Job Description:

We are looking for a Restaurant Assistant Manager to ensure all daily activities run smoothly and efficiently.

Restaurant Assistant Manager responsibilities include ordering kitchen utensils and equipment based on our needs, managing contracts and payroll and supervising restaurant staff performance. To be successful in this role, you should be familiar with restaurant operations and have a good understanding of what makes great customer service. You should also be available to work within opening hours, including weekends and holidays.

Ultimately, you will help minimize operating costs, boost our employee retention and deliver a positive dining experience for our guests.

Essential Job Functions:

- Research new wholesale food suppliers and negotiate prices

- Calculate future needs in kitchenware and equipment and place orders, as needed

- Manage and store vendors’ contracts and invoices

- Coordinate communication between front of the house and back of the house staff

- Prepare shift schedules

- Process payroll for all restaurant staff

- Supervise kitchen and wait staff and provide assistance, as needed

- Keep detailed records of daily, weekly and monthly costs and revenues

- Arrange for new employees’ proper onboarding (scheduling trainings and ordering uniforms)

- Monitor compliance with safety and hygiene regulations

- Gather guests’ feedback and recommend improvements to our menus

Qualifications: 

- Work experience as a Restaurant Assistant Manager or similar role in the hospitality industry

- Familiarity with restaurant management software, like OpenTable and Resy

- Good math and reporting skills

- Customer service attitude

- Communication and team management abilities

- Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends)

- High school diploma; additional certification in hospitality is a plus

PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS: 

Must be able to maneuver to all areas of the restaurant. Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. Must have a manual dexterity and coordination to operate restaurant and office equipment and machines. Must be able to work at a fast pace and in stressful situations. Must be able to respond to visual and aural cues.