Job Description

Benefits:

• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Free food & snacks
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development

Working at The Cow?!? You bet! Join our team and see how much fun and rewarding work can be.We are looking for a positive, motivating, and inspiring leader with a “Servant to All” type attitude. Managers should be able to work with the team to provide guests with “Outrageous” service and quality standards by leading a hardworking team in a fast-paced environment. Title of Position: Restaurant Manager Reports to: General Manager/Director of Operations/Ownership Objectives:

• Meets restaurant financial objectives by achieving annual forecasts and budgets; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions; monitoring financial controls; developing and implementing strategies to increase average guest count and per person average
• Attracts guests by developing and implementing quality operations, executing local store marketing practices, participating and providing input in marketing strategies, and community relations programs
• Controls purchases and inventory; manages costs; taking corrective actions.
• Maintains operations by ensuring policies and standard operating procedures compliance; implementing production, productivity, quality, and guest-service standards; determining and implementing system improvements
• Maintains guest satisfaction by monitoring, evaluating, and auditing food, beverage, and service; initiating improvements; building relationships with guests
• Accomplishes restaurant human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, praising and disciplining team members; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions
• Maintains a safe, secure, and healthy facility environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; complying with health and legal regulations; maintaining security systems; caring for and maintaining equipment, furniture and facilities
• Accomplishes company goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.

Restaurant General Manager Skills and Qualifications:

• Decision Making, Process Improvement, Strategic Planning, Verbal Communication, Guest Focus, Management Proficiency, Managing Profitability, Quality Focus, Food and Restaurant Safety Focus, Marketing

Purple Cow seeks leaders that will lead by example and inspire our team members to be team players focused on the guest as their #1 priority.
Compensation: $1,000.00 per week

Purple Cow has been serving "The Young of All Ages" in Central Arkansas since 1989.

The Purple Cow is a 50s-style, full-service diner delighting customers with gourmet burgers, specialty sandwiches, delicious entrée salads and old-fashioned soda fountain treats. We serve ice cream from Arkansas' own Yarnell's Premium Ice Cream. Quality is key to us. All of our soups and sauces, most of our dressings and our award-winning cheese dip and chili are homemade.

We pride ourselves in consistently serving food of the highest quality. We are famous for our hamburgers and milkshakes, but offer much more, such as, specialty salads, grilled sandwiches, homemade soup, chili, and cheese dip, just to name a few. All of our guests receive Outrageous Service, meaning we go above and beyond to meet all of their needs. We provide all of this in a clean, organized, and FUN environment. Our ultimate goal is to give our guests a one of a kind experience that will leave a lasting impression, and encourage them to become a lifelong fan.

The Purple Cow Team is what sets us apart from the herd. Every team member in the organization is an integral part in providing our guests an Outrageously Great Experience. We offer great benefits to all full-time team members and salaried managers. We believe in cultivating the talent of all team members so that they can achieve their goals. We have a proven track record of developing hourly team members into salaried management positions and promoting managers to General Managers.

We believe in giving back to the community. The Purple Cow is an enthusiastic supporter of many charities, local nonprofit organizations, charity events and kid-friendly events throughout the year such as: Race to Remember, Arkansas Autism Walk, Grinch Fest, Mid America Museum, Soup Sunday, Silent Sunday, Arkansas Food Bank, Bethlehem House, Alzheimer’s of Arkansas and the list goes on.

We are proud of our food, service, community involvement and most of all, our team!