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FOH Casual Restaurant Manager

Gecko Hospitality
North Canton, OH Full Time
POSTED ON 6/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/25/2026

The role

We’re looking for a Restaurant Manager who brings energy, leadership, and a passion for creating exceptional guest experiences. In this role, you’ll primarily lead front-of-house operations, support and develop your team, and help deliver the warm, welcoming atmosphere our guests expect. This position reports to the General Manager.


What you’ll do

  • Lead daily restaurant operations, ensuring high standards of service, quality, and efficiency
  • Drive sales and uphold operational and service standards across the restaurant
  • Maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for both guests and team members
  • Uphold and model safe food-handling and operational practices
  • Support the hiring, training, and development of all team members
  • Step in where needed and take on additional responsibilities as part of a collaborative leadership team


How you’ll thrive

  • Take initiative and look for ways to improve in your daily work
  • Put the team first, stay open to feedback, and lead with respect
  • Communicate thoughtfully and navigate situations with good judgment

What you’ll need

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Previous management experience in family or casual dining preferred
  • ServSafe Food Manager Certification preferred
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
  • Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and remain on your feet for extended periods


Competitive pay

$50,000 - $62,000 based on experience, with a clear path as your impact grows.

Benefits package

Medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401(k) with company match.


Company Description
Since 2000, Gecko Hospitality and its dedicated Franchise Partners and Recruiters throughout the United States have been pioneers in the hospitality recruiting industry. The value that Gecko Hospitality provides to its Clientele is evident in the advanced networking and technology skills our professional recruiters possess in identifying qualified restaurant professionals. Voted Forbes best recruitment firm since 2018.

Our national network consists of 37 regional offices that are driven to meet the needs of the hospitality industry. In addition, Gecko Hospitality offers the largest selection of hospitality jobs, restaurant jobs, hotel jobs, resort jobs and club management jobs online. Our specialized, hospitality-focused team covers all 50 states and Canada with over 80 Franchise Partners and recruiters. Gecko Hospitality was founded on providing the finest restaurant jobs nationwide to the highest performing candidates. More importantly, our Franchise Partners and recruiters began their careers in hospitality and there is no finer training ground for recruiting than real life experience.

At Gecko Hospitality, we are passionate about making sure that every member of our recruiting team is familiar with our philosophies. In the same way that we learn about people when developing relationships and friendships, we want our people to have a sense of Gecko Hospitality's values and insight into our company's "personality." With this insight comes a greater understanding of how values "fit" with Gecko Hospitality's values, why we do things the way we do as well as providing a basis for making decisions that are appropriate to those values. We all play a part in keeping these traditions and philosophies alive.

We want every member of our recruiting team to understand that we are only as good as how well we follow these philosophies on an every day basis. Gecko Hospitality is all about achieving results by being motivated. This motivation to achieve results comes from within. No one can motivate us, nor can we motivate anyone else. As leaders, all that we can do is provide an environment where people motivate themselves to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Along with this philosophy, each team member possesses the following traits for which we are proud: honesty, integrity, desire, determination, listening skills, rapid learning, responding in a timely manner, effective communication skills, thoroughness, empathy, compassion, and most of all we want every team member to have a strong work ethic that motivates them to produce superior results both for our candidates and for our Clients.

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