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BKBoyd Enterprises Inc

Restaurant Management

Ann Arbor, MI · On-site

$32K - $70K/yr

As a part of the Restaurant Management team, you will be responsible for the restaurant's operational performance and financial well-being. You will hire, train, and lead staff, ensuring they reflect ...

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How much do restaurant management jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 15, 2026, the average yearly pay for restaurant management in the United States is $60,135.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $40,000.00 and $64,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is restaurant management?

Restaurant management refers to the process of overseeing the daily operations of a restaurant, including managing staff, ensuring customer satisfaction, handling finances, and maintaining food quality and safety. Restaurant managers are responsible for hiring and training employees, creating work schedules, ordering supplies, and addressing any issues that arise during service. Their goal is to ensure the restaurant runs efficiently, remains profitable, and provides an excellent dining experience for guests.

What is the difference between Restaurant Management vs Restaurant Supervisor?

AspectRestaurant ManagementRestaurant Supervisor
CredentialsExperience in hospitality, management certifications often preferredExperience in restaurant operations, sometimes with supervisory certifications
Work EnvironmentOversees entire restaurant operations, manages staff and customer serviceSupervises daily staff activities, ensures service quality
Employer & Industry UsageUsed by restaurants of all sizes, often as a managerial roleCommonly used in restaurants to denote frontline leadership

Restaurant Management involves overseeing all aspects of a restaurant's operations, including staff, finances, and customer experience. Restaurant Supervisors focus on supervising staff and ensuring service standards on a daily basis. While both roles require hospitality experience, Restaurant Management typically involves broader responsibilities and strategic planning, whereas Restaurant Supervisors concentrate on operational execution.

What are some common challenges restaurant managers face in maintaining smooth daily operations?

Restaurant managers often encounter challenges such as managing staff schedules to meet peak hours, ensuring consistent food quality, handling customer complaints promptly, and balancing inventory to avoid shortages or waste. They must also adapt to unexpected situations like employee absences or equipment malfunctions. Effective communication, quick problem-solving, and strong organizational skills are essential for overcoming these obstacles and maintaining a positive dining experience.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a restaurant manager, and why are they important?

Restaurant Managers need strong leadership, organizational skills, and a solid understanding of food safety and hospitality operations, often supported by experience or a degree in hospitality management. Proficiency with point-of-sale (POS) systems, inventory management software, and food safety certifications like ServSafe is commonly required. Excellent communication, customer service orientation, and conflict resolution abilities help managers effectively lead teams and ensure guest satisfaction. These skills are essential for delivering efficient service, maintaining profitability, and fostering a positive dining environment.
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Infographic showing various Restaurant Management job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 82% Full Time, 14% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 92% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 5% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $60,135 per year, or $28.9 per hour.

Restaurant Management

Hardee's Restaurants LLC

Overland Park, KS • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

Description
Established in Chicago in 1991, Corner Bakery Cafe is one of the leaders of fast casual dining, a segment that blends the best of two worlds. We're fast - guests have busy lives. Whether they join us to linger over a morning cup of coffee or they're with us for a quick lunch, we're there to serve them promptly. But we're also casual dining, meaning we believe in delivering food to the table. Guests also enjoy nice touches like real tableware - a break from today's plastic, self-service world.
JOB DESCRIPTION
We've already given you access to the freshest and tastiest food around - now it's time to make it available to your guests as a fast, healthy way to start their day or a delicious way to end their meal.
As a Restaurant Manager at Corner Bakery Cafe, you will be responsible for exceptional food service, customer service and operations by managing all dining room, kitchen and catering functions, while directing and motivating your team to provide customer service that elicits genuine smiles. Find some balance between your life and an exciting career in food service and join the nation's leading bakery cafe as a Restaurant Manager today!
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Manage and motivate restaurant employees through constant communication
  • Make sure guests are receiving exceptional customer service at all times
  • Maintain food service and production levels -- ensure that food is prepared and served in the appropriate quantity and with the utmost quality
  • Ensure operations are in accordance with kitchen sanitation and safety standards
  • Start-up and shut-down of restaurant equipment and processes (opening/closing shifts)
  • Deliver food during peak hours of operation

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Our Restaurant Managers are passionate about serving others and have an appetite for success.
Our ideal managers possess the following:
  • A High School diploma; college degree is a plus
  • At least 1 year of experience in restaurant supervision or management; full-service or fast casual restaurant experience is desired
  • Basic computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)
  • Ability to be on one's feet at least 8 hours per day and lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills -- clear and professional demeanor
  • Ability to multi-task, organize and prioritize with efficiency
  • A friendly and outgoing personality -- must enjoy interacting with and servicing others
  • Sincerity, honesty and candidness with team members and guests alike
  • Initiative, drive and a self-starting work ethic
  • Ability to lead, motivate and build efficient work teams
  • A love for the restaurant business and desire to create the ultimate guest experience

Why Manage at Corner Bakery?
More growth. Better hours. Greater potential. All served in a culture that understands you have to have a life and need the time to enjoy it.
Corner Bakery Cafe offers its Restaurant Managers:
  • A highly competitive salary
  • Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
  • Flexible work hours and great working conditions -- no late nights and no liquor, steam tables or deep fryers
  • Meal discounts, paid vacation
  • Rapid growth and career advancement opportunities

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