Restaurant Manager

As a Restaurant Manager strive to create a positive working environment by fostering skill development and leading by example in providing exceptional hospitality-focused interactions. The Restaurant Manager collaborates closely with the Operations Director. Working collaboratively, they implement innovative sales strategies, attract top talent, and strive to enhance daily operations.

Ideal Characteristics of Restaurant manager

• The Store Manager possesses a strong sense of social and emotional intelligence.
• Recognizing the staff as a cohesive unit and working to harness their individual strengths to foster teamwork.
• Efficiently manages their time and prioritizes tasks based on urgency
• Provides insightful analysis and offers practical solutions to potential obstacles.
• Exhibits a talent for instructing individuals in a streamlined manner and can adapt methods to cater to specific requirements.
• Promotes a collaborative atmosphere by actively engaging with colleagues, addressing challenges, and fostering effective communication.
• Displays exceptional barista skills during peak hours, including latte art, meticulous presentation, and maintaining a pristine bar.
• Also shares these valuable skills with colleagues.

Duties

• This list of responsibilities is not comprehensive and only provides a brief overview of the job duties.
• Efficiently managing your time: Carefully consider the staffing needs of the store to ensure coverage during both busy and slow periods. Ensure time off requests are approved and effectively manage the team to cover shifts. Ensuring a reliable and well-structured schedule for staff. Ensuring effective communication channels to address any areas that require attention. Establishing regular communication check-ins on a weekly basis and organizing staff meetings every quarter.
• Managing orders and inventory: Efficiently assign daily inventory tasks and regularly perform thorough inventory checks. Collaborate with vendors to ensure optimal inventory levels and make necessary adjustments based on customer demand. Collaborates with the Operations Director to revise offerings, if needed.
• Daily Responsibilities
• Providing guidance for bar flow, evaluating the quality of coffee, and ensuring that all steps of the drink production process are meticulously executed.
• Efficiently managing kitchen operations, reducing waste, assigning deep cleaning tasks, and evaluating the quality of food production.
• Maintaining a well-organized and hygienic store in compliance with NYCDOH protocols.
• Preparing for peak times and coordinating adequate assistance

What is needed

• Must be physically capable of standing, lifting, and bending for extended periods of up to 8 hours.
• Utilizing a wide range of motor skills including hands, finger manipulation, hand-eye coordination, knife skills, and safe food
• Handling tool management.
• Utilizing vocal communication as a means to effectively engage with others
• Fluency in English (knowledge of Spanish is advantageous)
• Having open availability and being flexible to meet the store's needs is essential, including working weekends.