Job Description

Level: Experienced
Job Location: Watt Hotel - Rahway, NJ 07065
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $20.00 - $22.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage: None
Job Category: Hospitality - HotelABOUT THE ROLE
Restaurant Manager will oversee and manage the nightly operations of the Watt Lounge & Restaurant. You will ensure the lounge -restaurant success by managing bartenders, cooks and servers while monitoring customer satisfaction, and making sure that all food and beverages are ordered in the correct quantities, quality of the product to ordered and per the SOPs of the lounge-restaurant.

Essential Duties:
- Must be able to withstand prolonged periods of standing and/or walking.
- Ability to work on a computer for prolonged periods of time.
- Must be able to lift 30 pounds at times.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends, holidays, and late hours when necessary.

Specific Requirements of the Role:
- Oversee food preparation, ensuring compliance with health, safety, food handling, and hygiene standards.
- Greet guests nightly and ensure proper seating.
- Respond to customer-guest issues or concerns.
- Manage the activity at the bar. Ensure proper beverage controls nightly.
- Oversee Live Jazz on Friday & Saturday nights.
- Manage inventory of food and supplies nightly and assist in the month end close.
- Conduct daily inspection of restaurant and equipment to ensure compliance with health, safety, food handling, and hygiene standards.
- Close final sales records and prepare nightly operations reports.
- Train new team members.
- Organize employee schedules with requests off per the F&B Director.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the F&B Director or Hotel General Manager.

Qualifications

Qualifications
- Min. 1 years previous restaurant supervisor or management experience required; hotel food and beverage preferred.
- Bartender experience required.
- Strong leadership, communication, and people skills.
- Familiarity with food handling, safety, and other restaurant guidelines.
- Knowledge of POS systems, Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Company is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Company are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Company will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics and encourages applicants of all ages.