General Manager

At NAYA,we’re on an exciting journey - growingfast, sharing authentic, fresh and nutritious Middle Eastern flavors, and building a team that grows right along with us.

Reports to: Area Manager

We are looking for experienced, passionate

General Managers to grow with us!

At NAYA, your development is our priority — we train, mentor, and promote from within because we believe ourpeople are the heart of our success
. If you’re a natural leader who lovesgreat food, thrives in a team environment, and is excited to build your future with a brand on the rise, we want to meet you!

If you’re ready to lead with heart, inspire others, and be part ofsomething bigger,
NAYA is the place tomake it happen.

You will love working at NAYA.

We believe great people deserve great rewards. NAYA offers acomprehensive and people-focused benefits package designed to support you atwork and beyond, including:

• Competitive pay and a bonus plan to recognize your impact
• Medical,dental, and vision insurance to keep you healthy and thriving
• Commuterbenefits and phone reimbursement to make life easier
• Employee discounts and free NAYA meals — because we believe in enjoying what we serve
• Growthopportunities at every level — we invest in developing leaders from within

At NAYA, you’ll find more than a job — you’llfind a community that values you, supports your goals, and celebrates your success.

• Ensures, andis accountable for, the profitability of the store by growing sales and controlling labor, cost of goods and operating expenses.
• Hires,trains, manages, coaches, counsels, and evaluates all team members in partnership with the Human Resources Business Partner.
• Responsible for creating a culture of development in the restaurant.
• Must be ableto develop Shift Leaders into their role as well as develop them to be thefuture General Managers at NAYA.
• Achieves
  
  NAYA’s objectives in sales, service, quality, cleanliness, and restaurantappearance through staff training and creating a positive and productive environment
• Ensures thatall food and beverage items are prepared and served in a timely manner and according to NAYA’s recipes, portioning, cooking, and serving standards
• Creates and approves the weekly schedule and ensures proper staffing levels per business needs while meeting labor targets and FWW compliance.
• Activelybuilds and maintains the reputation of NAYA in the community, including monitoring online reviews, taking necessary recovery and recognition activitywith the guests and team members
• Controlsinventories of food, equipment, smallware, and report issues as necessary
• Conductsordering and monthly inventory
• Reviews dailytime punches for accuracy; addresses time clock abuse (clocking in early orlate) via coaching and/or documentation
• Submitsweekly payroll for approval
• Controls cashand other receipts by adhering to cash handling and reconciliation procedures in accordance with restaurant policies and procedures
• Utilizesdaily, weekly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting tools
• Ensures all administrative tasks are complete in a timely manner, like weekly payroll,accident and injury reporting etc.
• Supports anymarketing initiatives and promotions.

• 5+ years ofrestaurant management/leadership operations experience
• Bachelor’sDegree or higher
• Strong leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Superiorinterpersonal skills and ability to earn trust and respect from colleagues andstaff
• Thrives in aconstantly evolving, fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability toutilize traditional software programs such as Gmail, Microsoft Office and any additional systems as needed;
  Ability to access and accurately inputinformation using a moderately complex computer system
• Able to work nights, weekends and holidays, and variable schedule, per the needs of the business
• Able to liftat least 50 pounds on a regular basis and bend, stoop, stand and performextensive walking for 8-10 hours a day

We run background checks on all new hires in this position.