Front of House Restaurant Manager

Our client - a very successful Montreal restaurant group is currently recruiting for a Front of House Restaurant Manager for a new Restaurant Project.

They require the candidate to be Fully Bilingual in English and French with 10+ years of Montreal area Restaurant Management

Duties:

• Deliver the professional greeting of clients & visitors to the highest standards possible
• Implement safe working practices to ensure safety of both Staff & Customers
• Monitor the team’s performance promoting achievements & identifying weaker areas for improvement
• Ensure Timely seating & food delivery as well as proper attention from servers
• Ensuring a smooth dining & bar experience for the customers
• Oversee e-mail campaigns and promotions
• Help execute the FOH operational strategy including opening and closing duties, staff assignments
• Deal with all issues
• Help to ensure the Point of Sale system is operating effectively
• Identify staff issues & challenges, and recommend staffing changes
• Attend weekly management meetings with the Ownership group
• Help ensure all FOH team members have the tools necessary to perform their jobs in a safe, respectful, professional and focused manner
• Monitor all FOH team member assignments
• Serve as th Subject Matter Expertpoint of contact for all FOH team member issues, challenges, and difficulties
• Identify and communicate all disciplinary issues
• Ensure all front of house fixtures, furniture, and equipment are cleaned, maintained and operational
• Assist with the execution of special events, including tastings, festivals, and private parties
• Identify new ways to create and maintain a superior experience for guests and employees alike
• Ensuring superior restaurant service through training and management of all front of house staff.
• Establishes restaurant business plan by surveying restaurant demand
• Identifying and evaluating competitors
• Preparing financial and sales projections, analyses, and estimates.
• Preparing strategic and annual forecasts and budgets;
• Help develop and implementing marketing evaluating program results; identifying and tracking changing demands.
• Accomplishes restaurant and bar human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining management staff
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by tracking emerging trends in the restaurant industry
• Background in cost accounting, developing budgets, financial planning and strategy
• Experience in high volume restaurant sales environment

Salary: 60,000 to 65,000