Scorpion Bar Patriot Place - General Manager

Big Night Entertainment Group operates some of the hottest, cutting edge restaurants and nightclubs in New England such as Scorpion Bar, The Grand and Memoire. Fueled by driven, passionate people, Big Night is known for its consistent growth, cutting edge sophisticated design, superior cuisines and raising the bar in hospitality and service standards. Big Night is an employee focused company as recognized by our staff as the Boston Globe BEST place to work.

We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes team members with various backgrounds and experiences. We believe this enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout the community. All are encouraged to apply.

Big Night is always looking for talented, ambitious professionals to join our staff. If you have a passion for hospitality and a commitment to superior guest service, we want you to join our team today.

Big Night Entertainment Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

As a General Manager, a typical day might include the following:

• Directs all front of house operations
• Delivers revenues and profits by reviewing expenditures and providing appealing restaurant service; managing staff
• Maintains patron satisfaction and builds relationships with preferred patrons
• Accomplishes restaurant human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orientating, training, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining management and hourly staff; Cleary communicates job expectations; enforces policies and procedures
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy facility environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures; complies with health and legal regulations
• Delegates authority, assigns responsibilities and effectively manages subordinates. Takes responsibility for their growth and career path
• Establishes standards for personnel administration and performance, exceptional service to patrons, food selection and service
• Partners with Executive Chef and head chef to ensure corporation and effective communication between FOH and BOH
• Allocates funds, authorizes expenditures, and assists in planning budgets for departments
• Negotiates contracts with vendors
• Answers patrons' complaints and resolves problems
• Maintain all necessary license and permits
• Other duties as assigned
  

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manage 4-5 subordinate managers who in turn supervise a total of approximately 60-70 employees
• Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these employees
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
• Other supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
  

Skills/Qualifications

This job might be for you if you demonstrate the following abilities and meet the following qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in a high-volume, upscale food and beverage and/or club environment required
• High School Diploma required. Associate or Bachelor’s degree preferred
  

Required Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Designs work flows and procedures
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Develops alternative solutions
• Project Management - Develops project plans; Completes projects on time and budget
• Customer Service - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations; Responds promptly to customer needs
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives
• Visionary Leadership - Displays passion and optimism; Inspires respect and trust
• Change Management - Develops workable implementation plans; Builds commitment and overcomes resistance
• Delegation - Delegates work assignments; Matches the responsibility to the person; Sets expectations and monitors delegated activities; Provides recognition for results
• Managing People - Develops subordinates' skills and encourages growth; Fosters quality focus in others; Improves processes, products and services
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Contributes to profits and revenue; Develops and implements cost saving measures
• Ethics - Treats people with respect; inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports organization's goals and values
• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence
  

Physical Demands / Work Environment / Hours:

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential work functions.

• Workplace can have moderate to high stress levels
• May be required to lift or move up to 30 lbs using proper lifting techniques and withstand long hours on your feet in a fast-paced, high energy environment
• Non-typical office hours will be customary including evenings, weekends, and holidays