Restaurant Operations Manager

Main Event; Avondale (AZ); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Quarterly bonus program

Health, Dental, Vision, Long & Short‑r

Job summary

Main Event in Avondale, AZ is seeking an experienced Restaurant/Operations Manager to provide leadership and direction across all restaurant and entertainment operations. You will drive guest experiences, manage teams, and oversee costs while maintaining high standards and safety.

You’ll lead hourly staff, recruit and coach team members, and collaborate with the leadership team to deliver consistent service, growth opportunities, and a fun, high-energy work environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Restaurant/Hospitality Experience
• Proficient in managing cost of goods sold and labor
• Ability to lead a team to create a memorable guest experience
• Willingness to work weekends, nights and holidays
• Strong leadership capabilities

Responsibilities

• Developing and leading hourly team members to exceed guest's expectations
• Demonstrating proactive leadership to ensure positive staff and guest experiences
• Interacting with guest service-focused team members in recruiting, hiring, coaching, and development
• Living core values and collaborating with management to achieve high-quality results

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Guest experience

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Job Description

THE RESTAURANT & OPERATIONS MANAGER: provides overall leadership, supervision, and direction on strategic initiatives and operating standards to positively impact business results and exceed the guest experience. What we are looking for! You love working in a fast-paced, multi-faceted Restaurant/Entertainment scene You can communicate with the Team Members and Guests in a way that inspires FUN! You like immediate gratification! Nothing better than making someone's experience better or inspiring your team to play at a higher level You have never met a goal you can't beat You can handle 100K days while walking five miles a shift & working an average of 50-hour work weeks The ability to oversee all aspects of the business - from the most minor details to the big picture

Requirements

• 21+ years of age
• 2+ years of Restaurant/Hospitality Experience
• Proficient in managing the cost of goods sold and labor
• Ability to lead a team to create a memorable guest experience
• True leadership capabilities
• The ability to work weekends, nights, and holidays
• Not afraid to work in a fast-paced, noisy environment with distracting conditions

What will you be doing daily?

• Developing and leading hourly team members to exceed guest's expectations
• Demonstrating proactive leadership by ensuring positive staff and guest experiences through personal interactions
• Interacting with guest service-focused team members in areas of recruiting, hiring, coaching, training, and contentious professional development
• Living our core values along with leading others to do so while collaborating with the management team to achieve high-quality and timely results

PERKS!

• Competitive salary
• Quarterly bonus program
• Health, Dental, Vision, Long & Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Busters Legacy Fund (Supports team members during difficult times)
• 401K matching plan
• FREE food
• FREE gameplay
• Large leadership team = multiple managers per shift
• FUN work environment
• Grow your career! Two FUN brands (Dave & Busters and Main Event Entertainment) under one roof = Double the growth opportunities
• Dave & Busters Inc./Main Event Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer
• Salary Range: 55311 - 65072

We are an equal opportunity employer and participate in E-Verify in states where required.

E E O is The Law

Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Walking into a Main Event is like entering a new world of lights, music, entertainment, and laughter. Every Guest is greeted by the genuine, glowing faces of Main Event Team Members as they see splashes of color and new opportunities to play. Each center is full of passionate, driven people who are serving others and making memories that bring to life our chef-inspired meals, full-service catering with private rooms, high-energy bar with the latest audio-visual technology, space for birthday parties for kids and adults, and party rooms for corporate, school, and league events.

A trip to Main Event is a chance for the whole family to reconnect, celebrate, compete, eat, and play.

When you're with us, each and every moment together is the Main Event.