Manager - sushi Coconut Grove

OMAKAI sushi - Coconut Grove
3304 Mary St
Miami, FL 33133, USA

Manager

Location:

Miami, FL

OMAKAI is a traditional sushi restaurant with one aim: to be known for blowing people's minds. Everything we do rests on three guarantees: warm rice for contrast, crispy nori for texture, and kind service. Every guest, every visit.

We serve high-quality traditional sushi at an accessible price, and we are growing across South Florida and expanding to other cities nationally with our full-service restaurants and hand roll bars. We aim to hold ourselves to a five-star hotel standard in a casual dining room, which means the details matter here more than they do in most restaurants.

We treat every guest with genuine kindness and focus heavily on execution. Our team runs on accountability, reliability, and doing what we say we will do.

We are seeking an exceptional Manager with at least three years of restaurant experience, including at least one year leading a front-of-house team. Japanese or sushi restaurant experience is a plus but not required.

The Manager is the second in command of the restaurant. You will help lead, manage, and hold the entire team accountable, run the dining room in real time, own a defined set of Areas of Responsibility (AORs) assigned by your General Manager, and support the General Manager on inventory and new hire training. We are looking for someone who leads by example rather than by title, spots problems early and arrives with solutions, and knows what excellence looks like on a busy floor.

• Lead, manage, and hold the entire team accountable, including Floor Managers, every shift
• Lead by example on the floor, jumping in to bus, run food, or take a table when the team needs it
• Coach in the moment and deliver correction respectfully and to the point, rather than barking orders
• Recognize talent, delegate clearly, and develop your strongest people toward their next seat
• Communicate concerns and operational issues to the General Manager openly and early

• Lead, manage, and hold the entire team accountable, including Floor Managers, every shift
• Lead by example on the floor, jumping in to bus, run food, or take a table when the team needs it
• Coach in the moment and deliver correction respectfully and to the point, rather than barking orders
• Recognize talent, delegate clearly, and develop your strongest people toward their next seat
• Communicate concerns and operational issues to the General Manager openly and early

• Monitor front‑of‑house operations in real time, including expo, seating, food running, and pacing, and keep those functions coordinated
• Maintain visibility across the dining room throughout service and step in to resolve guest issues
• Re‑balance sections, adjust staffing, and reset the pace of service when volume shifts
• Hold the room to standard, catching a wobbly table, misaligned chairs, or a slow section before a guest notices

• Step in as the highest-ranking manager on duty when the General Manager is absent, holding standards and accountability across the shift
• Own a defined set of Areas of Responsibility (AORs) assigned by your General Manager, which may include the hostess team, a specific daypart, or a department‑level initiative
• Identify operational gaps early and bring the General Manager practical, ready‑to‑execute solutions instead of problems
• Handle cash, comps, and daily disciplinary decisions in line with company procedures and General Manager guidelines

• Enforce company staff policies, dress code, and service standards on every shift
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