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Restaurant Assistant Manager job description

A Restaurant Assistant Manager is a professional who is in charge of making sure that everything runs smoothly at your local restaurant. They are responsible for selecting, developing, and managing employees as well as overseeing inventory ordering processes to create maximum profit margins on every dish served.

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April 26, 2022

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Eftychia Karavelaki

Senior Recruitment Manager

Restaurant Assistant Manager responsibilities include:

  • Researching new wholesale food suppliers and negotiating prices
  • Calculating future needs in kitchenware and equipment and placing orders, as needed
  • Managing and storing vendors’ contracts and invoices
  • Overseeing restaurant staff performance, ensuring quality dining

Restaurant Assistant Manager job description

Job brief

We are looking for a Restaurant Assistant Manager to ensure all daily activities run smoothly and efficiently.

Restaurant Assistant Manager responsibilities include ordering kitchen utensils and equipment based on our needs, managing contracts and payroll and supervising restaurant staff performance. To be successful in this role, you should be familiar with restaurant operations and have a good understanding of what makes a great customer service. You should also be available to work within opening hours, including weekends and holidays.

Ultimately, you will help minimize operating costs, boost our employee retention and deliver a positive dining experience for our guests.

Responsibilities

  • Research new wholesale food suppliers and negotiate prices
  • Calculate future needs in kitchenware and equipment and place orders, as needed
  • Manage and store vendors’ contracts and invoices
  • Coordinate communication between front of the house and back of the house staff
  • Prepare shift schedules
  • Process payroll for all restaurant staff
  • Supervise kitchen and wait staff and provide assistance, as needed
  • Keep detailed records of daily, weekly and monthly costs and revenues
  • Arrange for new employees’ proper onboarding (scheduling trainings and ordering uniforms)
  • Monitor compliance with safety and hygiene regulations
  • Gather guests’ feedback and recommend improvements to our menus

Requirements and skills

  • Work experience as a Restaurant Assistant Manager or similar role in the hospitality industry
  • Familiarity with restaurant management software, like OpenTable and PeachWorks
  • Good math and reporting skills
  • Customer service attitude
  • Communication and team management abilities
  • Availability to work within opening hours (e.g. evenings, holidays, weekends)
  • High school diploma; additional certification in hospitality is a plus

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