Olive Garden Restaurant Manager (Watertown, NY)

Company Description
Olive Garden is a family of local restaurants that is the leader in the highly competitive Italian segment of casual dining. The company currently operates over 650 restaurants in the United States and Canada. We employ over 77,000 and our sales exceeded 3.1 Billion in fiscal year 2008. Olive Garden is one of four restaurant divisions of Darden Restaurants, Inc. headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Darden Restaurants, Inc. operates six distinct restaurant concepts, including Olive Garden, Red Lobster, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Capital Grille and Seasons 52. In fiscal year 2008, annual sales for Darden Restaurants, Inc. totaled more than 6.63 Billion. Darden Restaurants, Inc. is the largest publicly traded casual dining company in the world, and is a Fortune 500 company.

Job Description

Watertown, NY 13601

When you're here, you're Family.

It makes sense. It's at the heart of what we call Hospitaliano!- 100% guest delight. We want our guests to feel at home. We only meet this goal as well as we do by ensuring that our employees feel at home. While the concept is simple, we invest a great deal towards fulfilling it.

At Olive Garden, you will find a strong commitment to diversity in the workplace, generous benefits, excellent training programs, and a competitive salary. And these are just starting points...bottom line, we want you to be confident and comfortable with everything you do here.

We are looking for committed professionals who will take full advantage of what we offer. Being an Olive Garden Manager is hard work, but it is a rewarding challenge. When you join the Olive Garden family, you'll impact everything we do. You'll make decisions that make a big difference. And you'll enjoy big rewards.

As an Olive Garden Manager, you will drive our long-term success by creating an environment that combines the passion for Italian cooking with the warmth of genuine Italian hospitality. If you have 2-3 years of full-service/casual dining management experience, don't miss the opportunity of a lifetime to join the leading Italian restaurant company in the casual dining industry!

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When you're a Manager at Olive Garden, You're Family
This is more than a phrase. It's an expression of the spirit at Olive Garden we call Hospitaliano! - our passion for 100% guest delight. We want our guests to feel at home. So we invest a great deal in our restaurant managers, team members and in a positive work environment. Here, management truly listens and cares. We provide an extensive amount of training for our restaurant managers - known as the best in the industry. Being an Olive Garden Manager is a great opportunity to expand your management skill set.

At Olive Garden, you will find a strong commitment to diversity in the workplace, generous benefits, excellent training programs, and a competitive salary. And these are just starting points. Bottom line, we want you to be confident and comfortable with everything you do here.

We're looking for committed professionals who will take full advantage of what we offer. Being an Olive Garden Restaurant Manager is challenging, but rewarding work. When you join the Olive Garden family, you'll impact everything we do. You'll make decisions that make a big difference. And you'll enjoy big rewards.

As an Olive Garden Manager, you will drive our long-term success by creating an environment that combines the passion for Italian cooking with the warmth of genuine Italian hospitality. We offer a full range of rewards including a competitive salary, and generous benefits, a few of which are listed below:

  • Retirement benefit - 100% company paid Retirement Program, fully vested 5 years after your first anniversary

  • 401(k) retirement plan you can start from day one, with company
    match up to 6%, with 25%-120% match in Darden stock

  • Graduating vacation plan up to 3/4/5 weeks after 5/10/15 years of service

  • Full medical and dental coverage, including prescription drug card
    discount program

  • Term life insurance up to 6X your annual salary

  • Ongoing training and development opportunities

Olive Garden Restaurant Managers enjoy a fast-paced environment wearing many hats. There are three primary roles:

SERVICE MANAGER: Deliver outstanding 100% guest delight service. Ensure the hiring and retention of best Service Team employees through continual training, motivation and development on 100% guest delight service standards. Regularly measure and evaluate service standards by using various feedback tools, and develop and implement plans for continuous service improvements. Create an atmosphere in the restaurant that builds energy, vitality, and fun.

SALES MANAGER: Build check averages and add-on sales with a particular emphasis on the sale of wine and alcoholic beverages. Provide leadership to achieve those goals while operating safely, legally, and ethically. Ensure ongoing sales skill and product knowledge development of managers and Service Team employees in the areas of food and beverages. Ensure the hiring and retention of best Service Team employees through continual training, motivation, and development. Create an atmosphere in the restaurant that builds energy, vitality, and fun.

CULINARY MANAGER: Lead and ensure the consistent planning, production, preparation, and prompt delivery of hot, attractive, great-tasting Italian food. Direct the operational efficiency and profitability of all culinary operations. Hire the best Culinary Team employees. Train and retain new and experienced employees and continually develop them in their technical cooking skills, food preparation, food safety, and sanitation knowledge. Create an atmosphere in the restaurant that builds energy, vitality, and fun.

Job Requirements:
As an Olive Garden Manager, you will drive our long-term success by creating an environment that combines the passion for Italian cooking with the warmth of genuine Italian hospitality. If you have 2-3 years of full-service/casual dining management experience, don't miss the opportunity of a lifetime to join the leading Italian restaurant company in the casual dining industry!