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Northwestern Mutual · 1 day ago

Manager Restaurant

Milwaukee, WI Corporate

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$45K/yr - $84K/yr

4+ years exp

Northwestern Mutual is a company that focuses on client interests and is seeking a Manager for their Restaurant Division. The role involves managing restaurant operations, ensuring food safety and quality, supervising personnel, and overseeing financial decision-making related to food services.

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Responsibilities

Management responsibilities in the supervision of personnel including selection, training, coaching, performance evaluation, salary administration, records retention and compliance with all regulated, policy and contractual standards

Directly manages or coordinates and negotiates with other managers the purchasing, product handling, preparation and service of food items

Directly manages expense control of supplies, food, temp labor of the areas assigned. May have impact in other areas for similar expenses

Manages safe food handling practices of all assigned locations and staff to comply with regulatory standards

Responsible for sound financial decision-making of expense management in multiple areas, including labor hours, food expenses, uniforms, temporary staff utilization and other costs incurred in the variable services of the Restaurant

Continuously seeks to improve service and culinary product development to provide maximum value of the program

Performs special projects related to improvement of the Restaurant Division or the Company

Provides coverage as needed at various Restaurant locations and service hours

Participates in the Quality Assurance and Standards Program of the Restaurant Division to assure compliance relating to regulated standards and division policies. Recommends division training, quality improvements, measurement tools of critical control points, and other aspects of improved safety, infection control, sanitation and regulatory compliance

Responsible for the on-the-job training for new Restaurant employees

Responsible for the effective management of his/her staff to ensure compliance with NM's Affirmative Action Program

Qualification

Food Safety/ComplianceFoodBeverage KnowledgeCost AccountingTalent DevelopmentVendor ManagementTeamworkEffective CommunicationProject Management

Required

Bachelor's Degree with an emphasis in Hospitality, Business, Dietetics, Culinary Arts or Food Management and 4 years related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible work experience in a multi-faceted, large-volume food service operation

Three to five years of practical management experience working with skilled employees, entry level employees who require regular supervision and temporary employees who require short-term training and immediate direction

Five years management experience in a management role that requires knowledge in food service techniques, hiring, coaching, conducting formal performance reviews, making critical personnel and business decisions, developing budgets and analyzing costs

Required business knowledge includes Cost accounting as it relates to recipe development, purchasing, food production, and labor utilization, customer service techniques and practices in the hospitality industry, risk management, project management/leadership skills, planning, creative problem solving, management of diverse work groups, and management of operations with fluctuating demands

Ability to work as member of a management team

Effective human relation and oral and written communication skills are essential

Must have a track record of delivering high quality services and maintaining sound financial results of related expenses