Front of House - Restaurant Manager

Demos' Restaurant is an established, independent family-owned restaurant group rooted deeply in tradition and quality. Founded in 1943 in Birmingham, Alabama, by Greek immigrant family members, Demos' prides itself on delivering exceptional food made with authentic ingredients, rich heritage dishes, and generous portions. Over the years, the restaurant has built a reputation for offering an outstanding dining experience focused on exceptional service, genuine hospitality, and value. The company's culture embraces respect, integrity, accountability, morality, humility, consistency, dependability, courage, dedication, and discipline, creating a welcoming environment for both customers and staff. Being part of the Demos' family means you are valued and supported in a service-driven, fast-paced, yet fun workplace where collaboration and leadership are highly encouraged.

The role of Restaurant Manager at Demos' Restaurant is pivotal in upholding the restaurant's high standards and maintaining a culture that delivers customer satisfaction and operational excellence. As a Restaurant Manager, you will work directly with the owners and serve as the leadership backbone of the store and its staff. Your responsibilities will encompass enforcing the restaurant's systems and standards, promoting sales through excellent customer service, maintaining organization, identifying wasteful practices, and ensuring safety compliance. Your leadership style will embody fairness, firmness, friendliness, and moral guidance, fostering an environment in which staff members feel supported and motivated.

This is a hands-on leadership position requiring someone dependable who follows through on their commitments, whether supervised or not. The Restaurant Manager must have excellent people skills, problem-solving ability, and a continuous drive to improve all aspects of the dining experience. Additionally, training, assisting, and disciplining staff will be part of the daily operations, as well as maintaining the physical appearance of the team and restaurant. Strategic planning skills are essential, as you will need to have contingency plans to address any challenges that arise. Employees at Demos' benefit from competitive compensation tied to performance, comprehensive management training, and a complete healthcare package. This role is ideal for someone with prior restaurant experience, especially in a high-volume, full-service environment, who shares a desire to serve others and maintain the high standards that Demos' is known for.