Restaurant Manager - Edmonton

Overview

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Client

Summary:

Our Client offers great food and fun with a strong passion for hospitality, over-the-top performance, and creating a legacy of greatness that endures and prospers for generations to come. In the beginning, there was a passion for making delicious, high-quality menu items available and affordable to everyone. What was once a single, family-owned restaurant now has over 700 locations around the world.

Education

• High School Diploma (or equivalent) required
• Degree in Management, food service, or a hospitality-related field preferred
• 3 years of leadership in full service or QSR-branded restaurant

Other Key Qualifications (Training, Knowledge, and/or Certification):

• Knowledge of People Soft, Labor Management System, Talent Acquisition System, Kitchen Display System, Table Management System, and Inventory and Ordering Systems
• Knowledge of Culinary Back Office Systems
• Able to use appropriate labor reports and staffing guidelines
• Experience creating schedules for hourly employees
• High level of attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills with all levels of employees within the restaurant as well as with guests
• Excellent planning and organization skills

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Experience supervising the culinary or service operations of a full-service restaurant and/or a formal education in the hospitality industry
• Proven ability to lead the overall culinary or guest service experience
• Experience recruiting, selecting, and retaining hourly employees
• Experience training, coaching, and developing hourly employees to ensure that they can perform to the best of their abilities
• Experience setting high standards and holding employees accountable for meeting those standards
• Ability to develop service improvement or culinary plans based upon business and service results