Assistant General Manager

About US: We’re a fun-loving, quirky, crazy-hardworking (sometimes just crazy) big family. You could say we’re only serious about two things – serving great food and taking care of people. We love what we do and are looking for a leader who will uphold our culture and drive store performance.

About YOU: You thrive in a fast paced, upbeat environment and are a natural motivator. You foster teamwork and genuine connection and seeing each team member grow feels like the ultimate reward. You’re diligent, reliable, and aligned with our core beliefs around teamwork, inclusivity, respect, passion and FUN!

The Job Stuff:

The Assistant General Manager is responsible for assisting and supporting the General Manager in managing the daily operations of the restaurant, including the selection, development and performance management of employees. In addition, they oversee the inventory and ordering of food and supplies, optimize profits and ensure that guests are satisfied with their dining experience. The Assistant Manager reports to the General Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct orientation explain the Tokyo Joe's Philosophy and oversee the training of new employees.
• Assist in developing employees by providing ongoing feedback and establishing performance expectations.
• Ensure that proper security procedures are in place to protect employees, guests and company assets.
• Provide direction to employees regarding operational and procedural issues.
• • Interview hourly employees. support hiring, supervision, development and assist in termination process if applicable.
  • Ensure a safe working and guest environment to reduce the risk of injury and accidents. Completes accident reports promptly in the event that a guest or employee is injured.
• Supports and assists General Manager in running shifts which include daily decision making, scheduling, planning while upholding standards, product quality and cleanliness.
• Investigate and resolve complaints concerning food quality and service as needed.
• Prepare schedules and ensure that the restaurant is staffed for all shifts.
• Help drive positive guest service in all areas. Respond to complaints, taking any and all appropriate actions to turn dissatisfied guests into return guests.
• Enforce sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness, and maintenance of kitchen and dining areas. Ensure compliance with operational standards, company policies, federal/state/local laws, and ordinances.
• Responsible for ensuring consistent high quality of food preparation and service.
• Maintain professional restaurant image, including restaurant cleanliness, proper uniforms, and appearance standards.
• Supervise portion control and quantities of preparation to minimize waste.
• Estimate food needs, place orders with distributors, and schedule the delivery of fresh food and supplies.
• Assist General Manager with weekly and bi-weekly tasks such as payroll and inventory.

Requirements:

• Self-discipline, initiative, leadership ability and outgoing.
• Pleasant, polite manner and a neat and clean appearance.
• Ability to motivate employees to work as a team to ensure that food and service meet appropriate standards.
• Must be able to handle the pressures of simultaneously coordinating a wide range of activities and recommend appropriate solutions to restaurant problems.
• Must possess good communication skills for dealing with diverse staff.
• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks such as food, beverage and labor cost while maintaining required standards of operation in daily restaurant activities.
• Ability to determine applicability of experience and qualifications of job applicants.
• Good attention to detail and good organization skills.