Your day in the life will be managing mentoring and developing your professional team to ensure efficient operations throughout the Chicago and Wisconsin restaurants. The Director is responsible for creating and executing plans to elevate each restaurant and the leaders within it. This includes introducing and supporting new initiatives as well as ensuring high standards with respect to existing expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Overall responsibility for the operations in multiple full service  restaurants
• Ensure all food safety standards are met
• Proactively identify and implement action plans for areas for operational improvement
• Participate in developing and implementing policies and procedures
• Generate area sales growth by developing strategic short- and long-term marketing plans, ensuring the restaurants consistently deliver a positive guest experience, and executing local restaurant marketing initiatives.
• Constantly review operations and related reports to identify problems, concerns, and opportunities for improvement and implement solutions
• Accountability for and analysis of P&L results based on company goals, including achieving EBITDA targets
• Develop area succession plan by evaluating open opportunities, identifying, and assessing internal talent, and developing internal talent into restaurant leaders.
• Provide coaching and feedback to restaurant managers and assess performance on an ongoing basis.
• Partner with restaurant managers to set personal development goals in order to build their skills and abilities for career progression.
• Lead a positive team environment by recognizing and reinforcing individual and restaurant accomplishments
• Challenges and inspires restaurant management team to achieve business results
• Maintain a professional demeanor & appearance with a positive, attitude.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong leadership skills with a track record of effectively managing, mentoring, and developing leaders in a multi-unit role.
• Ability to work through others to ensure excellent operations through proper delegation, performance management, strategic planning, and communication to in-unit managers.
• Proficiency in leading others in the delivery of outstanding guest experience, culinary operations, labor scheduling, inventory management, restaurant marketing and restaurant P&L
• Excellent understanding and experience with full-service restaurants
• Excellent tenure and professional references
  
• Strong time management skills
• Skilled communicator with effective presentation skills