Required Years of Experience
3 years
Job Details
We are seeking a highly organized and solutions-driven Back of House Manager to support the daily operations of Marcel, a multi-faceted cultural dining destination where cuisine, hospitality, design, and precision intersect. This role is essential to maintaining the standards behind the scenes that allow the guest experience to feel effortless, refined, and consistently excellent.
The Back of House Manager serves as a jack-of-all-trades operational leader, overseeing facility readiness, food safety, sanitation, receiving, and maintenance across a complex, high-volume environment. This position requires hands-on involvement, sharp attention to detail, and the ability to move fluidly between departments while upholding the highest standards of safety, cleanliness, and organization.
What you’ll do:
- Oversee all food safety, sanitation, and quality assurance programs across kitchen, prep, storage, and service areas
- Ensure full compliance with health department regulations, internal safety standards, and sanitation protocols
- Supervise prep cooks and utility staff, ensuring proper procedures, cleanliness, and organization at all times
- Manage receiving, inspection, and verification of all incoming product, ensuring accuracy, quality, and proper storage
- Maintain detailed logs and documentation for sanitation, temperature controls, cleaning schedules, and inspections
- Coordinate and oversee repairs, preventative maintenance, and facility needs across multiple outlets
- Serve as the primary point of contact for facilities issues, troubleshooting and resolving problems proactively
- Partner closely with culinary, service, and operations leadership to support smooth daily execution
- Anticipate operational risks and address issues before they impact service or safety
What we’re looking for:
- 3 plus years of experience in quality assurance, facilities management, or operations within hospitality or foodservice
- Strong working knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and health department compliance
- Experience supervising prep, stewarding, or utility teams in a high-volume environment
- Comfort working across multiple disciplines: facilities, safety, receiving, and operations
- Highly organized, detail-driven, and proactive in identifying and solving problems
- Ability to remain calm, practical, and solution-oriented in a fast-paced setting
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across departments
- Flexibility to work early mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays as operational needs require
- ServSafe or equivalent food safety certification strongly preferred
Apply to Restaurant Associates today!
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Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.
Associates at Restaurant Associates are offered many fantastic benefits.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Life Insurance/ AD
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
- Associate Shopping Program
- Health and Wellness Programs
- Discount Marketplace
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Personal Leave
Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.
Restaurant Associates maintains a drug-free workplace.
Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.
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Req ID: 1499480
Restaurant Associates
Michael Abbey
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Compensation Details
Compensation: Salary ($100,000.00 - $110,000.00)
Benefits & Perks: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, 401k, Commuter Benefits, Wellness Program
Required Skills
Operational leadership
Attention to Detail
Problem Solving
Ability to work in a fast paced environment
Team Management
Multi Discipline Coordination
Risk Anticipation
Troubleshooting
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Part of Restaurant Associates
Marcel is a new continental restaurant in the iconic Breuer Building on Madison Avenue. The restaurant is a partnership between the design brand Roman and Williams and Sotheby’s, whose future New York headquarters will be in the Breuer. Marcel is Roman and Williams’ second restaurant, following their celebrated downtown restaurant La Mercerie, and will also include La Mercerie Patisserie.
