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Lettuce Entertain You

Independent, family-owned restaurant group

Restaurant Manager

Food & Beverage Operations ManagementUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeOak Brook, IL, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 2 years of restaurant management experience.
  • Skill in developing rapport with guests.
  • Skill in leading teams.

Responsibilities

  • Run shifts and lead and direct the daily operations of a restaurant.
  • Lead pre-shift meetings and participate in line, temperature, and cooler checks; oversee closing manager duties, including counting down the safe, reviewing labor sheets, and preparing the nightly numbers email.
  • Organize, run, and supervise efficient daily opening and closing shifts while ensuring an exceptional guest and employee experience.
  • Provide guidance and leadership to hourly and management teams while fostering the Culture of Caring.
  • Respond immediately and effectively to guest and employee needs and feedback.
  • Assist the General Manager in managing costs, driving sales, and growing the business in support of financial goals.
  • Partner with the General Manager and management team to interview, hire, onboard, train, supervise, and develop back-of-house employees and teams as needed.
  • Perform regular and ad hoc inventories of food, beverage, and restaurant supplies; track high-cost items; place supply orders; and accept and inspect deliveries.
  • Promote teamwork across all teams.
  • Use tact and good judgment when addressing challenges involving guests, vendors, and employees, and respond with patience and courtesy.
  • Work a variety of days and shifts, including early mornings, late nights, and weekends, at multiple sites with or without overnight travel as needed.
  • Move and lift up to 10 pounds, frequently move and/or lift up to 25 pounds, and occasionally move and/or lift up to 50 pounds.

About the Company

Lettuce Entertain You

Independent, family-owned restaurant group

Lettuce Entertain You is a Chicago-based, independent, family-owned restaurant group that owns, manages and licenses more than 110 restaurants across several states. It operates a diverse portfolio of concepts, from fast casual to fine dining, including brands like R.J. Grunts, Aba, Hub 51, Wildfire, RPM Italian, M Burger, Shaw’s Crab House, Mon Ami Gabi, and Beatrix. The company focuses on attracting and developing people with creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit, providing extensive training and rewarding talent and drive. Its product line is not a single dish but a collection of restaurant concepts and dining experiences under one organizational umbrella. The goal is to be the best in the business by cultivating talent, creativity, and high standards in hospitality, food, and service, across its growing portfolio.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
1971

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