General Manager

Company: Eight Row
Location: Seattle
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

we're seeking a highly-experienced FOH managerwe're Eight Row, and we've been open since August of 2019. we're a Pan-American restaurant located in the heart of Green Lake, and we're excited to find folks who want to come and do great things! we LOVE food and are PASSIONATE for service + hospitality. -through March of 2020, we were a good restaurant becoming a GREAT one. and a lot has happened since then! we are thankful to have stayed open through all 2020 had to throw at us. - in order to keep providing our guests with GREAT service and food + beverage, we're in need of someone to help lead our team! you'll train with our current GM, who is eventually moving on to different projects. this will be a salaried position. -here are some loose qualifications:- love food- love hospitality- give 10/10 everyday and strive for 11/10- excellent knowledge of fine dining standards- excellent knowledge of bar/beverage and wine- genuine 'people' skills (aka hospitality-oriented)- flexible, ready for anything, loves learning and moving fast- reliable, punctual, honest- empathetic, team-oriented- professional!- experience with PlateIQ, Xero, Homebase, Tock, ADP, Square ... highly preferred!- experience in LEADERSHIP (e.g. LEADING PEOPLE / encouraging / coaching / teaching)- experience with adversity and trials- a fiend for greatness!this role will require many hats, but don't worry! you'll be trained accordingly. we appreciate the folks who have a lot of experience working many FOH roles (host, server, barback, food runner, bartender, etc. etc.) in ADDITION to manager experience. it is important to know about the roles you'll be leading. if you're a sommelier, an experienced bartender looking to move-up, or have other shift-lead type experience, you still might be great ! general manager is a big job, so experience as a GM or AGM is definitely preferred. but, hey! ya never know. even without these titles in the past, you might be just the fit!this role will be salaried ($70-80k). benefits will be offered after 30 days employment. this job requires both back-end work (aka office work, working with reps, etc.) AND on-the-floor work! we don't have anyone who just sits in the office (and even if we had time for that? we couldn't, because we love serving people so much!) anyway, expect about 50 hours a week, but again: flexibility is key! we can chat more about scheduling in the interview. needless to say, a full availability is required. be prepared to tell us about your experience with both sides of the job: administrative and guest-facing.last, this is a family restaurant, and it is the first of [hopefully] SO many. know that we're looking especially for folks who are interested in the long-term, the big picture! we absolutely want team members AND guests to not only FEEL like family, but actually become that.so, for those of you who are still interested, please send:(1) your resume, (2) references AND (3) a brief paragraph about WHY you love hospitality, restaurants, food, serving others, or the like. being great in this business takes a lot of things! and we want to know YOUR REASONS 'WHY'.looking forward to meeting you!

Keywords: Eight Row, Seattle , General Manager, Executive , Seattle, Washington