Restaurant Manager

About the role

This is a full-scope restaurant leadership role where you are responsible for delivering an exceptional guest experience while leading all aspects of the operation during your shift — front of house, back of house, team performance, and execution. Nudy’s is a family-owned, growing restaurant group with 15 locations across Chester, Montgomery, and Delaware Counties — and expanding toward 25 units. Known for warm, welcoming hospitality, consistent high-quality food, a loyal returning guest base, and efficient, fast-paced service (30‑minute experience), Nudy’s believes success comes from hospitality, strong standards, consistent execution, and genuine care for guests and team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Restaurant Experience: be present in the dining room during peak hours, create a welcoming, engaging environment for every guest, ensure service is warm, attentive, and efficient.
• Oversee the Full Operation: act as manager on duty, guide both front‑of‑house and back‑of‑house teams, ensure smooth, coordinated execution from kitchen to dining room.
• Drive Service & Performance: maintain the 30‑minute guest experience standard, support strong pacing, communication, and teamwork, ensure food is prepared and delivered efficiently and accurately.
• Develop and Support Your Team: lead daily pre‑shift meetings and communication, coach, guide, and support team members, provide clear expectations and consistent follow‑through, address performance issues with professionalism and care.
• Maintain Food Safety & Cleanliness Standards: complete daily line checks and temperature logs, ensure all food safety and sanitation standards are met, keep the restaurant guest‑ready at all times.
• Support Daily Business Operations: assist with inventory and product management, handle cash reconciliation and daily reporting, coordinate staffing flow, breaks, and shift execution.

Requirements

Required:

• 3–5+ years of restaurant leadership experience
• Experience working in both dining room and kitchen environments
• Ability to lead a shift with confidence and accountability
• Strong understanding of guest experience and service flow, team leadership and coaching, food safety and cleanliness standards

Qualifications

Preferred:

• ServSafe Manager Certification (or ability to obtain within 30 days)
• Experience in high‑volume breakfast, brunch, or casual dining environments

Benefits

• Health insurance (company‑paid medical)
• Dental insurance
• Opportunity for advancement (clear growth path: RM → AGM → GM → Multi‑Unit)
• Paid time off (PTO, sick time, bereavement leave)
• Training & development
• 401(k) with company match
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Flexible schedule (daytime only)
• Free food & snacks

Pay

$55,000 base salary with $5,000 bonus potential.