Restaurant Manager

Description:
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Position: Restaurant Manager

Job Duties and Responsibilities:
-Manage the recruitment, selection, training, scheduling and performance of all employees
-Ensure overall food quality and handling, safety, security, service and cleanliness standards are met
-Ability to build a strong team committed to excellence
-Coordinate daily Front of the House and Back of the House restaurant operations
-Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction
-Respond efficiently and accurately to customer complaints
-Regularly review product quality
-Organize and supervise shifts
-Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity
-Estimate future needs for goods, kitchen utensils and cleaning products
-Manage restaurant's good image and suggest ways to improve it
-Control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste
-Create detailed reports on weekly, monthly and annual revenues and expenses
-Promote the brand in the local community through word-of-mouth and restaurant events
-Train new and current employees on proper customer service practices
-Implement policies and protocols that will maintain future restaurant operations

Qualifications:
-Experience with Micros is a plus
-Experience in High Volume Atmosphere
-Self reliant and driven to deliver results
-Must be polished and well spoken with great communication skills
-Must be able to work necessary hours, including early mornings & weekends

The Company: Lessing's Hospitality Group is comprised of over 100 locations throughout the Northeast and Florida. Lessing's operates 21 wedding and catering venues, 16 full-service restaurants, over 75 corporate and academic dining centers, a historic inn, and a presidential yacht. Steeped in over 130 years of tradition, Lessing's Hospitality Group's focus is on providing each guest and client with unique, personalized experiences and remarkable hospitality.


Salary Range (NY only): $62,400 - $80,000 per year