Restaurant General Manager - Fine Dining

SUMMARY

Reporting to the Managing Director, the Restaurant General Manager is responsible for managing the daily operations of the operating restaurant units assigned. Being the head of a dining establishment/s, you will provide inspiring leadership to a team of employees that can motivate them to work harder and more effectively. The RGM will work with your team to develop strategies that reduce costs and increase sales within the company. The RGM will ensure that customers have a positive experience when dining in the restaurant, and the provision of quality service and food to our customers as directed by Management. Being a people-driven organization, this includes the deployment, development and performance management of employees.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Primary responsibilities include:

General

Oversee and manage all areas of the restaurant/ outlet and make final decisions on matters of importance.

Financial

• Adhere to Management directives to achieve sales targets and costs limits, including COGS & all operating expenses. Involves the perpetual monitoring of key financials and revenue figures.
• Analyze the restaurant budget to find and price inventory, reduce expenses, review current pricing and adjust purchasing strategies if needed.
• Control operations by developing effective policies, creating high standards and working to make adjustments when appropriate.
• Responsible for ensuring that all financials/ reports/ invoices/ receipts etc and personnel/ payroll related administrative duties are completed and if required, forwarded to the supporting departments of Accounts/ HR etc accurately, on time and in accordance with company policies and procedures.

On-Premise & Inventory

• Enforce sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of kitchen, bar and dining areas. Ensure compliance with operational standards, Management directives, local laws and ordinances.
• Ensure an outstanding dining experience by regulating presentation, taste, service and atmosphere for all guests in accordance with Management directive; develop ways to cultivate a regular customer pool.
• Collaborates with the kitchen/ culinary team to ensure consistent high quality of food preparation and service.
• Maintain professional restaurant image, including restaurant cleanliness, proper uniforms, and appearance standards.
• Estimate and track COGS, anticipates restaurant stock requirements and ensure optimal stockholding and the unlikely event of stock unavailable.

Guest service

• Ensure positive guest service in all areas. Respond to complaints, taking any and all appropriate actions to turn dissatisfied guests into return guests.
• Manages and ensures reservations and enquiries are promptly responded to, with minimal or no loss of business due to inappropriate, inadequate or late actions from the restaurant.

Operational responsibilities

• Ensure that proper security procedures are in place to protect employees, guests and company assets/ inventory.
• Manage and achieve efficient and effective shifts by personally leading the team during lunch/ dinner operations.
• Manage daily shifts which include: daily decision making, scheduling, deployment, planning while upholding standards & product quality.
• Ensures the facility both front end, backend, stores, offices are kept tidy and neat at all times.
• Investigate and resolve feedback or complaints concerning food quality and service.

Personnel

• Provide direction to employees regarding operational and procedural issues in accordance with Management directive.
• Supervise a team of employees; work to create a cohesive unit of people who effectively communicate; work with HR to create a hiring process for employees that ensures qualified people are selected, trained and retained through top recruiting practices.
• Ensure orientation of new employees, on-going staff appraisals and on-job-training are conducted and managed.
• Ensure punctuality and attendance of all employees in the restaurant, planning for peak periods and lull periods, including recommending periodic closures for rest/ re-organization.
• Develop employees by providing 1 on 1 feedback, establishing performance expectations and by conducting performance reviews, including the recommendation of rewards & increments to Management as and when necessary.
• Maintain & foster a peaceful, harmonious & professional work environment in the restaurant where all staff are respected and treated as professionals. Ensuring that senior employees and ownself set the standards and example for a professional team. To lead by example and to ensure ownself demonstrates the same standards Management expects and directs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Intermediate to advance knowledge of cuisine, ingredients and preparation techniques.
• Intermediate knowledge of beverages including but not limited to, sake, whisky, wines, cocktails.
• Relevant Diploma or Degree in Business Management/ Hospitality/ Tourism/ Culinary Arts is preferred. A combination of practical experience and education will be considered as an alternative.
• Knowledge of computers (MS Word, Excel).
• Proficient in the full spectrum of restaurant management functions: food planning and preparation, procurement, sanitation, security, accounting policies and procedures, personnel management, recordkeeping, and preparation of reports.
• Able to understand and present basic P&L/ Balance Sheet figures, with basic knowledge of Principles of Accounting.

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Able and willing to work long hours as and when necessary, and to substantially perform longer work hours than subordinates/ junior staff, on or off-work premises.
• Disciplined, driven, adaptable, pre-emptive, motivated, with key leadership traits.
• Pleasant, polite & respectful with great interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate employees to work as a team.
• Must be able to handle the pressures of simultaneously coordinating a wide range of activities and recommend appropriate solutions to restaurant problems.
• Must possess good communication skills for dealing with diverse staff.
• Able to multi-task with high threshold for new tasks and responsibilities.
• Able to meet timelines and datelines.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Keeps Managing Director promptly and fully informed of all issues (i.e. problems, unusual matters of significance and positive events) and takes prompt corrective action where necessary or suggests alternative courses of action.
• Completes job responsibilities and performance objectives in a timely and effective manner and in accordance with Management directive.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as required or requested.

SUPERVISION SCOPE

• 12 to 14+ employees per shift

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Hours will closely mirror operational hours and the Restaurant General Manager is expected to lead in person, restaurant shifts whenever possible.
• Ability to perform all functions at the restaurant level.
• Position requires prolonged standing, bending, stooping, twisting, lifting products and supplies weighing 45 pounds, and repetitive hand and wrist motion.
• Work with hot, cold, and hazardous equipment as well as operates phones, computers, fax machines, copiers, and other office equipment.

Thank you for your interest in our company, please email your resume to fabian@fkdunamis.com, and we will reach out to you if your application is found suitable.