Gerneral Manager

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Michelin-starred and award-winning Chef John Fraser and is currently looking for an experienced, passionate, and service-focused General Manager to join our team. Competitive salary based on experience.

Essential Job Function

The General Manager is responsible for leading and directing staff in service, and for leading the daily operations of all front of house operations. They direct and coach their management team to ensure the employee experience, guest experience and financial health of the business are in line with the standards, vision, and goals of JF Restaurants. The General Manager actively leads by example, inspires, and teaches skills that will elevate the guest experience, their teams, their restaurant, and ultimately JF Restaurants as a company.

Core responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Leads the entire team and unites both FOH and BOH towards a common goal of continually raising the bar
• Manages day to day operations making daily decision, supporting employees, interacting with guests, scheduling, payroll, and planning while upholding standards
• Works closely with the Executive Team to develop and execute strategies to achieve operational goals
• Ensures the restaurant team delivers excellent service standards; touches tables at every service to cultivate regulars
• Meets budgeted goals for revenue and cost control
• Develops exempt and non-exempt employees
• Ensures that operational and training standards are consistently followed and executed by the entire restaurant team
• Implements, monitors, and fine tunes clear strategic initiatives
• Conducts weekly manager meetings and creates the weekly pre shift template
• Ensures consistent execution of food, beverage, service, and hospitality that aligns with JFR values
• Creates a talent pipeline of lead FOH and BOH team members

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years' experience in a general manager position overseeing a fine dining, full-service restaurant
• A passion for excellence in hospitality
• Proven track record of overseeing high revenue streams
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Highly proficient in a variety of technology systems, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint), Payroll, POS, and COGS Systems
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and digitally
• Excellent strategic planning skills with an emphasis on delivering, executing, and assessing action plans
• Ability to effectively solve and deal with a variety of changing situations under stress
• Self-driven, results-oriented, and proactive attitude
• A solid track record of leading high-caliber service
• Flexible work schedules: the ability to work night, weekends, holidays, as business permits
• The ability to lift, carry, push, or pull heavy objects, up to 50lbs
• Kneel, bend, or stoop, ascend or descend stairs; be on feet for extended periods of time
• NYC Food Protection Certificate (Food Handler's) required

In addition to the required qualifications listed above, we are seeking a passionate hospitality professional who is highly organized and an effective communicator with demonstrated ability to successfully lead a large group of employees while focusing on maintaining and elevating standards. We are looking for people who can work well with a tight, harmonious team and who can take direction in a disciplined and intense but supportive and respectful environment.

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