General Manager in Training

Do you love food? Do you care about the environment? What if I told you that you could have the best of both worlds if you join us at Clover! We want everybody to eat Clover someday. To make this happen we need the best leaders in the industry. We take a one-of-a-kind approach to quick-serve meals. All of our ingredients are sourced from local farms and businesses and are prepared using fine dining techniques into delicious and affordable meals without the help of freezers or microwaves.

Our restaurants are run by a General Manager, whose responsibilities include building and empowering a team to make beautiful food and developing meaningful relationships with the customers. As a General Manager, you will work to make your restaurant the center of food in your area. You’ll lead a team of up to 15 Clover employees and will share financially in the profitability of the restaurant you are running. We value our General Manager, which is why we encourage idea contributions that will make Clover a better company!

DUTIES

All General Managers are required to:

• Work closely with Assistant Managers, Team Leaders and Team Members to provide the best possible service to guests
• Manage food cost and efficiencies aggressively
• Actively recruit, orient, train and develop all in store employees
• Execute all administrative duties specifically cost control for food and labor
• Manage promotions to help grow store sales and customer base
• Manage cash
• Assist in monitoring operations and carrying out corrective actions
• Understand and follow all company policy and procedures
• Execute and serve the BEST tasting food
• Attend General Manager training classes and weekly Manager Meetings
• Join team in day-to-day restaurant duties

The Human Resources department may invite you to participate in a Practical Interview. This gives you the opportunity to interview us. Applicants experience the job hands on, get to know the staff and gain a better understanding of Clover culture. Additionally, we use face-to-face interaction as an opportunity to get to know you better.

General Managers must have:

• 3-5 years experience as a restaurant manager or executive chef
• Experience managing teams of 20+
• ServSafe & Allergen Awareness Certifications
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead others
• Experience developing strong culinary teams
• Acute financial management skills
• A passion for food, a positive attitude and a willingness to work to high standards
• Able to stand for prolonged periods of time, and repeated walking, bending, stretching and occasional lifting (up to 50lbs), with or without reasonable accommodation

Don’t meet every single requirement?

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Clover Food Lab is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.

Some of the perks of working for Clover!

• Base pay is $65,000 - $80,000 depending on experience. Base salary and bonus eligibility will go into effect when assigned as a General Manager to your own restaurant.
• Eligible for quarterly bonus based on sales growth, labor budget, and other key performance indicators
• $30 per hour during training period
• Full health, vision and dental benefits available to full-time benefit-eligible staff
• Eligible to participate in 401k Savings Plan after 1 year
• Company paid Life & Disability benefits
• Company paid Blue Bike Program membership
• Eligible for pre-tax commuter benefit
• Fitness Pay-Back Program
• Company paid Weekly CSA Farm Share Program
• Discount on Clover meals, apparel and shelf-stable groceries sold in our store
• Free cooking classes
• Free knife skills 101, 102, 103 classes