

Requirements

Duties/Responsibilities:

• A team player with a positive attitude.
• Flair for Hospitality.
• Quick and flexible learner.
• Attention to detail.
• Communication & collaboration skills.
• Flexibility and willingness to adapt to changes.
• Driven and self-motivated.
• Maintain customer privacy, behave with open-mindedness and cultural sensitivity.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Implement quality assurance standards and provide accurate feedback.
• Ensure performance, reliability, functionality, and compatibility is up to company standards.
• Patience and the ability to maintain a professional demeanor.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Enforce health and safety precautions.
• Follow all safety and state guidelines for preventing transmission of Covid-19 & other illnesses.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Must have bar program experience as this is vital to the role.
• Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
• Ability to frequently lift, move and/or push up to 50 pounds without assistance.

Education and Experience:

• Previous experience in a similar or related role is required.
• Proven experience in restaurant management, with experience in a leadership role.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills, with a focus on building positive relationships with guests and team members.
• Strong business acumen and financial management skills, with the ability to analyze financial data, develop budgets, and achieve financial targets.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Knowledge of local food and beverage trends, culinary techniques, and industry best practices.
• Proficiency in restaurant management software such as TOAST POS. Google. Margin Edge. Microsoft..
• ServSafe Food Safety Manager Certification.
• Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Certification is required.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, sit, or walk for an extended period of time. The employee may frequently be required to stoop, kneel, and crouch for duration of shift (eight hours or longer). The employee will need to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move and/or push up to 50 pounds without assistance.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be detail oriented, possess strong organizational and time management skills and the ability to multitask. Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekdays, weekends, holidays, early mornings, day time and nights.

Language Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as e-mail communication, instant message communications, legal documents, license agreements, contracts, invoices, news articles, technical manuals, budgets, ledgers, purchase orders, financial, marketing, Inventory, shipping, and various reports. Ability to effectively present information, provide instructions and thoroughly answer questions in one‑on‑one and small group situations to other employees of the organization in English.

Reasoning Ability and Computer Skills:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. Ability to efficiently use inventory, ordering & computer systems or applications and Microsoft Office programs.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job in a typical office and warehouse environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Authorization:

United States Citizen or Alien Authorized to work in the United States.

EEO statement:

Farmshop is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Farmshop makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Other Duties:

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be asked to perform other related duties as directed to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Employees are expected to follow directions from all members of the management team even if the manager works in another department. The department manager reserves the right to modify the job description or job duties based on the needs of the department or newly added departmental services.