Assistant General Manager at PURALIMA Cantina – Edina, Minnesota

PURALIMA Cantina™ is seeking a super talented Assistant General Manager to add to our team!

At PURALIMA Cantina, we've chosen to create connection and beauty through great food. Food that's made from scratch with care. Food that celebrates tradition using time-honored culinary methods. Food that can turn a bad day into a good one and make a good day that much better. Food that evokes emotions of delight, whether you're the one making it or the one enjoying it.

Position Overview:

As an Assistant General Manager, you will be in charge of the day to day operations creating an exceptional guest experience, and be a mentor to your crew. AGMs need to be masters of the FOH and BOH while understanding how to impact and enhance our people culture. At PURALIMA we are committed to growing our leaders from within and the Assistant General Manager role was created for those individuals that we believe have the potential to run their own PURALIMA someday.

Assistant General Manager Duties and Responsibilities:

• In charge of day to day operations and management of restaurant
• Create and maintain a culture where teammates have the opportunity to learn and grow
• Recruit, interview, and hire the right talent for PURALIMA, with a focus on finding and developing future leaders
• Recognize and reward excellent performance
• Quickly improve or remove low performers through coaching and documentation
• Motivate, inspire, and challenge team to consistently achieve and surpass company goals and standards
• Create an excellent guest experience through extreme attention to detail
• Connect and build relationships through the ability to resolve conflict in a prompt and professional manner
• Effectively communicate with restaurant team regarding changes to menu, policies, team member benefits, and more
• Control labor costs by writing and executing an effective schedule
• Understand how to build on restaurant sales through execution of company marketing tactics and promotional programs
• Live and represent the PURALIMA brand day in and out

Job Requirements:

• Minimum
1-2 years previous management/supervisory experience3 years customer service experienceAble to lift 50lbsAble to stand for long periods of time and work in fast-pace environmentFull-time availability with a flexible scheduleAble to work at least 50 hours per week
• Preferred
Management experience in the restaurant industryReliable transportationStrong organizational skillsAttention to detailDrive to grow and advance career with PURALIMA

PURALIMA Benefits

• Competitive wages
• Opportunity to grow and advance career
• Employee meals discounts

This job opportunity is for a position in a store owned and operated by an independent franchisee. Independently owned and operated, PURALIMA's franchise organizations determine their own compensation, benefits, hiring decisions and career programs which may vary from company-owned locations