Restaurant Manager

Water Grill Santa Monica; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid vacation & sick days

Dining discount for you and up to 5

401k with match

Education reimbursement

Medical, dental, vision, life, pet HSA

Job summary

The Water Grill Santa Monica seeks an experienced Restaurant Manager to lead front-of-house operations and partner with the kitchen to deliver exceptional seafood dining experiences. You will be responsible for training, coaching and supervising crew, ensuring service standards, and maintaining guest satisfaction.

This role offers a competitive salary in the stated range, plus bonus and full benefits. You will join a long-standing, stable company with opportunities for growth and leadership

Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old.
• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Manager.
• College degree in a related field (business or hotel/restaurant management) preferred.
• Flexible schedule; nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily restaurant operations across front of house and coordination with kitchen.
• Lead service standards and guest relations throughout the dining period.
• Manage financial operations including cash handling, invoices, and vendor relations.
• Hire, train and coach crew; write schedules for workgroups.
• Develop incentive programs and sales/marketing initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with recipe specifications and quality standards.

Education

College degree in business or hotel/restaurant management

Job description

For over 25 years, the Water Grill has sated the palates of seafood lovers in Southern California.Hailed as "the best seafood in Southern California" by the internationally recognized Zagat Guide, Water Grill consistently offers dazzling fish preparations of superior quality and freshness.

Here’s What We’ll Bring To The Table for Restaurant Manager:

• Competitive Salary:$70,304 - $80,000 based on experience + realized bonus
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days
• Dining Discount for you and up to 5 guests
• 401k with a Match
• Education Reimbursement
• Medical insurance, Dental insurance, Vision insurance, Life insurance, and Pet Healthcare Savings Account

Our managers are held at a high standard with clear expectations to be the leader of the restaurant, the ambassadors of our product, and the executor of our hospitality. As the Restaurant Manager, you will be an integral member of our management team. You will support our seamless service while continuing to develop and coach your crew. You are the expert for the front of house operations of the restaurant and partner with the kitchen to execute quality product and service to each guest.

Once hired, you will be joining a stable company that has a proven track record of developing successful operators over the past 30 plus years. You will be fully trained in financial acumen, quality assurance, daily operations, and leadership. You will have the opportunity to learn all aspects of operations from sophisticated operating systems to managing a product centric menu, to the behind-the-scene process of creating cutting edge restaurant designs and concepts.

Your career path is driven by your own goals and we are prepared to give you all the tools needed to take you to any level of leadership you desire. A successful manager with us, is “standards-driven” and vigilant, showing a high-level of integrity in their work. They always interact with crewmembers and Guests in a professional manner and take a positive approach to resolving issues.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Oversees the daily operations from ordering, purchasing, receiving, storage, and preparation of all food products to guest relations, flow of business, and service standards.
• Oversees the flow of the business during business hours. Being active in all areas of the restaurant (front desk, bar/lounge, kitchen, and main dining room) for the whole dining period. Walking the building to ensure all areas of service are being met to company standards and course correcting when needed.
• Responsible for financial operations of restaurant: accuracy of safe, change orders, and bar banks, reconciliation of tips, coding invoices, calling vendors when needed, manages one operating account and troubleshooting variances.
• Responsible for all human resource related to the crew.
• Forecasting the need for product based on inventory counts
• Writes the schedules for at least one of the workgroups: Server, Bartender, Host, Busser, supervisors
• Participates in creativity of developing incentive programs, generating sales and marketing services.
• Ensures that all food products meet company recipe specifications for preparation and quality.
• Recognition of crewmembers (coaching)
• Makes labor management decisions each shift
• Participates in interviews and selection of new crew.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• At least 21 years of age.
• Two years of experience as a Manager.
• College degree in a related field, i.e., business or hotel and restaurant management, preferred.
• Flexible schedule required-able to work nights, weekends and holidays.
• Good longevity in current and past positions.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs., 10-20 is typical
• Ability to reach up to 6 feet, 2-4 is typical
• Ability to move through 24 inch aisles and spaces as small as 12 inches