Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is hiring: Restaurant Manager in Nashville

Overview

Restaurant Manager role at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. This position leads a front-of-house team and ensures an exciting, innovative, and memorable dining experience for all guests.

What You’ll Do

• Create an exciting, innovative, and memorable dining experience for all guests. Lead a well-rounded and knowledgeable front-of-house team. Ensure staff are thoroughly trained in service etiquette, product knowledge, and dedicated to meeting the needs of each guest.
• Daily evaluation of restaurant service performance, coordination of timely food production.
• Participate in evaluation of food products, kitchen employee performance, and development of products consistent with our market position.
• Develop a selection and pricing strategy for all liquors and wines and supervise their procurement.
• Assist the General Manager in building financial objectives on an annual basis through the budget process.
• Assist in meeting financial targets in the sales area by executing and improving the annual marketing plan, reacting quickly to opportunities, maintaining high operation standards, and leveraging marketing funds.
• Help meet the budget in all areas of cost control with a focus on cost of sales and payroll.
• Communicate with management, employees, and accounting staff; identify and develop personnel and provide training as positions open.
• Provide regular, timely, and honest evaluations of performance through quarterly Kimpton Check-In.
• Implement and conduct ongoing training programs for new and existing management and staff.
• Ensure daily cleanliness of the restaurant, coordinating kitchen cleanliness and service-area maintenance with the GM and Chef.
• Supervise all non-supervisory service employees; carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Interview, hire, train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and coach employees; address complaints and resolve problems.

What You Bring

• 2 years of management experience in hospitality or a related industry.
• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Restaurant, or Culinary Management is preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, problem-solving abilities, and organizational aptitude.
• Passion for creating and personalizing guest experiences.
• Food Handler Certification (if applicable).
• Flexible schedule, able to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed.

Diversity & Equal Opportunity

Differences make a difference. We are committed to creating a culture that reflects the diversity of our hotel and restaurant guests. We encourage employees to understand, accept, and celebrate differences among people, including race, ethnicity, age, religion, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities, and genders. For our complete EEO policy, please reference our site.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Customer Service

Industries

• Hospitality