OPT Restaurant General Manager Jobs
Restaurant General Manager jobs on OPT require employers comfortable with sponsoring work authorization, since most GM roles involve multi-year commitments that align well with H-1B visa sponsorship. Hospitality management qualifies as a specialty occupation when your degree is in hospitality, food service management, or business administration.
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At Urban Farmer Philadelphia, everything we do celebrates the spirit of the city we call home. From the warm, modern-rustic design to the locally sourced ingredients on every plate, our restaurant reflects the energy and flavor of Philadelphia. As the city’s modern steakhouse, our menu highlights sustainable ingredients, simple preparations, and strong partnerships with local farms, ranches, and fisheries. Behind the bar, you’ll find Pennsylvania craft beers, cocktails made with local spirits, and a vibrant wine program featuring regional vineyards.
Nine floors above the city, Assembly Rooftop Lounge offers one of Philadelphia’s most exciting views. Overlooking Logan Square and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this stylish rooftop pairs panoramic scenery with sparkling cocktails, champagne, and a lively, city-chic atmosphere.
Our associates bring these experiences to life by anticipating guest needs, creating memorable moments, and supporting one another to deliver exceptional hospitality. If you have a passion for great service, a “make it happen” mindset, and enjoy creating experiences people remember, Urban Farmer Restaurant & Assembly Rooftop Lounge may be the perfect place for you.
Job Overview
Plan and manage the restaurant, room service and other food and beverage outlets as appropriate in order to achieve customer satisfaction, quality service, compliance with corporate/franchise policies and procedures and federal, state and local regulations while meeting/exceeding financial goals. Position is responsible for the short term planning and daily operations of the restaurant and room service and may manage a lounge or quiet bar. Recommends promotional ideas and controls the budgets for the various areas.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the associates in the various outlets in order to attract, retain and motivate the employees; hire, schedule, train, develop, empower, coach and counsel, conduct performance and salary reviews, resolve problems, provide open communications and recommend discipline and termination, as appropriate.
- Implement company programs (IHC/franchise) and manage the operations of the restaurant, room service and any other food and beverage outlet as required to ensure compliance with SOPs, safety regulations and federal, state and local regulations to ensure an optimal level of service, quality and hospitality are provided to the guest(s).
- Forecast, implement, monitor, control and report on the various outlet budgets and their components (labor costs, food costs, beverage costs, supplies, equipment, etc.) to maximize revenue and minimize expenses while ensuring adequate supplies and staff are on hand to provide top quality customer service.
- Respond to customer trends, needs, issues, comments and problems to ensure a quality experience and enhance future sales prospects.
- Create, recommend and implement promotions, displays, buffet presentations and ideas to capture more in-house guests and a larger share of the local market.
- Monitor and control the maintenance/sanitation of the various outlet areas and equipment to protect the assets, comply with regulations and ensure quality service.
Qualifications
Education/Formal Training
More than two years of post high school education.
Experience
Two to three full years of full employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).
Knowledge/Skills
- Requires thorough knowledge of the restaurant/hotel practices and procedures in order to perform non-repetitive analytical work. May require knowledge of policies and procedures and the ability to determine course of action based on these guidelines.
- Supervision/management communication skills are required.
- Requires ability to investigate and analyze current activities or information and make logical conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to make occasional decisions which are generally guided by established policy and procedures.
- Excellent comprehension for assisting with guest and associate matters. Interpreting instructions from superiors.
- Excellent vision required for seating guests, expediting food, cleaning equipment, reading floor plans, charts, schedules.
- Must have excellent oral communication for communicating with guests and associates, issuing instructions and communicating policies.
- Excellent comprehension required to read and implement policies and procedures; writing schedules and reading forecast and SOPs.
- Must have knowledge of chemicals/agents for training purposes.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to lift, push, pull and carry tables, chairs, trays, plates, and chaffing dishes on a daily basis, 20 -40 lbs.
