Job Description:

SUMMARYDahl Restaurants in Sedona, AZ, is seeking an experienced Restaurant General Manager with extensive experience and leadership ability. This position will manage a large, high-volume fine dining restaurant serving lunch and dinner. Dahl Restaurants' executive team will support you, along with assistant general managers. We are equipped with next-level operations and financial management systems.You will report to the Director of Operations. Your extensive experience and leadership ability will be the framework for salary and bonus structure negotiations. Benefits, including health insurance and 401K are available. We do a full background check.Our General Managers' essential function is to execute the Executive ChefOwner's vision regarding the restaurant's culture, comradery, and culinary, all paramount to next-level guest services and 5-star experience. The GM is also accountable for the overall financial results of the restaurant. You will manage the daily operations, ensuring company culture and brand standard operating procedures are upheld within the restaurant.A hospitality-driven individual provides hands-on leadership and clear direction to team members and managers, ensuring an excellent guest experience that exceeds their expectations. Our General Managers must have a passion for food, strong knowledge of restaurant operations and finances, the ability to demonstrate leadership behaviors expected of the role, high standards of sanitation and safety, and the drive to grow and develop personally while developing those around them. As a General Manager, you are responsible for encompassing our goal of providing each guest with a truly outstanding experience.Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:Leading Team MembersFostering a motivating and positive environment that enhances and builds on the culture.Being a cross-functional leader and using this skill set to train and develop managers.Managing team member relations issues by coaching and mentoring.Ensuring team members and managers adhere to established policies and procedures.Managing team members' performance, including providing regular performance feedback, development plans, or counseling notices and partnering with Human Resources on final termination requests when necessary.Ensuring all payroll policies and procedures are followed, including timekeeping management for compliance and accuracy.Maintaining accurate staffing levels, including overseeing the selection of new team members.Ensuring regular weekly management meetings and appropriate shift meetings are held to communicate deficiencies, changes, and significant company announcements. Financial ManagementMaintaining and building sales and achieving or exceeding restaurant goals according to budget.Demonstrate the ability to read budgets and P&L statements and know the required actions to meet goals.Always achieve a prime cost of sub 60%.Leverage inner-company media development for continued training and achieve expertise for each role in the restaurant.Leverage budget and optimize expenses by managing restaurants' operating costs through proper ordering, scheduling, portionwaste control, and using the P&L on a weeklymonthly basis to track and manage costs.Managing payroll budget expenditures by creating team member schedules that meet labor expectations and service standards through the scheduling template.Managing food, beverage, and controllable expenses through proper ordering and inventory of packaging, seafood, meat, produce, drinks, wine and beer, uniforms, gift cards, small-wares, China, equipment, etc.Oversee the daily cash accounting and tip distribution to ensure accuracy; investigate any shortagesoverages and report discrepancies to the head of finance.OperationsCreating an environment that is focused on an exceptional guest experience.Produce weekly schedules for all departments, FOHBOH, considering business volumes, seasonality, employee time off requests, etc. Monitor attendancetardiness accordingly.Ensure seamless communications and operations between FOH and BOH.Ensuring hospitality service standards are upheld, including favorably resolving any guest complaints.Following proper sanitation and cleanliness procedures in the restaurant to fulfill health requirements and company standards.Overseeing the opening and closing procedures of the restaurant. Ensure all side work is completed by appropriate staff before, during, and after shifts.Walk the entire facility daily before and after dining hours to ensure cleanliness and safety. Note any hazards and address them immediately.Performing other related duties as needed.Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesBachelorsassociate degree in hospitality, restaurant management, or culinary or equivalent education and work experience, preferably in a high-volume, fast-paced restaurantMinimum of 7+ years' experience as a General Manager in fine dining with a high-volume and pre-established reputation.Proven ability to train and develop team members.Capable of driving sales and guest service initiatives by motivating and leading team members.Passion for the restaurant industry with a commitment to the continued developmentRestaurant cleanliness, sanitation, food quality, and guest satisfaction are paramount.Ability to understand and analyze financial profit and loss statements, food cost, inventory, and labor planning.Excellent written and verbal communication with a positive and outgoing personalityCustomer service-focused and solution-orientedCapable of delegating multiple tasksAbility to work a flexible schedule based on restaurant needsOngoing current Food Safety Manager certificationKey systems include Toast POS, Restaurant365, XtraChef, and significant financial tracking tools.Additional Information:This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee will also perform otherreasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and other management as required. Dahl Restaurant Group reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as needed. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.