Restaurant Manager

Restaurant Manager - Colleton River Club

Join Our Team at the Prestigious Colleton River Club! We are currently seeking a talented and dedicated Restaurant Manager to join our esteemed team in delivering an unparalleled experience to our Members.
The Restaurant Manager is a highly visible leadership role responsible for the day-to-day food and beverage operations of the clubhouse restaurant. This position requires a people-focused leader with strong interpersonal skills, attention to detail, and a results-driven mindset who enjoys engaging with both members and staff to deliver consistently exceptional service. The Restaurant Manager must lead by example, motivate and develop team members, and foster a respectful, supportive, and positive workplace culture that values employees as the club’s most important asset.

This position reports directly to the Clubhouse Manager.

• Responsible for accountability of member and guest experience and maintaining a culture of hospitality and teamwork.
• Work in collaboration with the Executive Chef and Clubhouse Manager to manage labor, material, and capital expenditures in accordance with budget.
• Motivate direct reports and has clear communication with them daily.
• Collaborate with the culinary team on steps of service, training of the staff, food and wine pairings, and menu development.
• Assist in developing wine lists and beverage programs.
• Greet guests, oversee service, and drive high-performing teams to implement better guest experiences.
• Address members’ questions and complaints and advise the Clubhouse Manager and Executive Chef about appropriate corrective actions taken.
• Provide support during events and banquets, ensuring smooth operation and exceptional service.
• Develop and market ways to promote club functions in the dining rooms, bars, and common areas of the clubhouse with membership.
• Lead daily line-ups with the service staff to communicate club information and training subjects.
• Ensure all dining room employees are in proper, clean uniform daily.
• Assist in recruitment, staff scheduling, and accountability amongst the team.
• Ensure that effective orientation and training for new staff and professional development activities for experienced staff are planned and implemented.
• Ensure all standard operating procedures for revenue and cost control are in place and consistently utilized.
• Inspect to ensure all safety, sanitation, energy management, preventive maintenance, and other standards are consistently met.
• Ensure correct handling procedures are utilized by staff to minimize china and glassware breakage and food waste.
• Closing walk through to ensure all side-work is accomplished and all cleaning of dining room and storage areas are completed.
• Maintain appearance, upkeep, and cleanliness of all food and beverage equipment and facilities.
• Confirm time, attendance, and hours worked and approve weekly departmental payroll prior to submitting to payroll.
• Perform daily POS closeout and tip distributions. Verify proper tip distribution and hours for employees.
• Maintain inventories of beverage, china, glassware, and silver in all areas in collaboration with Executive Chef.
• Maintain records of special events, food covers, and daily business volumes.
• Participate in Weekly and Monthly meetings as necessary.
• Hold monthly departmental meeting per CRC requirements and Clubhouse Manager direction.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Adapts easily to fast paced, ever-changing situations, member expectations, and short-term changes due to reservation changes or walk-ins.
• Builds rapport well and maintains positive win-win relationships with their team, internal partners, Members, and guests.
• Attains a high level of professional presentation including attire, attitude, judgement, attention to detail, and discretion.
• Able to confidently work with a diverse group of people and interface with all levels of management.
• Seen as honest, possessing integrity, strong sense of ethics, and acts as a team player.
• Possesses attention to detail and willingness to roll up sleeves and pitch in.
• Resourceful, efficient with sense of urgency, quick learner, and dependable.
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