Restaurant Manager - Sunset Cantina

Schweitzer; Snowshoe (WV); On-site; USD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free skiing and snowboarding access

401k plan

Discounted lift tickets

Employee dining discounts

Brand discounts

Job summary

Snowshoe Mountain is seeking a seasoned restaurant manager to oversee daily operations, drive guest satisfaction, and protect profitability on-site. You will lead a team, monitor budgets, and collaborate with the Executive Chef on menu and cost control initiatives.

Qualifications include 2+ years post-high school education, WV Food Handlers Certificate, and a high school diploma or GED, with 3–5 years of progressive management experience preferred in a high-volume setting.

Qualifications

• Progressive restaurant management experience preferred.
• Strong financial acumen with cost control and budgeting.
• Leadership skills to develop staff and ensure service excellence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee restaurant operations to ensure top-notch customer service and profitability.
• Lead management staff to meet sales and budget targets and report to leadership.
• Train and develop supervisors and staff and manage hiring and evaluations.

Skills

Restaurant management

P&L management

Cost control

Leadership

Staff development

Customer service

Education

Two+ years post-high school education

West Virginia Food Handlers Certificate

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Flex Year Round Work, Play, Get Paid, and Enjoy the Perks!

Housing: Affordable on-mountain employee housing available for rent.

Work Location: 10 Snowshoe Drive, Snowshoe, WV 26209

Start Date: Hiring Soon!

This is a Flex Position Flex position for 9-11 months per year; you can use your off months to travel or visit friends and family!

Schedule: May require working early mornings, weekends, and holidays

If you're seeing this job, we're still hiring and accepting applications

Employee Perks:

• Benefit Eligible after 30 days
• Free skiing and snowboarding privileges at Alterra resorts + Discounts on Ikon Passes!
• 401k plan available to any employee over the age of 18
• Discounted Friends and Family Lift Ticket Vouchers
• 50% off Snowshoe Quick Service Restaurants and 30% off Snowshoe Full Service Restaurants (excludes alcohol)
• 40% off Retail Merchandise and 45% off Mountain Essentials (excludes hard goods, 2 hard good sales for employees throughout winter)
• Pro Deals from some of the industry’s top brands such as North Face, Darn Tough, and many many more!

Why Work with Us?

If you thrive in high-energy settings and are committed to precision and efficiency, we want you to join our team. Be a part of our dynamic operation and help us continue to offer outstanding service and delicious food at the heart of Snowshoe Mountain!

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee restaurant operations to ensure top-notch customer service, effective employee development, and profit maximization.
• Lead management staff to achieve sales and profitability goals, analyze cost and revenue budgets, and keep the leadership team informed.
• Foster positive interactions with guests and staff, actively seek feedback, and respond to queries promptly.
• Recommend and implement cost-reduction and sales-increasing strategies, maintain appropriate staffing levels, and ensure staff knowledge of menu and promotions.
• Monitor food and beverage quality to meet company standards, ensure resource availability, and enforce policies on sanitation, safety, and cash handling.
• Train and develop supervisors and staff, handle hiring, evaluations, and terminations, and maintain a positive work environment.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, and regulatory standards, and maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Collaborate with the Executive Chef on menu engineering, prepare annual budgets, and train staff on new menu items and RTP programming.

Education:

• Two+ years of post-high school education
• West Virginia Food Handlers Certificate required
• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Experience:

• A minimum of 3-5 years of progressive management experience in a moderate to high-volume restaurant
• At least 2 years of full restaurant P&L management experience
• Experience hiring, training and mentoring salaried managers and hourly FOH staff
• Strong financial acumen with the proven ability to oversee cost control, labor, management and bottom line profitability.
• Ability to drive performance and success
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal and communication skills
• Accountable and resilient
• Committed to delivering a high level of customer service
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility to respond to a range of different work situations
• Knowledge of safe food handling
• Requires practical knowledge of the principles and practices within the food profession. This includes experiential knowledge required for management of people and/or complex problems and food and beverage management.
• Leadership skills to motivate and develop staff and to ensure accomplishment of goals.
• Ability to work effectively under time constraints and deadlines

All Information above is subject to change at any time.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.

Snowshoe is an equal opportunity employer.

Snowshoe, when you first hear the name, instinctually everyone's thoughts immediately settle on winter sports. While it's true that in 1974 Snowshoe Mountain nestled its roots in West Virginia's Cheat Mountain range as a small ski town, we've grown into quite the outdoor adventure mecca. With 11,000 acres of explorable terrain, a legendary bike park, three unique ski areas, and activities like paddle boarding, RZR tours, snowmobiling, snowtubing, music festivals, and international competitive events; the options are endless for anyone willing to embrace our Forever Wild lifestyle. Here on the mountain, we believe to provide the best guest experience you must live that experience yourself...so we work hard, play harder, and get paid doing what we love!

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