Restaurant Assistant Manager

Description

Primos Cafe is a Mississippi restaurant tradition started by Angelo Pop Primos a Greek immigrant baker. Started in the 1920s Primos Cafe has been synonymous with great quality Southern food and friendly restaurant service for more than 90 years. We welcome you to be a part of the tradition!

Job Summary
The Assistant Manager will assists in the restaurant operations for a specific PRIMOS location. Started in the 1920s Primos Cafe has expanded to now having 3 locations (Flowood Ridgeland Madison) in the greater Jackson area. As a member of the management team the Assistant Manager assists in providing direction and motivation to the hourly partners ensures execution of all job responsibilities for all employees to provide our guests with an exceptional PRIMOS Experience and exceptional product quality. Primos managers value training and adheres to the PRIMOS training systems and helps to protect the brand by maintaining a sanitary safe respectful efficient and quality work environment while effectively managing operational/product costs.
The Assistant Manager serves as a role model and consistently models behaviors that align with the PRIMOS Beliefs and Philosophy for Service treating all people with courtesy and respect. Primos is seeking reliable independent thinkers with the capability of good decisionmaking while creating a culture of empowerment and fun in caring for our guests while ensuring profitability and operational excellence are maintained.

Job Responsibilities:

Job responsibilities include:

• Providing leadership to employees
• Performance management
• Building sales by focusing the staff on brand image and excellence adhering to PRIMOS Experience service standards and actions to enhance the guests perception of the restaurant.
• Must conduct employment activities to include staffing (hire/separation responsibilities) scheduling training recognition and conducting performance reviews (P.E.P. Talks) with all hourly partners as well as recommend appropriate salary increases.
• Associate Manager must address performance issues and document corrective actions to ensure the restaurants compliance to productivity and service standards by assisting developing and maintaining a sufficient number of shiftleads in addition to welltrained productive employees.

Operational Excellence
Ensures that all PRIMOS Experience standards and operational systems are executed properly in a sanitary clean safe and friendly environment according to all PRIMOS established procedures. All menu items are prepared accurately portioned and presented properly in a sanitary clean and safe manner according to all established procedures standards and specifications. Required under certain circumstances to perform/assist all stations/functions for all positions in the restaurant.

Physical Requirements include but not limited to:

• Extensive standing without breaks exposure to heat smoke and cold reaching heights of approximately six feet and depths of approximately three ft.
• Must have high level of mobility/flexibility in space provided for periods of up to eight hours or longer as needed
• Able to work irregular hours under heavy pressure/stress during busy times
• Bending reaching and walking
• Effective communication with guests
• Carry trays of food products weighing approximately 20 lbs. for distances of up to 60 ft and lift up to 50 pounds.

Benefits:

• Medical Dental Vision
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Pay
• Company Paid Life

Experience Required:
At least two years prior restaurant managerial experience
Primos Caf is part of MMI Hospitality Group a company steeped deep in southern hospitality. Please apply today if you are interested in joining a company with roots reaching back over 65 years in the hospitality industry. Click here to see the excellent benefits offered by MMI.

MMI Hospitality Group and Primos Cafe are an Equal Opportunity Employer
Primos Cafe is a drugfree workplace.