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Harvest Restaurant Group

Operates restaurants and an off-premise catering business

Facilities and Repair Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Morris Plains, NJ, USA
RemoteThis role covers 14 facilities from Darien, Connecticut, to Princeton, New Jersey, and requires use of the candidate's own vehicle.
General Maintenance & RepairBuilding & Property Maintenance

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 4 years of experience in facilities management or a maintenance-related position.
  • Experience servicing equipment and performing plumbing, light electrical, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, and refrigeration maintenance and repair.
  • Contractual understanding and negotiation skills.
  • Proven leadership abilities.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
  • Advanced ability to build and maintain relationships.
  • A clean driving record and use of one's own vehicle.
  • Availability to work off hours as needed and work a 50-hour week.
Responsibilities
  • Oversee and manage the physical upkeep of 14 facilities.
  • Schedule and supervise maintenance and repair tasks, coordinate contracted services, and ensure facilities meet company standards.
  • Complete needed maintenance and repair tasks at each location.
  • Maintain a detailed log of repairs and maintenance work and prioritize critical projects.
  • Maintain the grounds, buildings, and physical assets of the properties.
  • Complete service requests in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Perform routine building and systems upkeep and repairs, including scheduled preventive maintenance of buildings and mechanical systems.
  • Coordinate work with vendors and contractors and handle after-hours on-call services.
Desired Qualifications
  • Share the company's core values and maintain a guest-first mentality with a passion for hospitality.
  • Demonstrate a growth mindset, willingness to work hard, and a broad business perspective.

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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