General Manager

The Kitchen Restaurant Group
Austin, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 5/10/2024 CLOSED ON 7/2/2024

Job Posting for General Manager at The Kitchen Restaurant Group

General Manager
 
Summary
The Kitchen Restaurant Group is based in Boulder, Colorado. Its mission is to be an institution in the communities it serves. The Kitchen serves farm-to-table, seasonal shared plates in an upscale, high-energy atmosphere that is warm and inviting.  
 
The Kitchen Austin will open in October 2024, and is located at 6th and Guadalupe, in downtown Austin. The ideal candidate would have experience in a full-service, high-volume, upscale dining restaurant with 12-15 million in sales volume. The General Manager is responsible for working closely with the Chef Partner to manage the daily operations of the restaurant, including overseeing, and coordinating the planning, organization, training, and leadership necessary to achieve objectives in sales, costs, profitability, and service. This person provides support and commitment to the team regarding strategy, policies, service, staff, and guests. The General Manager must be a motivated and confident industry professional with the ability to manage and inspire staff, have a solid understanding of restaurant operations, and bring creative solutions to the table. This person will maintain an exciting, inviting, and progressive environment through food, drink, and service. This person must have extensive experience building teams and managing people.
 
Responsibilities
  • Oversee and manage all areas of the restaurant and make final decisions on matters of importance. 
  • Recognize the power of being present and engaged with guests and staff at all times. Focus on people and making connections, while strengthening relationships that already exist.  
  • Ensure positive guest service in all areas. Promptly investigate and resolve issues concerning service and food.
  • Become the face of the restaurant, guests should recognize you and count on you. Create lasting relationships with guests to ensure contagious loyalism. 
  • Maintain an accurate plan of restaurant staffing needs. Interview and hire candidates. Ability to determine the applicability of experience and qualifications of job applicants.
  • Plan, implement, and oversee employee supervision, discipline, training, development, and termination. Provide direction to employees regarding operational and procedural issues.
  • Develop employees by providing ongoing feedback, establishing performance expectations, and conducting performance reviews. Promote growth within the staff through leadership and positive energy. Help and inspire each employee to reach their greatest potential.
  • Demonstrate integrity in all areas, both personal and professional. Instill trust and dependability amongst the staff always working with a team mindset and from a place of respect. Maintain a favorable working relationship with all company employees to foster and promote a harmonious working environment that is conducive to high employee morale, productivity, and effectiveness.
  • Lead by example and set the standards for service by maintaining discipline and structure. Constantly promote teamwork amongst the staff and management by displaying creativity, trust, dependability, and respect. 
  • Manage shifts including daily decision-making, scheduling, product quality, and cleanliness.
  • Share in the restaurant's vision and responsibility of being eco-conscious through sustainability and leadership in the community and industry.
  • Share in creation, passion, and drive to provide excellence in service.
  • Ensure that all financial and personnel/payroll administrative duties are completed accurately, on time, and in accordance with company policies and procedures.
  • Create an annual budget and report on profit and loss statements.
  • Ensure proper safety procedures are in place to provide a safe working and guest environment and to reduce the risk of injury and accidents. Report employee or guest accidents promptly.
  • Enforce sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of kitchen and dining areas. Ensure compliance with operational standards, health department regulations, and all federal/state/local laws. Always follow and enforce company policies and procedures.
  • Ensure consistent, high-quality service and food preparation. Adhere to company standards to increase sales and minimize costs.
  • Keep the CEO and Home Office team promptly and fully informed of all issues and take prompt direct action where necessary.
  • Complete job responsibilities and performance objectives in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with the restaurant’s standards. Perform other duties and responsibilities as required or requested. 
Qualifications
  • Self-discipline, initiative, leadership ability, and outgoing nature; must be 18 years of age
  • Operate effectively as part of a team; Clear and exceptional communication skills. 
  • Pleasant, polite manner and neat professional appearance.
  • Able to handle the pressure of coordinating a wide range of activities and recommend appropriate solutions to restaurant problems.
  • Strong computer skills; experience with Microsoft Excel and Word, R365, Toast POS, and Sling preferred.
  • Directly supervised at least 75 employees for 8 years.
  • Minimum 5 years of General Manager experience for a full-service, high-volume, upscale dining restaurant with 12-15 million in sales volume
  • Experience opening multiple restaurants at senior management level
  • Experience with a James Beard award-winning restaurant is a plus
  • The ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Working Conditions
  • Ability to perform all functions at the restaurant level.
  • May be required to work in very warm or cold conditions for an extended period of time.
  • Working with hot, cold, and potentially hazardous equipment as well as office equipment.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to walk. 
  • The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, and crouch. 
  • The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 45 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.  
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Potential to walk to local businesses, promoting, marketing, and distributing materials as needed.
  • The Kitchen Restaurant Group is an EEO Employer. The physical demands described here are representative of those that are to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
  • The statements in this job description are intended to describe the essential nature and level of work being performed.  They are not intended to be all responsibilities or qualifications of the job.
Salary 
  • $150,000-$180,000 
  • Pay offered will vary based on job-related factors such as experience, training, skills, and abilities.
  • Potential to participate in a future profit-sharing plan.
Benefits we offer!
  • Competitive salary
  • PTO and Paid Sick Time
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance
  • Short-term and Long-term disability insurance
  • Wellness reimbursement program
  • Store discount
  • Pet Insurance
  • Educational Reimbursement
  • Great Company Culture and Community Involvement!
 
The Kitchen Restaurant Group is an EEO Employer.

Salary : $150,000 - $180,000

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