Restaurant Manager

Restaurant Manager | Upscale Casual Dining

We are partnering with a rapidly growing upscale casual restaurant group seeking a hands-on Restaurant Manager to join its leadership team.

This is an opportunity to join a company known for exceptional hospitality, scratch-made food, strong operational standards, and a culture built around developing future leaders. With multiple new restaurant openings planned each year, the organization is committed to promoting from within and creating long-term career growth opportunities for its management teams.

We welcome qualified candidates looking to build their careers in the local market. Candidates open to relocating within the next 1-2 years for promotion into larger leadership opportunities will be especially well positioned for long-term growth.

What You'll Do

• Lead daily restaurant operations while ensuring exceptional guest experiences.
• Coach, train, and develop Front-of-House and Back-of-House team members.
• Maintain high standards of food quality, service, cleanliness, and safety.
• Support hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and labor management initiatives.
• Conduct pre-shift meetings and ongoing employee development.
• Partner with senior leadership to drive operational excellence.
• Create a positive, energetic, and accountable team culture.

What We're Looking For

• Minimum 2 years of restaurant management experience.
• Experience in a full-service restaurant environment with annual sales volumes of $3 million or greater.
• Strong leadership and team development skills.
• Proven history of career progression and employment stability.
• Able to relocate to Wilmington, NC in Feb/March 2027 for a new opening.
• Passion for hospitality and guest satisfaction.
• Comfortable supporting both Front-of-House and Back-of-House operations.
• High-energy, hands-on leadership style.
• Desire to build a long-term career with a growing restaurant organization.

Ideal Background

We are particularly interested in leaders coming from:

• Upscale Casual Dining
• Polished Casual Dining
• High-Volume Full-Service Restaurants
• Scratch Kitchen Concepts

Successful candidates are team-focused leaders who enjoy developing people, creating memorable guest experiences, and growing their careers within a company that promotes from within.

Career Growth

This isn't just a Restaurant Manager position—it's an opportunity to build a long-term leadership career.

Our client opens approximately 4-5 new restaurants each year and fills the majority of leadership positions through internal promotion. Managers who demonstrate strong leadership and operational excellence are given opportunities to advance into General Manager and multi-unit leadership roles.

Candidates who are open to relocating within the next 1-2 years as new restaurants open will have the greatest opportunities for advancement.

What We Offer

• $75,000-$85,000 base salary
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Medical benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Structured leadership training
• Strong promote-from-within culture
• Career advancement with a rapidly growing restaurant group

If you're looking for more than your next job—and instead want to join a company where you can grow into larger leadership opportunities—we'd love to speak with you.