Associate Restaurant Manager Jobs in Nottingham, MD

Location: 040044 - Aberdeen - Aberdeen, MD 21001

Position Type: Associate Restaurant Manager

Salary Range: $17.00 - $2,100.00 Hourly

Reports to: Restaurant General Manager

Directly Supervises: AGMs / Shift Managers / Team Members

The Associate Restaurant Manager (ARM) serves as the assistant to the Restaurant General Manager and provides additional management coverage of operating hours and direct supervision of operations in an individual restaurant. Focal points include:

• Driving excellence in customer service
• Maintaining company standards in product and facility specifications
• Supervising food handling procedures and operational processes
• Exercising basic, shift‑to‑shift financial control to meet the restaurant profit margin targets

In addition, the ARM assumes full responsibility for specific financial controls, crew training assignments and the screening of prospective employees under the direction of the RGM. The ARM directly performs hands‑on operational duties, trains employees, responds to customer service needs and role models appropriate skills and behaviors in the restaurant.

The candidate for ARM is considered promotable to RGM within a year and a half. The candidate has demonstrated the leadership skills necessary to become an RGM with continued training and coaching. ARM’s that do not show progress towards an Individual Development Plan within the first year are subject to demotion or termination.

• Maintains fast, accurate service, positive guest relations and ensures products are consistent with company quality standards.
• Drives customer‑focused culture by serving as role model in resolving customer issues and training managers and crew to meet or exceed customer service standards.
• Tracks, analyzes and resolves sources of customer complaints.
• Ensures food safety standards are met.

• Develops and drives the restaurant annual operating plan.
• Analyzes sales, labor, inventory and other controllable accounts on a continual basis and takes corrective action to meet or achieve margin and sales growth targets.
• Trains and mentors subordinates on financial analyses and profitability tips for the restaurant.
• Develops store CAPEX requests and is the principal interface with all vendors.

• Ensures that facilities and equipment are maintained to company standards.
• Monitors inventory, food preparation and order fulfillment daily to ensure adherence to company standards.
• Establishes restaurant speed with service (SWS) targets, monitors performance and resolves bottlenecks to achieve SWS goals.
• Oversees development and revision of weekly management and crew schedules.

Directs all restaurant level HR activity including:

• Personal accountability for crew hiring decisions
• Learning Zone planning and execution
• Performance management
• Compensation
• Employee relations issues up to and including termination
• Provides hands‑on training for management staff in advanced Learning Zone modules and develops all Shift Managers and Assistant General Managers to assume higher level responsibilities.
• Develops and monitors staffing plans and directs crew sourcing activities.
• Manages the work environment on all shifts to ensure fair and equitable employee treatment, as well as adherence to all company, state and federal workplace regulations.

• Achievement of restaurant annual operating plan
• Margin improvement over previous year sales growth
• Weekly/period restaurant performance in sales, labor, and COGS
• PRC results and DISSAT scores
• Learning Zone certification levels, crew turnover and staffing levels

Accrue PTO every pay period, enrolled in STD/LTD and entitled to enroll in medical, dental, life, 401k.

Annual bonus potential $7,280 to $9,500.

Fully aware of customer needs and ensures they receive quality products and service. Ensures work is to the correct standard, possesses extremely high standards of product quality and speed, and constantly monitors performance against those standards. Possesses a strong eye for detail and cleanliness, presents a positive image through tidy and professional appearance, interacts with customers in a highly effective and proactive manner, consistently seeks to improve the customer experience, and uses customer feedback tools and techniques in making decisions and improving restaurant performance.

Supervises others and efficiently coordinates their work, delegates tasks, remains in control of difficult situations, provides clear direction and authority, leads by example, is assertive, communicates restaurant goals and a motivating vision, and links individual performance to achieving restaurant goals. Demonstrates principled leadership, sound business ethics, recognizes and rewards achievements, coaches staff to drive performance against objectives, and provides ongoing constructive feedback.

Identifies problems quickly, develops and implements solutions, manages restaurant flow to ensure customer satisfaction, focuses team on critical business issues, plans, organizes and delegates work for peak efficiency, ensures understanding and use of available business tools by appropriate team members, accurately analyzes financial data, identifies trends and takes appropriate action, follows up to ensure implementation, and understands key business drivers to build sales and achieve margin targets.

Identifies appropriate staff development needs and action plans, ensures time is available for crew development, transfers knowledge to others, provides resources for development, follows up and gives positive direct feedback, provides ongoing coaching and feedback, and conducts periodic formal assessment of progress.

Technically proficient in all aspects of food preparation, production and delivery. Displays detailed knowledge of all key food handling and food safety procedures, familiar with basic restaurant equipment troubleshooting, and detailed knowledge of all company product standards.

• High school diploma or GED.
• Supervisory experience in either a food service or retail environment.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain financial controls and coach and train hourly employees.
• Proven ability to drive customer satisfaction, financial performance and employee satisfaction.

The list of requirements, duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive but is merely the most accurate list for the current job. The Company reserves the right to revise the job description and to require that other tasks be performed when the circumstances of the job change (for example, emergencies, changes in personnel, workload or technical development).