Restaurant General Manager - Atlanta Market

Salata is a fresh Mediterranean-inspired fast-casual restaurant chain that focuses on customizable salads, wraps, and bowls made with high-quality ingredients. Known for its commitment to healthy dining options and exceptional customer service, Salata has established itself as a prominent player in the fast-casual dining market, with locations across various regions. The company prides itself on creating a rewarding and dynamic work environment where team members are empowered to grow professionally and personally. Salata emphasizes innovation, quality, and guest satisfaction, making it an appealing restaurant brand for employees and customers alike.

The role of a General Manager at Salata is multifaceted and crucial to the success of every restaurant location. General Managers act as chefs, bankers, trainers, schedulers, administrators, and leaders. They are responsible for assembling and leading restaurant teams, overseeing all aspects of daily operations, and ensuring the highest level of food quality and guest satisfaction. This includes managing, training, and scheduling all staff members as well as supervising restaurant administration functions such as financial reporting, banking, and operational systems. The General Manager also plays an integral role in representing the company professionally and maintaining excellent customer service standards.

This position demands keen attention to detail, superior organizational skills, and a positive attitude to ensure the restaurant runs smoothly and exceeds customer expectations. The General Manager must have a strong background in management with experience in hiring, financial oversight, and operational leadership preferred. Open availability is required, including willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays to provide support and oversight whenever the business needs it. The physical demands of the role include standing for prolonged periods and the ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

The General Manager’s daily responsibilities include generating weekly schedules to manage labor cost effectively, overseeing money transactions and bank deposits, recruiting and training new employees, resolving employee issues in compliance with company policies, conducting performance management tasks such as staff evaluations and corrective actions, and coordinating food orders aligned with company goals. The role requires constant monitoring of personnel to ensure adherence to appearance, uniform policies, quality control, and customer service standards.

Salata is committed to being an equal employment opportunity employer. The company values diversity and inclusiveness within its workforce, aiming to create a supportive and engaging workplace culture where all employees are respected and given opportunities to advance. Working as a General Manager at Salata offers a unique opportunity to take on a leadership role within a growing restaurant brand that values operational excellence and guest satisfaction. This position offers an exciting chance to contribute to the success of a vibrant fast-casual concept, with the potential for career growth and development within the company.