General Manager

GeneralManager–Restaurant&Caf

Location:Cambridge,MA

Schedule:Onsite|Full-Time

Compensation:Approximately$100,000BaseSalary

ARestaurantLeadershipRoleWithaScheduleYouCanActuallyLiveWith

We are partnering with a well-established, high-volume restaurant group in Cambridge to hire an experienced GeneralManager to lead a unique all-day concept combining a bustling caf with a full-service lunch and dinner restaurant. And unlike many GM opportunities in hospitality, this role offers a schedule designed to provide some consistency:

• Sundays&Mondaysoff
• Primarily8:00AM–5:00PMshifts
• Onlyoneclosingshiftperweek,approximately3:00PM–11:00PM
• Majorholidaysareprotected
• FlexiblePTO

This is an opportunity for a proven restaurant leader who enjoys being on the floor, building strong teams, creating a great guest experience, and managing the details behind a successful operation.

The environment is fast-paced but highly stable, with a long-tenured management team and a strong emphasis on hospitality, quality, consistency, and culture.

PreviousGeneralManagerexperienceisrequired. We are looking for someone who has already successfully led a full-service restaurant and wants to find a long-term home where they can make an impact.

WhatYou’llDo

As General Manager, you will have ownership of the day-to-day operation while leading and developing the restaurant's management and front-of-house teams.

• Leaddailyoperationsacrosscaf,lunch,anddinnerservice
• Manage,coach,anddevelopalargefront-of-houseteamandsupportingmanagementstaff
• Overseescheduling,payroll,hiring,onboarding,training,andongoingdevelopment
• Maintainhighstandardsforhospitality,service,cleanliness,andoverallguestexperience
• Managehigh-volumeshiftswhileremainingcalm,organized,andvisibleonthefloor
• Overseeorderingandsupportinventoryandoperationalcontrols
• Managereservations,privateevents,andthird-partytakeout/deliveryoperations
• Monitorstaffinglevelsandadjustoperationsbasedondailyandseasonalvolume
• Partnerwithownershipandoperationsleadershiponsalesgoalsandbusinessperformance
• Createaccountabilitywhilemaintainingapositive,welcoming,team-orientedculture
• Identifyopportunitiestoimproveprocesses,service,andrestaurantoperations
• Developfutureleaderswithintheorganization

WhatWe’reLookingFor

Theidealcandidatewillbring:

• 2+yearsofGeneralManagerexperiencewithinafull-servicerestaurant
• Experiencemanagingahigh-volumerestaurantoperation
• Strongpeopleleadershipandteam-developmentskills
• Ahospitality-firstmentality
• Experiencemanagingmultipleserviceperiodsandoperatingstyles
• Strongattentiontodet

Benefits&Perks

• Approximately$100,000basesalary
• Healthinsurance,withthecompanycoveringapproximately50%ofthepremium
• Healthbenefitseligibilityafter90days
• FlexiblePTO,startingaroundtwoweekswithflexibilitybasedonexperience
• ThanksgivingandChristmasoff
• NotraditionalPTOblackoutperiods
• SundaysandMondaysoff
• Predominantlydaytimeschedule,withmostshiftsrunning8:00AM–5:00PM
• Onlyoneclosingshiftperweek,approximately3:00PM–11:00PM
• Parkingincluded
• Stable,long-tenuredleadershipteam
• Opportunityforlong-termgrowthastheorganizationexploresfuturelocationsandconcepts

WhyJoin?

This is a stable, established restaurant with a leadership team that believes strongly in taking care of its people. You’ll be joining an operation that values hospitality, personality, creativity, adaptability, and qualitywithoutthelate-nightschedulethatcomeswithmanyrestaurantleadershippositions.

If you're an experienced restaurant General Manager who thrives in a busy environment, loves building great teams, and wants a restaurant leadership career that still provides some predictability and work-life balance, we would love to connect.

We look forward to your application!