General Manager in Boise, Idaho at Boise Barrell LLC

Cactus Restaurants is coming to Boise! We’re looking for a General Manager to lead the opening of our first Idaho location, planned for late winter/early spring. We got our start in Seattle, and we’re bringing the flavors and warm hospitality our guests know us for to a new community.

As our opening GM, you’ll help hire the people who will bring Cactus to life in Boise, coach them through training and opening, and set the standard for how the restaurant runs from day one. Once we’re open, you’ll lead the management team, own the restaurant’s financial and operational results, and build the kind of guest relationships that keep people coming back. You’ll report to the Multi-Unit Manager and work closely with the Chef.

What you’ll do

• Lead the opening. Partner with the Chef, Multi-Unit Manager, and corporate support teams to recruit and train the opening team, prepare the restaurant for service, and guide the team through opening and the weeks that follow.
• Build and develop your team. Give managers clear ownership of their responsibilities, coach them through regular feedback and weekly meetings, and develop supervisors and managers for their next roles. Oversee hourly hiring and training, and recognize great work along the way.
• Lead from the floor. Work a mix of shifts, including weekends and closing shifts. Use daily preshifts to prepare the team, coach in real time, and follow through when a guest experience needs attention.
• Own the restaurant’s financial results. Drive sales, manage labor and operating expenses, and oversee payroll, inventory, ordering, and daily accounting. Review results with your managers and partner with the Chef on kitchen financial performance.
• Set and uphold restaurant standards. Model Cactus’s purpose of Enabling Happiness & Ensuring Loyalty in how you lead and care for guests. Hold the team accountable for service, cleanliness, food safety, and safe operations, and work with our facilities team to keep the restaurant well maintained.
• Build relationships in Boise. Get to know your guests, local vendors, and neighbors as Cactus becomes part of the community.

• At least two years of restaurant management experience in a high-volume, full-service restaurant.
• A track record of coaching and developing teams, setting clear expectations, and following through.
• Experience analyzing financial reports, managing labor, and improving restaurant performance.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office and restaurant operating systems.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the role, including standing and moving throughout the restaurant for extended periods and lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Compensation

• Eligibility for quarterly and annual discretionary bonuses based on restaurant performance.

Benefits

• Cactus pays 90% of employee medical, dental, and vision premiums after 90 days of employment. Dependent and family coverage is available at the employee’s full cost.
• 17 days of paid time off per year, with higher accrual rates at tenure milestones.
• Free meals on shifts worked and 50% off when dining on a day off.

If you’d like to build a team from the ground up and give Boise guests a reason to make Cactus a regular stop, we’d love to hear from you.