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ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT FOOD, HOSPITALITY, AND LEADERSHIP?

Land one of the best smelling jobs around!  Since 2007, Luella’s Bar-B-Que has been committed to providing genuine hospitality and great food in an energetic, casual and friendly environment.  We strive to build a crew of caring people who possess self-discipline and enjoy working in the restaurant profession.  We operate North Asheville and South Asheville locations and a large catering department with a fleet of event vehicles.  We are locally and independently owned, food quality driven, and well known for our fun and eclectic work environments and memorable guest experiences.  We are looking for qualified hospitality professionals like yourself to help us continue to grow and add new stores in the Asheville area!

We are hiring for a restaurant operations manager position. This position is full time, and provides opportunities for promotions and career development. We pride ourselves on creating environments where high performers can thrive and are rewarded for their masterful performance.

SUMMARY

The restaurant manager is an overall leader in the restaurant responsible for maintaining the written standards of the company and ultimately delivering the financial and qualitative measurements of success.  To achieve this, the manager must be an expert at balancing the needs of the team, the guests, the community and the ownership.

• Brings a personality of positive energy and fun into the restaurant every day
• Demonstrates attentiveness to guests’ needs and ensures needs are fulfilled. Does the same for team members
• As a leader, displays at all times a professional and positive attitude
• Maintains business appearance in an exemplary fashion
• Has technical expertise in the areas of beverage management, kitchen operations, human resources management and front desk operations. Knows the standards and procedures associated with each of these areas and can teach them to subordinates
• Is an expert at all skills sets of management including beverage operations, HR manager, front desk, culinary operations and marketing
• Is an expert at all skills sets of leadership including recruiting, hiring, training, and coaching
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation in an exemplary fashion
• Demonstrates good financial acumen overall. Can write annual financial budgets for the restaurant and reviews financial performance daily and weekly to ensure the budget is met.  Makes the company money
• Is capable of writing challenging sales and marketing plans for the restaurant to ensure growing sales and can fully engage the community. Creates a culture of AM – Always Marketing
• The manager must set the example for professional behavior, on and off the job
• Maintains a culture of constant ongoing training and continuous improvement with no excuses

REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate will possess at least 90% of the following:

• A four year degree in business, preferably hospitality management
• Excellent oral and written writing skills
• Adequate computer skills and more importantly, the ability to learn a new computer application quickly and follow the standards associated with it
• Above average knowledge of food, craft beer, spirits and other finer things in life
• Integrity, honesty, accountability, a passion for excellence and an incapability of making excuses for anything less than excellence
• A natural surplus of hospitality extended to guests, employees and vendors no matter the circumstances
• Involvement in the community
• An unusually attentive focus on details and a compulsive desire to make even the smallest details perfect
• Above all, a desire to be the best

BENEFITS

• Excellent salary, $50k-$65k annual depending on experience
• PTO
• Medical benefits
• Free shift meal on days working in the restaurant
• Free parking
• Career advancement opportunities

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, talk, and hear
• The employee is required to be on foot for a large portion of the day/shift. The employee is required to stoop, kneel, or crouch; reach with hands and arms; use hands to finger, handle or feel tools or controls; must be able to lift and/or move heavy objects including tables and cases of food and beverage; must be able to lift approximately 20 pounds overhead
• When performing office functions, will be required to sit and work directly on a computer for several hours at time
• Must be able to sustain constant mental and visual attention

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Kitchen environment, including hot areas, hot tools, hot plates, sharp knives and tools
• Outdoor off-site catering venues
• Office environment
• Exempt status
• Dynamic schedule can vary from week to week; work required on weekends and holidays and must be willing to work 45-55 hours per week as needed

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https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1909969586/