Restaurant Manager

JOIN SOMETHING BIG!

Established in 2018 by Sweet 100, Grain & Grit Collective is a San Diego-based hospitality group dedicated to providing Southern California with the most compelling guest experience possible. Our debut projects include Not Not Tacos by Sam the Cooking Guy and the Little Italy Food Hall, a vibrant and locally-driven multi-vendor hall adjacent to a 10,000-square foot outdoor piazza in the heart of San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood. Other projects in our growing portfolio include San Diego’s much loved Carnitas’ Snack Shack, the iconic Broken Yolk Café, and Graze by Sam the Cooking Guy.

THE PERKS

• Full-time Day-time schedule
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Recognition Activities & Events
• Career development in a cool, growing company
• Team Member Hardship Program
• Random Acts of Caring & Kindness Volunteer Opportunities

LIVE TO CREATE THE MOST COMPELLING GUEST EXPERIENCE POSSIBLE.

Managers exude the values and culture of Grain & Grit Collective’s Broken Yolk Cafe by supporting your assigned restaurant. This is an exempt position that reports directly to the General Manager and indirectly to others in corporate management.

OUR VALUES

GRAIN: CARING, KINDNESS, AUTHENTICITY & ACCOUNTABILITY

GRIT: PASSION & PERSEVERANCE

GOT WHAT IT TAKES? HERE’S THE ESSENTIALS

• Sets the pace and vibe for the team & guests

• Positive can do attitude

• Ability to coach team members

• Consistent attendance and punctuality

• Strong understanding of company vision & core values

• Project passion and confidence

• Amazing teamwork skills

• Strong communication skills (verbal, non-verbal, and electronic)

• Genuinely friendly and authentic with guests & team members

• Ability to thrive in a growth culture

WHAT’S IN THE GIG?

• People & Culture: Assist with recruiting, training, coaching, and aligning employees to G&G core values. Communicate job expectations by monitoring, reviewing job contributions, and holding accountable policies and procedures

• Operations: Contribute accurate information and thoughtful recommendations to the company’s strategic plan through daily dialog with colleagues and managers; implement production, productivity, quality, and guest-service standards; resolve problems; complete audits; identify trends; determine system improvements; assist with implementing change.

• Cost control: Review portion control and quantities of food preparation; minimize food, paper (non-food goods) and labor waste; execute accurate inventories on a regular basis.

• Risk control: Avoid legal challenges by conforming to Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) regulations; federal, state, county and city codes, laws and regulations; and landlord lease requirements

• Safety/Sanitary standards: Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; comply with all safety/sanitary legal regulations; develop and implement disaster plans; maintain security and sprinkler systems; maintain parking lot, walkways and exits.

• Ambiance control: Maintain restaurant ambiance by controlling restaurant lights, light dimmers, background music; proper table set up with table tents, sugar caddies, silverware; monitoring proper temperature on thermostat and window doors open/closed; live music setup and maintenance

• Continuing education: Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining professional networks, and participating in professional organizations.

POSITION DUTIES - DAILY

• Opening and closing checklists

• Interact with guests and resolve issues

• Support overall operations and execution of service, ordering, scheduling, etc.

• Staff training and education

• Team Member accountability through coaching and feedback

POSITION DUTIES - WEEKLY/MONTHLY

• Assisting with inventory

• Assisting with ordering

• Weekly invoicing , scheduling and managing COGS

• Cleaniness and organization of the restaurant

• Building maintenance

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education High School or equivalent.

• Meets the minimum state age requirement related to serving alcohol

• Must possess proper food handlers and alcohol dispensing certifications (if required by law)

• Satisfactory background check history

• Valid Driver’s License

• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including days, nights, weekends and holidays

• Food Manager certified

• TIPs Certified ( not Required)

• Minimum 2 years experience in high-volume restaurant preferred

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT

Position requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting products and supplies weighing, and repetitive hand and wrist motion; working with and around hot, cold, and hazardous equipment in a fast paced and congested environment that will occasionally be loud, hot, cold and/or physically demanding. Must also have the ability to regularly lift up to 50 pounds. Position could require occasional travel that may consist of driving for a period of one or more days therein requiring one or more overnight stays; notice of travel may be given with very short notice. Position requires occasional training that may take place on or off-site, by phone and/or online.

GRAIN & GRIT COLLECTIVE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WE WILL MAKE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO PERMIT EMPLOYEES TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS.

AT WILL STATEMENT & DISCLAIMER: This position is at-will. Managers have the right to resign at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, with or without cause. Likewise, G&G has the right to terminate employment at any time, for any reason, with or without notice, with or without cause. This at-will employment relationship will remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any changes that may occur in position, title, pay or other terms or conditions of my employment with G&G. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. However, this job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position. Nonessential functions of the job may be required to perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Experience:

• Restaurant: 3 years (Preferred)
• Restaurant Management: 2 years (Preferred)

License:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work authorization:

• United States (Required)

Work Location:

• One location

Company's website:

• https://grainandgritcollective.com/

Company's Facebook page:

• https://www.facebook.com/grainandgritcollective/

Benefit Conditions:

• Waiting period may apply
• Only full-time employees eligible

Work Remotely:

• No

COVID-19 Precaution(s):

• Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Temperature screenings
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place