General Manager

About Gold Ridge

Gold Ridge is a brand-new restaurant directly across from the Barlow Hotel in Sebastopol, and the first chapter of the Barlow Hotel. The space is freshly renovated, with a new interior and all-new equipment. We hold our Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) and are ready to ramp up.

We want Gold Ridge to become an institution for our community: a wood-fired kitchen and bar, open for lunch and dinner, serving solid, consistent, high-quality food without the stuffiness.

We’re looking for a team-first GM to build the front of house from scratch and run the business alongside our Executive Chef. We plan to open as soon as the right team is in place.

What you’ll do

• Hire, train and lead the front-of-house team: servers, bartenders, runners, bussers, hosts
• Write the steps of service, including timing for 40-minute large cuts, tableside carving and the weekly rotisserie special
• Build the bar and wine program, with a Sonoma County focus
• Run the coffee program with our local roaster partner, Retrograde Coffee
• Set up POS, reservations, scheduling, payroll and vendor accounts
• Own the budget, P&L, labor cost and compliance
• Make Gold Ridge a place locals come back to every week

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years as GM or AGM in full-service restaurants
• Has opened a restaurant before
• Strong working knowledge of California labor law: breaks, overtime, tip policies
• Comfortable with a P&L, budgets and labor scheduling
• Wine and cocktail knowledge, or the judgment to hire a strong bar lead
• A team player and hands-on host who works the floor during service

Certifications and physical requirements

• Must be 21 or older
• California Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) certification, or able to earn it within 30 days of hire
• California Food Handler card; ServSafe Manager certification preferred
• Able to stand and walk for long shifts and lift up to 50 lbs