- Are you a strong leader, with the natural ability to build and develop high-performing teams?
- Do you have a knack for making people feel welcome, comfortable, and taken care of?
- Are you a bit fanatical about the details, making sure things are buttoned-up and done just right?
- Are you super comfortable with a P+L, a budget, + running a profitable restaurant?
- Are you the type of person that takes your career seriously, but doesn't take yourself too seriously?
Yes?! Then YOU should join our team!
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WHY WORK HERE?:
Here are some of the perks!
- PPO medical, dental, + vision Insurance with 50% company contribution
- 401K retirement savings plan w/ 3% company match
- 2 weeks of paid time off + 5 sick days
- Back-to-back days off (typically Sunday + Monday)
- A generous, never-expires, $250 monthly food + drink allowance
- A free, $25 dining allowance every day you work
- A 50% employee discount on food before + after your shifts
- A 20% employee discount on food + drinks anytime you're not working, for you + your whole table
- Monthly gift card rewards for giving recognition to your team (+ for getting it, too!)
- Access to lots of company-paid business coaching + resources
- Access to an all-paid leadership book club; grow yourself personally + professionally
- As a company, we run on EOS; so we're a collaborative, strategic, and winning team (i.e. no more meetings that just waste your time - promise!)
- Quarterly, off-site meetings with the whole leadership team - to recenter, refocus, and set goals that actually matter
- An annual, 2-day retreat with the whole leadership team - a break from working in the business to work on it
- Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, Easter, + your birthday off, automatically
- The opportunity to grow quickly with a forward-thinking company that regularly reinvests in itself and it's people
- The flexibility to optimize your own role - we'll teach you how to to get the things you don't like and aren't good at off your back, so you can focus on doing the things you do like and are good at
WHAT DOES A TYPICAL DAY LOOK LIKE?:
Responsibilities
As our General Manager/ Director of Restaurant Operations, you'll have a seat on our leadership team, and be at the helm of all things restaurant operations. You'll be responsible for building and developing our management team (including a bench!), managing the restaurant P+L, and ensuring that our restaurants operate smoothly in all locations - first in Lemont and then when we open in La Grange.
This position is transitionary, in that you'll work and learn the ropes as a General Manager in our Lemont restaurant first, hire + develop your replacement, and then do the same at our new restaurant in La Grange. This position will eventually oversee two General Managers operating out of their respective locations, and General Managers of any future locations!
These are the results our General Manager / Director of Restaurant Operations will be hired to accomplish:
- » Hiring + Developing High-Performing Restaurant Teams
- » Championing Hospitality + the Guest Experience
- » Developing + Optimizing Restaurant Systems + Processes
- » Managing Profitable Restaurant P+L's
- » Opening Our New Restaurant in La Grange
Pay
The base salary range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 depending on relevant experience, with quarterly bonus potential based on sales, profitability, and completion of special projects.
Work Schedule
This position is full-time and salaried, with a semi-set schedule that allows for flexibility. Days off are scheduled back-to-back. Our General Manager / Director of Restaurant Operations will work 5 days, and typically 50-55 hours, per week.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Here are some of our must-haves:
- 5+ years of experience as a high-volume Restaurant General Manager
- 2+ years of experience as a multi-unit Director of Restaurant Operations, strongly preferred
- A Bachelor's degree in hospitality management or similar, strongly preferred
- Sommelier, Cicerone, and / or BarSmarts certifications, strongly preferred
- Must be at least 21 years old
- Must have open availability
- Must have the ability to regularly work 50+ hours per week
- Must have a valid driver's license + sole access to a personal vehicle
A BIT ABOUT US:
Wooden Paddle is hybrid restaurant and catering company. Our focus is communal, wood-fired comfort food and artsy cocktails. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we take our food, drinks, and service extremely seriously.
And we're growing! We're opening up a 2nd restaurant in La Grange in early 2023, an event venue in mid 2023, and a rooftop bar in mid 2024. Opportunities for growth are everywhere here!