Restaurant Manager

Yardbird Table & Bar is a tribute to the importance of a shared meal and a shared laugh. To satisfying dishes always made with a heavy dose of love and pride. To farm-fresh ingredients, classic Southern cooking, culture, and hospitality. At Yardbird, we utilize only the highest quality seasonal produce, meats and ingredients, sourcing locally as well as from farms and purveyors throughout the American South.

We are looking for Restaurant Managers responsible for managing the daily operations of our restaurant, including the selection, development, and performance management of employees. In addition, they oversee the inventory and ordering of food and supplies, optimize profits, and ensure that guests are satisfied with their dining experience.

Primary Job Duties:
Duties include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Ensures customer satisfaction with all aspects of the restaurant and dining experience.
• Coordinate daily Front of the House and Back of the House restaurant operations.
• Organize and oversee the staff schedules.
• Work with General Manager to instill company culture, build morale and create an ongoing positive work environment, using established as well as newly developed initiatives.
• Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity.
• Create detailed reports daily, weekly, and monthly.
• Promote the brand in the local community through word-of-mouth and restaurant events.
• Train new and current employees on proper customer service practices and product knowledge.
• Responsible for ensuring consistent high quality of food preparation and service to maintain a professional restaurant image, including restaurant cleanliness, proper uniforms, and appearance standards.
• Understand and follow written company procedures with 100% accuracy and regulations to our front-of-the-house team.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Degree / Diploma / Certification in hospitality management or relevant field
• Minimum 2 years of restaurant management experience
• Enjoy problem-solving and can think outside the box in difficult situations
• Administration knowledge of F&B operations and Quality management, proficient in Microsoft Office programs and POS system
• Food Handler Card is required upon employment
• Ability to motivate employees to work as a team to ensure that food and service meet appropriate standards
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports, purchase orders, menus, and correspondence
• Ability to communicate to groups of customers or employees of the organization

Physical and other requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; bend; walk; use hands or fingers, handle or feel; talk; hear; see, and reach with hands and arms and requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

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