Wine-Led Restaurant Manager | Seasonal Cocktails & Service

Elior Group; Trenton (NJ); In loco; USD 65.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

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Medical (FT Employees)

Vision

UNUM offering for Accident, CriticalIl

Discount Program

Commuter Benefits (Parking and Transit

EAP

401k

Sick Time

Holiday Pay (9 paid holidays)

Tuition Reimbursement (FT Employees)

Paid Time Off

Descrizione del lavoro

Constellation Culinary Group (Hamilton, NJ) is seeking a Restaurant Manager to lead all front-of-house operations, delivering a polished guest experience. You will oversee dining room, reservations, and service while guiding a team to maintain high standards and seasonal beverage creativity.

The ideal candidate has extensive wine knowledge, beverage-program expertise, and the ability to develop seasonal cocktails.

Competenze

• 3–5 years of progressive front-of-house restaurant experience in a high-standard full-service environment.
• Extensive wine knowledge with ability to recommend, pair, present, and serve wine; formal wine education or certification (WSET or CMS) preferred.
• Experience developing beverage offerings and seasonal cocktails; knowledge of spirits, cocktail techniques, and menu costing.
• Ability to lead, train, coach, and maintain a guest-focused culture.
• Strong communication, organization, decision-making, conflict-resolution, and guest-recovery skills.
• Working knowledge of POS systems, reservations platforms, scheduling, inventory controls, beverage costing, and Microsoft Office.
• Alcohol-service certification and food-safety certification must be maintained where applicable.
• Flexible availability including evenings, weekends, holidays, and events.
• Preferred: experience in fine dining, upscale casual dining, wine-led hospitality, or seasonal beverage programs.

Mansioni

• Lead all front-of-house and floor operations, ensuring attentive, gracious, efficient, and consistent service.
• Active management of dining room, reservations, seating flow, pacing, and cross-department communication.
• Recruit, train, coach, schedule, and motivate servers, bartenders, hosts, and other FOH staff; set expectations and accountability.
• Demonstrate wine knowledge; guide guests and staff on wine education and service.
• Oversee wine program including list development, selection, pricing, inventory, and storage.
• Create and refresh a seasonal beverage menu with leadership and bar team.
• Develop balanced beverage offerings across wine, cocktails, spirits, beer, and non-alcoholic selections.
• Train staff to describe and recommend wines and beverages with pairings and upsell focus.
• Monitor sales, labor, beverage costs, inventory, waste, and KPIs; support budgeting and cost control.
• Ensure opening, service, and closing procedures; maintain cleanliness, sanitation, and safety compliance.
• Resolve guest concerns promptly; recover service issues to preserve relationships and reputation.
• Coordinate private dining, events, and promotions with cross-department communication.
• Maintain inventory and ordering for beverages and service supplies; minimize loss and stockouts.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Conoscenze

FOH leadership

Wine knowledge

Beverage program dev

Coach & train staff

Guest recovery

Communication

Problem solving

Formazione

Wine education or certification (WSET or CMS)

Strumenti

POS systems

Reservations platforms

Scheduling software

Inventory controls

Microsoft Office

Descrizione del lavoro

Constellation Culinary Group (Hamilton, NJ) is seeking a Restaurant Manager to lead all front-of-house operations, delivering a polished guest experience. You will oversee dining room, reservations, and service while guiding a team to maintain high standards and seasonal beverage creativity.

The ideal candidate has extensive wine knowledge, beverage-program expertise, and the ability to develop seasonal cocktails.