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Harvest Restaurant Group

Operates restaurants and an off-premise catering business

Restaurant Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Summit, NJ, USA
In Person
Food Service & HospitalityFood & Beverage Operations Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A high school diploma and three years of restaurant management experience are preferred but not required.
  • ServeSafe certification is preferred but not required and must be obtained before the sixth month employment anniversary.
  • Ability to lift and carry at least 25 pounds and stand and walk for extended periods.
  • Dependability, honesty, and professionalism.
  • Attention to detail and communication skills.
  • Time management, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to perform fundamental business math, including arithmetic, fractions, percentages, and basic algebra.
  • Familiarity with computers, printers, copiers, scanners, fax machines, cash registers, carbonated beverage dispensers, cocktail shakers and accessories, blenders, juicers, cutlery, strainers, and ice machines.
Responsibilities
  • Train, schedule, and manage the Front of House team under the direction of the General Manager.
  • Communicate and instruct the team on standards and steps of service to deliver consistent, high-quality guest experiences.
  • Monitor food and beverage preparation methods, portion sizes, garnishing, and presentation to ensure quality meets company standards.
  • Respond to guest inquiries, support servers in guest interactions, maintain a floor presence to anticipate and address issues, and investigate and resolve guest concerns.
  • Ensure staff understand and follow company standards and governmental regulations for food safety and service.
  • Adhere to federal and state labor laws and resolve building maintenance issues.
  • Support the General Manager in taking and maintaining inventory, making projections, creating budgets, managing profit and loss, reporting on financials, and running payroll.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with Compeat, Paylocity, 7shifts, Microsoft Office, and Google platform applications such as Gmail, Calendar, and Google Docs.

About the company

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Harvest Restaurant Group

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Harvest Restaurant Group is a restaurant operator with dining venues in northern and central New Jersey and Darien, Connecticut. Its concepts include Roots Steakhouse, Roots Ocean Prime, Agricola, Addams Tavern, Grato and several American taverns, serving dishes such as steaks, seafood, pasta and wood-fired pizza. The restaurants combine distinct menus and settings with local, seasonal ingredients and wine and spirits selections. The group also hosts private occasions in its dining spaces and runs an off-premise catering business for events in New Jersey, New York and eastern Pennsylvania. Harvest began in 1996 with the opening of Trap Rock Restaurant & Brewery in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

N/A

Founded

1996

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What believers are saying

  • Cooks have a management training route: its junior sous-chef programme prepares participants for potential leadership positions.
  • Eligible staff receive dining discounts: the careers page includes them in its employee benefits package.
  • Certain major holidays are closed: the Trap Rock host posting lists Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Independence Day.

What critics are saying

  • Host availability must span the year: the Berkeley Heights listing explicitly requires year-round availability.
  • Training remains physically demanding: participants must stand or move for six to eight hours per shift.
  • Managers carry financial duties: the Ridgewood vacancy includes inventory, budgets, profit-and-loss reporting and payroll.

What makes Harvest Restaurant Group unique

  • Ownership stays with the founders' family: Harvest is owned and operated by the Grabowskis.
  • A dessert funds hunger relief: November pumpkin butter cake proceeds go directly to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
  • Brewing sits within the dining offer: the group describes handcrafted beers at Trap Rock.

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