Restaurant Assistant Manager / Operations Lead
Location: Cedarburg, Wisconsin
Position: Full-Time / Part-Time Management
Compensation: Hourly or Salary — based on experience
Schedule: Flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, events and holidays as needed
About the Role
We are looking for multiple experienced, motivated people to join our restaurant leadership team in Cedarburg.
We are building a team of Assistant Managers/Operations Leads who can work together to operate the restaurant 5–7 days per week, help execute events and provide a great experience for both our guests and employees.
Each manager will be trained in the overall operation of the restaurant while also taking ownership of a specific area of the business.
Possible areas of ownership include:
- Scheduling & staffing
- Bar operations & liquor/beer/wine inventory
- Restaurant operations & daily organization
- Menu & kitchen execution
- Staff Training and Standards
- Events, banquets & private parties
- POS/Toast administration & reporting
The right person doesn't need to know everything on day one. Restaurant experience is important, but attitude, reliability, leadership, organization and the willingness to take ownership matter just as much.
What You'll Do
As an Assistant Manager/Operations Lead, you will help oversee day-to-day restaurant operations and be capable of running a successful shift independently.
Responsibilities may include:
- Open and/or close the restaurant
- Lead and support bartenders, servers, kitchen staff and other team members
- Build and manage employee schedules or similar responsibilities
- Help manage staffing levels and labor needs
- Maintain daily organization and shift readiness
- Ensure opening, closing and cleaning procedures are completed
- Manage liquor, beer and wine inventory and ordering
- Monitor product levels, waste and inventory controls
- Help execute menus, specials and food service
- Maintain service and food quality standards
- Assist with kitchen operations when needed
- Manage POS operations; Toast experience is highly preferred
- Handle cash management, deposits and end-of-day procedures
- Help plan and execute banquets, parties and special events
- Coordinate staffing and setup for events
- Resolve guest concerns professionally
- Train and coach employees
- Communicate issues, needs and opportunities to ownership and the management team
- Take ownership of an assigned area of the business and continually look for ways to make it better
Who We're Looking For
We're looking for people who are:
- Licensed applicants- Managers need Bartenders license
- Transportation- Reliable ability to get to and from work
- Dependable — if you're scheduled to lead, the team can count on you
- Organized and able to manage multiple priorities
- Comfortable making decisions
- Positive and solution-oriented
- Lead by Exmple-Willing to jump in wherever needed
- Able to lead without creating unnecessary drama
- Good communicators
- Comfortable holding people accountable
- Guest-focused
- Team-oriented
- Self-motivated and able to work without constant direction
- Interested in taking ownership rather than simply working a shift
Experience
Restaurant, bar, hospitality or management experience is preferred.
Experience in any of the following is especially valuable:
- Restaurant/bar management
- Scheduling and labor management
- Liquor, beer and wine inventory
- Toast POS
- Kitchen operations
- Menu execution
- Banquets and private events
- Catering
- High-volume service
- Staff training
- Inventory and cost controls
Don't check every box? We are willing to train the right person. If you have restaurant experience, leadership potential, a strong work ethic and want more responsibility, we'd still like to talk with you.
What Makes This Role Different
We are intentionally building a management team instead of relying on one person to carry the entire restaurant.
Each Assistant Manager will have a specific lane they are responsible for, but the management team will work together to keep the restaurant operating successfully.
You may become our go-to person for scheduling, inventory, events, kitchen/menu execution, POS or another part of the business.
The expectation is simple:
Own your lane. Support your team. Solve problems. Take care of our guests. Help make the restaurant better.
Schedule & Compensation
We are open to both hourly and salaried management arrangements depending on experience, availability and level of responsibility.
Evening and weekend availability will be important because of the nature of the restaurant and event business.
Compensation will be competitive and based on experience, responsibilities and schedule.
Interested?
Send us a resume or a short introduction telling us about your restaurant/hospitality experience, what you're great at, and what type of management responsibility you'd be most interested in owning.
We are looking for several people with different strengths, so don't assume you need to be an expert in every part of restaurant management to apply.
Pay: $25,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Paid time off
- Paid training
Work Location: In person
