Restaurant General Manager

Primos Cafe is a Mississippi restaurant tradition started by Angelo "Pop" Primos, a Greek immigrant baker. Started in the 1920's, 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 General Manager will assist in the restaurant operations for a specific PRIMOS location. Started in the 1920's, Primos Cafe has expanded to now having 3 locations (Flowood, Ridgeland, Madison) in the greater Jackson area.
The General Manager provides direction and motivation to the associate management team and hourly partners to ensure effective execution of all of responsibilities for all restaurant positions, and the delegates the completion of chores and responsibilities as needed, to provide our guests with an exceptional PRIMOS Experience and exceptional product quality. The General Manager position is key to ensuring that operational excellence is maintained, including a sanitary, safe, respectful, efficient, and quality work environment while effectively managing operational/product costs.
The General Manager models professional behavior and treats all people with courtesy and respect. Primos is looking for reliable, independent thinkers and good decision-makers to create a culture of empowerment and fun in caring for our guests while ensuring profitability and operational excellence are maintained.

Job Responsibilities:

• Possess effective writing skills in the use of e-mail and documentation of team performance
• Must proactively serve as an ambassador for PRIMOS restaurants both within the restaurant and the community through a consistent positive representation of our PRIMOS culture with respect and care for others
• Duties include building sales by focusing the staff on image and PRIMOS Experience service standards and actions to enhance the guest s perception of the restaurant
• 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
• Assists the restaurant team to achieve planned profit levels while providing our guests with an exceptional PRIMOS Experience
• Responsible for the acquisition, the development, performance management and training of hourly partners
• Adheres to the PRIMOS standards for interviewing, on-boarding and training
• Involves other members of the management team in the process
• Ensures the restaurant s compliance to productivity and service standards by developing and maintaining a sufficient number of trainers, shift leads and well-trained, productive hourly partners
• Conducts employment activities to include staffing (hire/separation responsibilities), scheduling, training, and conducting performance reviews with all hourly partners, as well as recommending salary increases and issuing corrective actions.
• Ensures proper management of the facility and equipment through preventive maintenance, energy conservation, repairs, security measures, and adherence to safety and sanitation requirements
• Required under certain circumstances to perform/assist all stations/functions for all positions in the restaurant.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Must possess excellent communication skills with team members and guest, supervisory skills, guest service skills, and computer literacy
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office Software
• Operating FOH P.O.S. System
• Operating BOH systems

Primos is part of MMI Hospitalty 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 drug-free workplace.