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Position Summary

The Assistant General Manager (AGM) supports the General Manager in leading all front-of-house and bar operations while serving as a primary manager-on-duty. The AGM is expected to coach the team in real time, maintain strong controls, and assume full venue leadership when the GM is absent.

Job Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and energetic Assistant General Manager to join our vibrant restaurant team. In this pivotal role, you will lead daily operations, ensure exceptional customer service, and foster a positive environment for staff and guests alike. Your expertise in food preparation, restaurant management, and team leadership will drive the success of our establishment. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual passionate about hospitality, culinary excellence, and operational excellence to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced, lively setting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily restaurant operations, ensuring smooth service during all shifts while maintaining high standards of food quality and safety.
• Lead, train, and develop staff members in food preparation, customer service, POS systems (Aloha POS, Micros POS), and food safety protocols.
• Manage inventory control processes to minimize waste and optimize stock levels; conduct regular stock audits and oversee food handling procedures.
• Supervise kitchen and front-of-house teams, ensuring efficient shift management, proper food production, and timely service delivery.
• Handle cash management duties including cash handling, POS transactions, and reconciliation at the end of each shift.
• Monitor compliance with health and safety regulations; implement food safety management practices across all departments.
• Assist in budgeting, profit and loss analysis, and cost control initiatives to maximize restaurant profitability.
• Support staff training programs focused on team management, culinary skills, customer service excellence, and managerial communication.
• Contribute to hiring processes through interviewing candidates; promote a positive team environment through leadership and motivation.
• Ensure guest satisfaction by addressing concerns promptly and maintaining a welcoming atmosphere rooted in hospitality management principles.
• Serve as manager-on-duty for opening, service, transition, and closing shifts; ensure all checklists, cash controls, staffing positions, side work, and security procedures are completed.
• Direct cashiers, hosts, servers, bartenders, baristas, barbacks, runners, and other assigned team members; rebalance sections and staffing based on business volume.
• Monitor guest experience and table flow; resolve complaints and service failures with urgency, sound judgment, and documented follow-up when needed.
• Assist with scheduling, timecard review, payroll accuracy, training plans, performance documentation, hiring, onboarding, and progressive discipline.
• Monitor daily sales, labor, comps, voids, discounts, refunds, cash over/short, deposits, and closing reports; escalate unusual variances immediately.
• Complete operational audits for cleanliness, bathrooms, music/lighting, temperature, exterior presentation, service stations, bars, storage, and closing security.

Experience

• Proven experience in quick service & fast food restaurant environments with a strong background in food preparation, cooking, and food industry standards.
• Prior assistant manager or supervisory experience within casual dining or upscale casual highly desirable.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing hospitality teams with effective team leadership and staff training skills.
• Familiarity with POS systems such as Toast POS.
• Experience with inventory control, food safety management, catering operations, banquet services or bar experience is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of restaurant management fundamentals including shift management, budgeting, profit & loss analysis, and food production.
• Excellent managerial communication skills with the ability to lead teams confidently while maintaining high customer service standards.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Stand/walk for extended periods and move rapidly throughout dining rooms, bars, kitchens, stairs, patios, and service areas.
• Frequently lift/carry up to 25 pounds; occasionally assist with heavier objects using safe team-lift practices.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with heat, noise, cleaning chemicals, wet floors, and alcohol service.

Schedule Expectations

Schedule is based on business needs and may include early mornings, evenings, late nights, weekends, holidays, special events, meetings, and required training. No minimum or guaranteed number of hours is created by this description.

Legal / Compliance Requirements

• Must perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
• If the position meets the legal definition of manager/supervisor for tip purposes, the employee may not share in employee tip pools or retain other employees' tips.
• Any exempt classification must be confirmed based on actual job duties and compensation, not title.
• Must comply with all food-safety, alcohol-service, wage-and-hour, anti-harassment, safety, and recordkeeping policies.

Pay

$70,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits

• Employee discount
• Paid time off
• Paid training

Work Location

In person