Senior Restaurant Manager: Lead & Elevate Guest Experience

King's Seafood Company; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid vacation

Dining discount for you and up to 5{

401k with match

Education reimbursement

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Pet healthcare savings account

Job summary

Water Grill in Southern California seeks an experienced Senior Restaurant Manager to lead front-of-house operations, coach staff, and partner with the kitchen to deliver exceptional guest experiences. You will oversee daily operations, manage finances, scheduling, and labor, while driving service standards and guest satisfaction.

This role offers a competitive salary, performance bonus potential, and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• At least 21 years of age.
• Four years of experience as a Manager in any industry.
• Two years of experience as a Manager in full service, high volume restaurant.
• College degree in business or hotel/restaurant management preferred.
• Flexible schedule; able to work nights, weekends and holidays.
• Good longevity in previous roles.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs., 10-20 is typical.

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 for the whole dining period.
• 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.

Skills

Restaurant management

Operations leadership

Staff coaching

Financial acumen

Flexible schedule

Team leadership

Education

College degree (preferred)

Job description

Water Grill in Southern California seeks an experienced Senior Restaurant Manager to lead front-of-house operations, coach staff, and partner with the kitchen to deliver exceptional guest experiences. You will oversee daily operations, manage finances, scheduling, and labor, while driving service standards and guest satisfaction.

This role offers a competitive salary, performance bonus potential, and comprehensive benefits.