Assistant Restaurant Manager

Assistant Restaurant Manager

At CEC Entertainment, we build careers around great food, family, and fun! Our purpose and passion is to create the best place for kids and families to eat and play.

Ready to level up your management career? Think you’ve got what it takes to lead at the beloved family entertainment industry leader? As an Assistant Restaurant Manager
, you’ll help lead a team committed to ensuring every guest leaves happy. It’s a high-energy, high-reward opportunity – ready and waiting for you.

• Make daily decisions involving time management, staff scheduling, cleanliness, and upholding product and guest service standards.
• Build sales and maximize profits by recruiting, training, developing, and motivating your team to meet company and guest expectations.
• Coach and inspire the team to deliver outstanding guest service and ensure a safe, clean, and run environment.
• Understand cost control procedures, inventory, financials, and labor management.
• Take ownership of an Area of Impact (AOI) in one of four areas and over time complete a rotation in each:
• Kitchen – manage product ordering, food safety, scheduling, and cleanliness. Oversee pizza dough preparation from scratch, cook pizza and other menu items.
• Sales – oversee Cashier, Salad Bar, and Gift Shop. Monitor sales results, upselling, and suggestive selling programs. Manage inventory, ordering, execution, and profitability of the Merchandise area. Ensure quality assurance of the Salad Bar and prep procedures.
• Showroom – lead birthday party execution and planning. Maximize party bookings and guest satisfaction while optimizing showroom seating.
• Gameroom – partner with the Technical Manager to keep games and restaurant equipment in top condition with minimal downtime. Analyze game play data and ticket payouts while keeping the gameroom and surrounding areas clean and guest ready.

• Coaching and developing others
• Effective communication
• Composure
• Resourcefulness
• Demonstrates ethics and integrity
• Time and priority management

• Must be able to work 40 hours a week
• Must have a high‑school diploma or GED
• Must be at least 21 years of age or older (RVP approval may allow hiring at the age permitted by local law for selling, ringing up, checking identification and serving alcohol)
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience managing people, preferably in the food service industry, or experience as an Opening Coordinator for at least six (6) months

• Must lift or carry objects weighing 0–50 pounds during their shift.
• Must stand, bend, kneel, reach, push/pull, walk, and squat during their shift.
• The work environment includes flashing and flickering lights, moving mechanical parts, loud noise, and exposure to non‑weather related wet, humid, extreme heat and extreme cold conditions.

CEC Entertainment offers a wide variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and 401(k) retirement savings plan to eligible U.S. employees as part of their overall employment package. We also offer job training and career growth opportunities.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

At CEC Entertainment, we believe that our workforce should reflect the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives of many guests we serve. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate against applicants due to race, ancestry, color, genetics, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or on the basis of any other federal, state or local protected class.