Restaurant Manager: Lead Operations & Team Growth

Gator's Dockside Restaurants

Spring Hill (FL)

On-site

USD 42,000 - 64,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay
Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
AFLAC
Group Life
401K
Paid Time Off
Holidays off
Employee discounts
5 day work week
Leadership training
Growth opportunities

Job summary

Gator's Dockside Restaurants is seeking a Restaurant Manager to lead department-level daily operations and coach hourly team members under the direction of the General Manager.

The role focuses on staffing, training, scheduling, service standards, cost control, and maintaining safety and quality across assigned locations. A growth-driven, team-focused environment awaits.

Qualifications

  • Ability to multitask and effectively communicate in a fast-paced environment.
  • Must be able to lead and coach hourly staff and shift leaders.
  • Strong focus on guest satisfaction and service standards.

Responsibilities

  • Train and coach staff on the restaurant’s service standards to ensure guests leave satisfied.
  • Identify and delegate responsibilities to shift leaders to meet goals and maintain service quality.
  • Monitor product and labor costs to stay within budgeted goals and achieve financial targets.
  • Maintain a well-staffed restaurant through hiring and scheduling.
  • Manage SOPs to meet standards in food quality, safety, and maintenance.

Skills

Multitasking
Communication
Leadership
Customer service

Job description

Ready to accomplish your career goals with a company that is continuously growing?

Gator's Dockside Restaurants is composed of a team of fun, diverse, and hardworking individuals who live and lead by our "Do it R.I.G.H.T.!" core values.

We use these values to achieve our mission of, "providing our customers with a GREAT dining experience, from beginning to end," in a high-performance culture where all team members are valued, recognized, and rewarded for results.

If our Company sounds like something you would thrive in, check us out!

The following job advertisement does not reflect the position’s essential functions or encompass all of the tasks that may be assigned.

SOME OF OUR REQUIREMENTS:

  • Ability to multitask and effectively communicate in a fast-paced environment
  • Must be at least 21 years old at the time of hire
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to travel to and from restaurant locations and for any other operational needs
  • Must be willing to submit a background check
  • Work Authorization - United States

Gator's Dockside Restaurants is an Equal Opportunity and E-Verify Employer and provides reasonable accommodations consistent with its legal obligations.

A LITTLE INFO ABOUT THE JOB:

A Restaurant Manager is responsible for leading department-level daily operations excellence for the assigned area of

responsibility while supporting the broader operation as directed by the General Manager. These responsibilities include the

selection, development and performance coaching of all hourly team members, including key hourly managers.

Here are a few examples of what a successful Restaurant Manager with Gator's Dockside Restaurants does daily

  • Train and coach staff on the restaurant’s service standards to ensure that each guest leaves full and happy
  • Identify and delegate responsibilities to shift leaders and staff to ensure goals are met and excellent service is consistently achieved; coaches team members on how actions impact the guest experience
  • Consistently monitor product and labor costs to remain within budgeted goals; achieves financial goals for assigned area
  • Maintains a well-staffed restaurant through consistent hiring and scheduling to meet guest and labor forecast expectations
  • Manage standard operating procedures and processes to meet standards in food quality, safety, security, and maintenance to protect team members, guests and company assets

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. We invite current and prospective candidates to engage in dialogue regarding accommodation needs.

WHAT ARE THE PERKS?:

  • Highly competitive compensation (based on experience)
  • Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Supplemental AFLAC Insurance
  • Group Term Life Insurance ($50,000)
  • 401K
  • PTO
  • Various Holidays Off
  • Discounts at ALL of our restaurant locations
  • 5 day work week
  • Leadership training and professional development available
  • Continuous opportunities to GROW with the company

We can't wait for you to join our team at Gator's Dockside Restaurants!

Want to get with a company that is growing?
Ready to accomplish your career goals?
Check us out!
Gator's Dockside Restaurants is composed of a team of fun, diverse, and hardworking individuals who live and lead by our "Do it R.I.G.H.T.!" core values.
We use these values to achieve our mission of, "providing our customers with a GREAT dining experience, from beginning to end," in a high-performance culture where all team members are valued, recognized, and rewarded for results.

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