Restaurant General Manager

2 days ago


Costa Mesa, California, United States WKS Restaurant Group Full time
Job Title: Restaurant General Manager

As a Restaurant General Manager with WKS Restaurant Group, you will be responsible for leading a team of management and hourly employees to achieve sales and profit goals, ensuring exceptional guest satisfaction, and following company policies.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage the business of a restaurant, including sales and profit planning, guest satisfaction, and company policy adherence.
  • Supervise management team and hourly crew members, including recruitment, interviewing, and selection.
  • Responsible for achieving restaurant sales and profit plan, analyzing operating statements, and taking corrective action to improve results.
  • Ensure operations of the restaurant comply with all requirements of the El Pollo Loco Operations Manual.
  • Communicate product deficiencies to District Manager and ensure exceptional guest satisfaction through effective and efficient service and a clean and pleasant environment.
  • Responsible for personnel administration, including maintaining records, employee documentation, appraising performance, administering merit increases, and proper timekeeping procedures.
  • Ensure the restaurant is in full compliance with appropriate local, state, and federal regulations governing health, sanitation, and safety.
Requirements:
  • Minimum of one year management experience in the hospitality business.
  • High school degree or equivalent preferred.
  • Ability to effectively speak, read, and write in English.
Core Competencies:
  • Guest Focus: Responsive to guest needs, effectively uses guest feedback, and responds to guest concerns and complaints effectively.
  • Communication: Encourages open sharing of ideas, communicates clearly, concisely, accurately, and timely (oral and written), and facilitates well-organized meetings and group discussions effectively.
  • People Relationships: Values diversity, understands customer base, and is sensitive to other cultures, manages disagreements and conflicts in an open, constructive manner, monitors performance, and provides useful feedback.
  • Leadership: Fosters teamwork, cooperation, and involves others, creates a positive work environment, takes responsibility for own actions and decisions.
  • Planning and Organizing: Sets objectives and priorities, develops effective plans to accomplish goals, shows good judgment, and learns from experience.
Physical Requirements:
  • Extensive standing without breaks.
  • Exposure to heat, steam, smoke, and cold.
  • Reaching heights of approximately 6 feet and bending to touch the floor.
  • Must have high level of mobility/flexibility in space provided.
  • Must be able to work irregular hours and under heavy pressure/stress during busy times.


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