- Bending - Bend to pick up dropped items as needed. Bend to assist in serving food or getting supplies. No kneeling required.
- Mobility - 95% of shift covering all areas of outlets supervising.
- Continuous standing to assist at hostess station - minimal stationary standing.
- Climbing stairs - varies by location.
- No driving required.
Environment
Inside 95% of work day. Temperatures can exceed 100 degrees if working at location with outside dining facilities and when assisting in kitchen.
Why us?
At Urban Farmer Philadelphia, everything we do celebrates the spirit of the city we call home. From the warm, modern-rustic design to the locally sourced ingredients on every plate, our restaurant reflects the energy and flavor of Philadelphia. As the city’s modern steakhouse, our menu highlights sustainable ingredients, simple preparations, and strong partnerships with local farms, ranches, and fisheries. Behind the bar, you’ll find Pennsylvania craft beers, cocktails made with local spirits, and a vibrant wine program featuring regional vineyards.
Nine floors above the city, Assembly Rooftop Lounge offers one of Philadelphia’s most exciting views. Overlooking Logan Square and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, this stylish rooftop pairs panoramic scenery with sparkling cocktails, champagne, and a lively, city-chic atmosphere.
Our associates bring these experiences to life by anticipating guest needs, creating memorable moments, and supporting one another to deliver exceptional hospitality. If you have a passion for great service, a “make it happen” mindset, and enjoy creating experiences people remember, Urban Farmer Restaurant & Assembly Rooftop Lounge may be the perfect place for you.
Job Overview
Plan and manage the restaurant, room service and other food and beverage outlets as appropriate in order to achieve customer satisfaction, quality service, compliance with corporate/franchise policies and procedures and federal, state and local regulations while meeting/exceeding financial goals. Position is responsible for the short term planning and daily operations of the restaurant and room service and may manage a lounge or quiet bar. Recommends promotional ideas and controls the budgets for the various areas.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the associates in the various outlets in order to attract, retain and motivate the employees; hire, schedule, train, develop, empower, coach and counsel, conduct performance and salary reviews, resolve problems, provide open communications and recommend discipline and termination, as appropriate.
- Implement company programs (IHC/franchise) and manage the operations of the restaurant, room service and any other food and beverage outlet as required to ensure compliance with SOPs, safety regulations and federal, state and local regulations to ensure an optimal level of service, quality and hospitality are provided to the guest(s).
- Forecast, implement, monitor, control and report on the various outlet budgets and their components (labor costs, food costs, beverage costs, supplies, equipment, etc.) to maximize revenue and minimize expenses while ensuring adequate supplies and staff are on hand to provide top quality customer service.
- Respond to customer trends, needs, issues, comments and problems to ensure a quality experience and enhance future sales prospects.
- Create, recommend and implement promotions, displays, buffet presentations and ideas to capture more in-house guests and a larger share of the local market.
- Monitor and control the maintenance/sanitation of the various outlet areas and equipment to protect the assets, comply with regulations and ensure quality service.
Qualifications
Education/Formal Training
More than two years of post high school education.
Experience
Two to three full years of full employment in a related position with this company or other organization(s).
Knowledge/Skills
- Requires thorough knowledge of the restaurant/hotel practices and procedures in order to perform non-repetitive analytical work. May require knowledge of policies and procedures and the ability to determine course of action based on these guidelines.
- Supervision/management communication skills are required.
- Requires ability to investigate and analyze current activities or information and make logical conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to make occasional decisions which are generally guided by established policy and procedures.
- Excellent comprehension for assisting with guest and associate matters. Interpreting instructions from superiors.
- Excellent vision required for seating guests, expediting food, cleaning equipment, reading floor plans, charts, schedules.
- Must have excellent oral communication for communicating with guests and associates, issuing instructions and communicating policies.
- Excellent comprehension required to read and implement policies and procedures; writing schedules and reading forecast and SOPs.
