Restaurant Manager duties and responsibilities
Maximizing the value of an appealing atmosphere in the restaurant requires a good bit of business savvy. Culinary school graduates may bring out the advantage of a well-planned and well-plated dinner. Restaurant managers will take responsibility for the following duties on a regular basis:
- Ensuring incoming staff complies with company policy
- Training staff to follow restaurant procedures
- Maintaining safety and food quality standards
- Keeping customers happy and handling complaints
- Organizing schedules
- Keeping track of employees’ hours
- Recording payroll data
- Ordering food, linens, gloves and other supplies while staying within budget limitations
- Supervising daily shift operations
- Ensuring all end of day cash outs are correctly completed
- Coordinating daily front- and back-of-house restaurant operations
- Controlling operational costs and identifying ways to cut waste
- Appraising staff performance
- Interviewing/recruiting new employees
- Interacting with guests to get feedback on product quality and service levels
