Assistant Restaurant Manager

Compensation: $65,000 - $85,000 plus benefits and bonus incentives, DOE

We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Assistant Restaurant Manager to help lead a high-volume, energetic full-service restaurant. This opportunity is ideal for a hospitality leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys developing people, and knows how to balance exceptional guest experiences with strong operational and financial performance.

The Assistant Restaurant Manager will play a key role in overseeing daily restaurant operations, developing and motivating the management and service teams, and maintaining exceptional standards for hospitality, food quality, cleanliness, and operational execution. Success requires a visible, engaged leader who can drive results while creating a positive and high-performing restaurant culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the General Manager in overseeing all aspects daily operations of a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• Lead restaurant shifts, including staffing, scheduling, planning, and real-time operational decision-making.
• Deliver memorable dining experiences through exceptional hospitality, strong floor presence, and proactive guest engagement.
• Coach, develop, and motivate restaurant managers and team members while fostering a positive, accountable, and high-performing culture.
• Monitor restaurant financial performance, including sales, labor, food costs, inventory, and controllable expenses.
• Maintain exceptional standards for food quality, beverage service, restaurant cleanliness, and overall guest experience.
• Partner with culinary leadership to ensure seamless communication and execution between front- and back-of-house teams.
• Support recruiting, onboarding, training, performance management, and ongoing leadership development.
• Resolve guest concerns and unexpected operational challenges with professionalism, urgency, and composure.
• Utilize POS, scheduling, and digital reservation systems to effectively manage restaurant operations.
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve service, operational efficiency, team performance, and profitability.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of restaurant management experience in a high-volume, full-service environment.
• Proven success leading restaurant shifts, managing competing priorities, and delivering strong operational results.
• Strong understanding of restaurant financials, including sales, labor, food costs, inventory, and expense management.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, motivate, develop, and retain high-performing restaurant teams.
• Passion for hospitality with a strong commitment to creating memorable guest experiences.
• Working knowledge of food and beverage, including ingredients, flavor profiles, and elevated service standards.
• Confident, hands-on leadership style with the ability to remain calm and decisive in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication, organizational, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience with POS systems and digital reservation platforms such as OpenTable.
• Strong commitment to operational consistency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Above average job stability

The Ideal Candidate:

You are a visible, energetic, and people-focused restaurant leader who understands that exceptional hospitality begins with a strong team. You lead by example, develop future leaders, and create an environment where employees feel supported, accountable, and motivated to deliver outstanding service.

You combine strong business acumen with a genuine passion for hospitality. You understand the numbers, know how to drive operational results, and are equally comfortable coaching a manager, resolving a guest concern, or stepping into service during a busy shift.

If you are an accomplished restaurant leader looking for an opportunity to develop a great team, deliver exceptional hospitality, and continue advancing your career, we want to hear from you.

Due to the volume of applications, only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.