- Must have knowledge of chemicals/agents for training purposes.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Ability to lift, push, pull and carry tables, chairs, trays, plates, and chaffing dishes on a daily basis, 20 -40 lbs.
- Bending - Bend to pick up dropped items as needed. Bend to assist in serving food or getting supplies. No kneeling required.
- Mobility - 95% of shift covering all areas of outlets supervising.
- Continuous standing to assist at hostess station - minimal stationary standing.
- Climbing stairs - varies by location.
- No driving required.
Environment
Inside 95% of work day. Temperatures can exceed 100 degrees if working at location with outside dining facilities and when assisting in kitchen.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Restaurant General Manager
Target multi-unit and corporate operators
Large restaurant groups and national chains have dedicated HR teams familiar with visa sponsorship. Independent single-location restaurants rarely have the infrastructure to file H-1B visa petitions, so focus your search on operators with 10 or more locations.
Frame your degree as the differentiator
OPT eligibility for GM roles depends on your position qualifying as a specialty occupation. Lead with your hospitality management, business, or food service degree in every application to establish the academic credential that supports your work authorization status.
Raise sponsorship early in the process
Bring up OPT and future H-1B sponsorship before the offer stage, ideally during the second interview. Waiting until an offer is extended creates friction. Employers who cannot sponsor will tell you early, saving time for both sides.
Quantify your operational impact
Sponsorship decisions are business decisions. Employers need to justify the cost and effort internally. Show revenue growth, labor cost reductions, or turnover improvements you have driven. Concrete numbers make the sponsorship case easier to approve up the chain.
Apply before your OPT clock gets short
GM hiring timelines often run 6 to 10 weeks from application to start date. If you have fewer than 90 days remaining on your OPT, flag this upfront so employers can assess whether the timeline works before investing in the interview process.
Use STEM OPT extension if your degree qualifies
Hospitality technology, data analytics, or management information systems degrees may qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension, giving you 36 months total. That additional runway significantly improves your sponsorship prospects with employers who need lead time.
Restaurant General Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Restaurant General Manager role qualify for OPT work authorization?
Yes, if your degree is in hospitality management, food service management, or business administration and the role requires that specific academic background. The position must qualify as a specialty occupation, meaning the employer requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field. General management roles at corporate or multi-unit operators are more likely to meet this standard than those at independent restaurants.
How do I find Restaurant General Manager jobs where employers are open to OPT?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically for employers with a history of sponsoring international candidates, saving you from applying to roles where sponsorship is a non-starter. Search for Restaurant General Manager roles on Migrate Mate and prioritize postings from corporate restaurant groups, hotel food and beverage operations, and multi-concept hospitality companies, which are the segments most likely to have sponsorship infrastructure in place.
Will employers sponsor an H-1B for a Restaurant General Manager after my OPT ends?
Some will, particularly large operators like Darden, Marriott Food and Beverage, or Sodexo, which have established immigration processes. Smaller independent operators typically will not. The strongest indicator is whether the company has sponsored H-1B petitions before. Ask your recruiter directly, and target companies with a demonstrated history before investing significant time in their interview process.
Can I work as a Restaurant General Manager on STEM OPT extension?
Only if your underlying degree is classified as a STEM field by the Department of Homeland Security STEM designated degree program list. Most hospitality management degrees do not qualify. However, degrees in management information systems, data analytics, or applied technology within a hospitality program may qualify. Check with your Designated School Official before assuming STEM extension eligibility based on your job title alone.
What should I do if a Restaurant General Manager job posting does not mention visa sponsorship?
Apply anyway if the employer is a corporate or multi-unit operator with an HR department. Many companies omit sponsorship language from postings but will consider qualified international candidates. Address your OPT status in your cover letter and clarify your authorization timeline. Silence on sponsorship in a job posting is not the same as a refusal, especially at larger hospitality companies.