Floor Manager

Led by James Beard Award-winning chef Matt Molina, HiPPO serves California-influenced Italian food in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in both indoor and outdoor spaces. Partners April Langford, Joe Capella, and Randy Clement assist with a beverage program that serves natural & organic wines, carefully crafted & seasonal cocktails, spirits sourced from some of the world's greatest distilleries, and a beer program that supports breweries within the community. HiPPO's core values reflect a commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as a passion for hospitality and collaboration.

HiPPO has won awards and received recognition in many publications and media channels including multiple years in The Los Angeles Times 101 as well as the Michelin Guide. HiPPO has been a neighborhood and industry fixture since its inception.

HiPPO's AGM should have the following core attributes

• positive attitude with the ability to lead and inspire in a fast-paced environment
• passion for the known and unknown
• ability to think creatively and critically
• at least three years managerial experience in a high-volume restaurant / bar

AGM responsibilities include

• • helping to manage the floor, including touching tables, running food, overseeing staff, and monitoring the door
  • opening duties including restaurant walk-thru to ensure the restaurant is ready for service, checking opening emails, conducting pre-shift with staff, and handling service demands as needed
  • closing the restaurant, including writing daily recaps, reconciling closing banks, and doing the final restaurant walk-through
  • helping to manage all employees, including assisting in training, support, performance management, and discipline
  • checking the reservation books and running the door when needed
  • participating in management meetings
  • the manager needs to constantly move about the inside of the restaurant
  • regularly communicate with employees and guests
  • managing and supporting all hourly employees and other manage building relationships with guests, employees, and vendors
  • assisting in hiring and training of staff
  • scheduling
  • oversee wine receiving and inventory maintenance to ensure needed products are available
  • ensuring that labor and costs of goods sold benchmarks are achieved
  • ensuring that HiPPO is in compliance with health code and labor laws at all times
  • work with the accounting team to process weekly invoices
  Schedule: 5 days a week (generally Wednesday through Sunday). The schedule may vary but typically includes both weekends and holidays. 
   
  Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed here are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

   

  Physical Requirements: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to handle objects, tools or controls, reach overhead and talk or hear.

  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus. 

  Work Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to cold.

  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

  This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above. 

  HiPPO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

  Education:

  • Current Food Handler Permit

  • Responsible Beverage Service (RBS) Certified

  Please reply with your resume in the body of the email and include an introduction telling us more about you. We look forward to welcoming you as part of our team!

   
   
  
  
  

Salary : $80,000