Restaurant General Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

Provide awesome guest experiences

• Maintain Proper staffing to ensure they can properly take care of the guest
• Ensure training is executed to standard so that all Team Members are knowledgeable on how to do their job (effectively prepare the food, and provide excellent service), so that we create great guest experiences
• Make sure that supplies and tools are in place to ensure everyone can do their job
• Motivate managers and Team Members to want to provide awesome experiences to the guest

Take care of the Team Members

• Make sure the management team leads in a way that shows respect for Team Members
• Ensure there is a culture of openness and responsiveness toward the Team Members

Protect the assets of the company

• Maintain the facilities in a clean and organized manner
• Ensure that all equipment is cared for in a way that maximizes their lifespan
• Make sure that all preventative maintenance programs are being performed on a routine basis

Deliver financial returns

• Through proper forecasting and spending controls, execute the business in a way that exceeds budgetary expectations

Legal and regulatory compliance

• Make sure that all permits, licenses, inspections, and certifications are always up to date and compliant
• Coach and direct all managers and Team Members to behave in manners that are compliant with our Code of Conduct, local health regulations, and workplace labor statutes

Work Approach:

• Highly organized
• Servant Leadership Style
• Is “systems” orientated
• Confident in communication
• Accountable
• Believes in “self-improvement”
• Efficient communicator
• Is a “Problem Solver”
• Fast paced
• Detail Oriented
• Follow up mindset to ensure completion when third parties are involved
• Works “in the paint” (not in the office)

Personality Characteristics

• Personable and hospitable
• Good smile and energy
• Positive Mindset (not cynical)
• Highly responsive
• Service mindset
• Is a great “coach”
• Comfortable working with many different personalities
• High levels of integrity (always “does the right thing”)

This isn’t just another General Manager opening. It’s an opportunity to bring back an Austin institution!

Katz’s first opened its doors at 6th & Rio Grande in 1979 and became part of the fabric of Austin—serving generations of guests 24 hours a day and creating the promise that “Katz’s Never Kloses." Now, Katz’s is returning to the very same corner where it all began!

We’re looking for an exceptional General Manager who wants more than a restaurant to run. We’re looking for someone who wants to lead one of Austin’s great restaurant comebacks—honoring 47 years of history while building the next chapter of Katz’s.

This is your chance to open a restaurant Austin already loves.

Company Description

This isn’t just another General Manager opening. It’s an opportunity to bring back an Austin institution!\n\nKatz’s first opened its doors at 6th & Rio Grande in 1979 and became part of the fabric of Austin—serving generations of guests 24 hours a day and creating the promise that “Katz’s Never Kloses." Now, Katz’s is returning to the very same corner where it all began!\n\nWe’re looking for an exceptional General Manager who wants more than a restaurant to run. We’re looking for someone who wants to lead one of Austin’s great restaurant comebacks—honoring 47 years of history while building the next chapter of Katz’s.\n\nThis is your chance to open a restaurant Austin already loves.