Assistant General Manager

We’re thrilled to announce the Grand Opening of Motek West Village — a very exciting and unique opportunity to join our team at the start of this new chapter! We’re looking for passionate and driven hospitality professionals who want to be part of something special from day one.

Happy Corner Hospitality is a collective consisting of Motek, an Israeli-Mediterranean concept restaurant, Sesame Bakery, and Yalla Motek. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional service and culinary experiences to our valued guests. Our commitment to excellence extends to every aspect of our operations, and we're currently seeking passionate, highly motivated, experienced professionals to join our front of house management team.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant General Manager supports the General Manager in all operational aspects of the business by managing staff and the daily operation.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Manage, lead and mentor floor Managers and Staff
• Ensure service is maintained at the utmost of quality levels
• Develop risk management and mitigation strategies
• Represent the GM in investigating, answering, and settling grievances in absence of General Manager
• Maintain all corporate mandates update and track daily reports
• Analyze staffing requirements, develop iteration plans, and assess opportunities for future growth
• Assist general manager with recruitment efforts
• Coach and train management staff
• Responsible for Team performance – morale, productivity, fiscal responsibility
• Monitor activities and expenses
• Assist in setting and monitoring sales forecasts and profitability reports
• Keep General Manager informed of sales and key issues
• Increasing sales through marketing, networking and incentives for staff to raise guest check average.
• Assists in maintaining budgeted revenues, cost of sales (COS), labor, supplies and operating cash flow (OCF)
• Reviews monthly profit and loss statements and acts on all variances.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 5 years of experience in an assistant general manager role
• Strong influence, interpersonal, communication, problem solving and creative solution generation skills
• General business acumen
• Expert knowledge of POS systems (toast)
• Able to quickly integrate into a team and be recognized as a leader
• Able to delegate effectively