
Restaurant Operations Manager
I am looking for a Restaurant Operations Manager to join my client in the center of Lisbon.
Do you have a passion for fast paced restaurants then this is the role for you!
The Role
- Demonstrate financial comprehension of the café’s budget and P&L.
- Serve as a mentor and coach, developing hourly staff into brand ambassadors and industry-leading customer service stewards.
- Manage labor schedules in alignment with the café’s budget and forecast models.
- Successfully run a department and/or cost center.
- Partner across all departments to support consistent execution of systems and processes, ensuring products and services meet brand standards.
- Support senior management in building a highly functional, motivated team that shares a common vision and values.
- Execute established brand standards within retail operations, and identify opportunities to grow retail sales through staff and guest interaction.
- Foster a customer-first environment where all team members prioritize guest satisfaction in every situation.
- Execute and exceed established guest satisfaction standards as measured by objective ranking systems.
- Observe and uphold service standards to ensure guest expectations are consistently met.
- Engage with guests regarding current and past music, enhancing the guest experience.
- Support senior management in attracting and retaining top talent, placing individuals in roles that leverage their skills for maximum impact.
- Define clear goals and expectations for team members, using performance review tools to hold the team accountable.
- Support staff development and advancement through well-defined career paths.
- Serve as a Learning Coach, developing, implementing, and executing learning and development programs to drive continuous improvement and employee retention.
- Maintain a self-motivated approach to personal and professional growth.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in an operations management role within a high-volume, casual-themed, full-service restaurant.
- Ability to bring innovative ideas to the team.
- Genuine enthusiasm and aptitude for serving people.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong business acumen and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas and present information effectively to various stakeholders.
- Fluency in English required; multiple language abilities a plus.
- Must be able to perform job functions with reasonable accommodation.
- Start: ASAP
- Duration: Full time
- Rate: €28k - 30k per year + /
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa e Vale do Tejo, Portugal
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Management
- Recruiter: COREcruitment
- Tel: +31202620088
- Email: to view click here
- Reference: EP999901889
- Posted: 2025-06-30 17:07:27 -
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