General Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Start Your Path to Cafe Rio Stardom Today!

Cafe Rio Mexican Grill is serving up fresh opportunities! We are looking for high-energy General Managers who are passionate about developing people, building high-performing teams, and driving restaurant sales. Do you have a passion for serving fresh food, leading others, and growing a business? Do you want to work with a company that is dedicated to the people who make it? Then come join our team and see what it's like to run a real fresh, made-from-scratch restaurant concept.

Show us your leadership skills, business acumen, and passion for developing future leaders, and we'll show you a career paved in tomatillo gold! Your very tasty journey is waiting, amigo. Come grow with us... we dare you!

What's in It for You?

• 8 weeks of hands-on training to set you up for success
• Learn how to run a multimillion-dollar restaurant
• Competitive pay
• Monthly bonus opportunities
• Paid time off
• Free meals
• Health care and retirement benefits

This is an opportunity you don't want to pass up!

What You'll Do

Cooking from scratch is both an art and a science, and at Cafe Rio, we take it to the next level. As a General Manager, you will be responsible for leading restaurant operations while developing future leaders, building strong teams, and growing sales.

You will:

• Recruit, develop, coach, and mentor future restaurant leaders
• Build a culture of accountability, engagement, and exceptional guest service
• Drive restaurant sales through operational excellence, local store marketing, community involvement, and other sales-building initiatives
• Foster relationships within the community to increase brand awareness and guest traffic
• Lead and inspire your team to achieve operational and financial goals
• Ensure Cafe Rio's standards for food quality, cleanliness, and hospitality are consistently executed
• Create an environment where team members can grow their careers and reach their full potential

This is just the tip of the tortilla chip! This isn't just a job, amigo, this is a career.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age
• Proof of valid driver's license
• Able to lift and carry at least 50 lbs. and stand for 8+ hours
• 2 or more years of management experience, preferably in the restaurant industry, managing teams of 15 or more employees, interacting frequently with guests, and coaching employees into increasingly challenging leadership roles
• Available to work flexible hours, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, as well as workweeks that may occasionally exceed 40 hours
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills; bilingual (English/Spanish) is a plus
• Proven ability to build teams, develop leaders, drive sales growth, and execute local marketing and community engagement initiatives

At Cafe Rio, we're looking for General Managers who don't just run restaurants. We want leaders who develop people, build winning teams, and grow the business through exceptional operations, community involvement, and a passion for hospitality.