Assistant Restaurant Manager

CULINAIRE is in search for an Assistant Restaurant Manager to work at the Marisol at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art. The Assistant F&B Manager will be familiar with a variety of concepts, practices, and procedures related to catering, food, beverage, restaurants, outlets, service standards, and logistical requirements.

A few important responsibilities include:

• Assign workstations and specific job duties in opening/closing and side duties
• Responsible for set-up and cleanup of all banquet functions, concessions, outlets, and restaurants
• Must interpret and execute table layout and diagram for catered events
• Anticipate and plan for adequate operational supplies to ensure guest satisfaction.
• Must ensure that all standards within specific time frames
• Must have in-depth knowledge of the menu and an ability to give a good “flavorful” description of the items to both the banquet staff and guests
• Enforces banquet uniform standards
• Develop and maintain positive working relationship with our client and build staff
• Establish and maintain good employee relations through effective hiring, positive motivation, training and development
• Responsible for the overall financial success of the operation through monthly forecast of performance to budget and plan
• Track revenue and labor on a daily basis
• Assist with ordering of beverage and food inventory for concessions and supplies
• Analyze and initiate action to improve product, company image and profitability
• Ensure strict compliance with cash handling procedures and reconciliation of the daily receipts
• Must ensure that opening and closing duties have been successful completed
• Establish and maintain a professional environment

What we are looking for:

• At least four (4) years prior experience with proven track record in a similar facility.
• Alcohol and Food Handlers Certifications
• Extremely organized and multi-tasked oriented
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written
• Possess excellent supervisory skills
• Computer proficient
• Must be committed to customer service

CULINAIRE provides upscale food and beverage management services to a very diverse collection of national accounts to include art museums, hotels, off-site catering, performing theaters, restaurant, special event venues, and privately owned zoos. While our portfolio is diverse, the one constant in every operation that we manage is our total commitment to our associates to put their career path, safety and success as top priority, and to our client to provide top quality food product and service to our customers and guests.

Culinaire offers its associates an entrepreneurial atmosphere with continued growth and promotability. We strive to be competitive with a base salary, as well as competitive benefits to include dental, company sponsored health, disability, life, along with a lucrative matching 401k, and paid time off from work.

Culinaire is a drug free environment, EOE and E-Verify Employer.