Job Description

Life & Brand Portolfio seeks an experienced General Manager to run our fine dining restaurants. The General Manager will be responsible for the management and overall responsibility of the restaurant. Supervision, performance management and effective delegation to various junior managers and staff to ensure an efficient and smooth-running restaurant. Experience in fine dining is essential for this position.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Ensure daily store operational requirements are met

Ensure smooth running of front of house and back of house

Supervision of staff

Ensure store hygiene, maintenance, health and safety requirements are met

Beverage cost, food costs and stock control are within specified range

Be on duty for busy shifts, weekends and all functions.

Ensure effective communication between staff as well as management

Ensure reports are issued timeously

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

3-5 years in a similar role.

Experience in dealing with high volume, in a similar environment would be preferable

Strong Leadership ability;

Ability to delegate and manage down effectively;

Intermediate Microsoft Excel and Word skills;

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;

High attention to detail and process driven;

Ability to interpret statistical information;

Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of management, external customers and third-party service providers;

Self-motivated and deadline oriented;

Ability to multi-task

Discretion and integrity

Problem analysis and problem-solving skills

Stress tolerance

Decision-making

This person will be for employment in a position of trust and honesty and entails the handling of cash or finances

PLEASE NOTE THAT PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES FROM A PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND, IN TERMS OF OUR COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYMENT EQUITY.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT NOT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.

SHOULD YOU NOT RECEIVE FEEDBACK WITHIN TWO WEEKS PLEASE ASSUME THAT YOUR APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person