Assistant Restaurant Manager

Assistant Restaurant Manager, The Scenic Lounge
Rochester, NH · Part-time, 20 to 25 hours a week · $24 to $27 an hour

The Scenic Lounge is a 45-seat, 1920s art-deco cocktail lounge and restaurant in downtown Rochester, named for the old Scenic Theater. We serve an elevated American dinner menu Tuesday through Saturday evenings, and our standard is simple: we are so glad you're here.

We're looking for an Assistant Restaurant Manager who hears the door open and instantly turns to welcome the guest, and who trains the whole team to the same instinct. You'll lead front of house three evenings a week, uphold our standards in every area of the restaurant and work some shifts as host. You'll report to the Restaurant Manager.

Schedule
Two weeknights (Tuesday and Wednesday, or Wednesday and Thursday), 3 to 10 pm, and Saturdays, 3 pm to 10 pm or midnight. All work happens on shift.

What you'll do

• Greet every guest, and run the door, reservations and waitlist on host shifts
• Hold our service standards, including the 21 steps of service, and train the team to them
• Run the pre-shift meeting on every shift you lead, and send the Restaurant Manager a recap after
• Handle guest concerns and service recovery on the spot
• Be the first stop for front-of-house staff on call-outs and training
• Compile and send the team's Weekly Notes email
• Use AI tools, including a Claude team account we provide, to keep our training materials current
• Capture photos and video for our social media

What you bring

• At least 2 years in restaurant food and beverage, including experience training staff
• Front-of-house experience as a host or server
• Comfort using AI tools, and familiarity with Toast or another point-of-sale system
• Clear communication and the confidence to hold peers to a standard
• Availability two weeknights and Saturday evenings
• Preferred: shift lead experience, an upscale or cocktail lounge background, and experience with Toast and Sling

Pay and benefits

• $24 to $27 an hour, based on years of experience training people and working in restaurant food and beverage
• Hourly, non-exempt; this management role does not share in the tip pool
• A Claude team account and the team dining discount