Restaurant & Operations Manager

Dave & Buster's Inc.

Port Reading (NJ)

On-site

USD 66,000 - 78,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Bonus program
Health, Dental, Vision, Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Legacy fund
401K matching
Free food
Free gameplay
Leadership team
Fun work environment

Job summary

Dave & Buster's Inc. is seeking an Restaurant & Operations Manager to provide leadership, supervision, and direction on strategic initiatives and operating standards to positively impact business results and guest experience.

The role requires managing a fast-paced, noisy environment, weekends and holidays, and leading a team to deliver exceptional guest service across restaurant and entertainment operations.

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.
  • True leadership capabilities.
  • Ability to work weekends, nights, and holidays.
  • Not afraid to work in a fast-paced, noisy environment with distracting conditions.

Responsibilities

  • 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 recruiting, hiring, coaching, and training.
  • Living our core values and leading others to do so while collaborating with the management team to achieve high-quality results.

Skills

Leadership
Customer service
Communication
Team management
Hospitality

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
  • Buster's 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 & Buster's and Main Event Entertainment) under one roof = Double the growth opportunities

Dave & Buster's Inc./Main Event Entertainment is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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