Restaurant Manager

About the role

Our Winning Family Starts With You! At Olive Garden, family is not just something, it is everything. To us, family is all about acceptance, support, and strength. At Olive Garden, “We’re All Family Here!” #MyOliveGardenFam

Responsibilities

• Report to the General Manager and are accountable for taking initiative, being people‑focused, and results‑oriented.
• Lead teams with a passion for service, a strong desire to win, and an ability to build relationships.

Schedule

• Restaurant Managers regularly work no more than 50 hours per week with 2 days off.
• Consistently enjoy one weekend off per month.

Pay

• Pay is variable by location.
• Restaurant Managers receive a competitive base salary and are eligible for quarterly bonuses.
• Weekly pay is provided.

Benefits

• Commitment to Quality of Life – Restaurant Managers regularly work no more than 50 hours per week with 2 days off.
• Consistently enjoy one weekend off per month.
• Vacation and Flex time (up to 3 weeks paid time off within the 1st year).
• Free Employee Assistance Program for work‑life balance support.
• Paternity and Maternity leave.
• Adoption Reimbursement Assistance.
• Paid time for the care of a family member (after 1 year of service).
• Career Advancement – Over 870 restaurants across the U.S. and Canada; significant, specific and ongoing training and development; 99% of General Managers and Directors of Operations promoted from within; Tuition reimbursement & student loans.
• Weekly Pay With Strong Benefits – Competitive base salary & quarterly bonus eligibility; Immediate eligibility for medical, dental and vision insurance; Company‑paid Short‑Term Disability and Life Insurance; Discounts at over 100,000 merchants (cell phones, daycare, clothes, etc.).
• State Benefits Overview (after one year of service): Company 401(k) with a match up to 120% on the first 6% of earnings; Company‑paid Retirement Plus Benefit of 1.5% of eligible salary to your 401(k) account; Darden Employee Stock Purchase program at 15% discount.
• Local Community Involvement – Donated more than 44 million pounds of food to provide hunger relief; $30.4 million in grants to team members through emergency assistance fund; $6.5 million donated to food banks across all 50 states.
• Safety & Sanitation – Commitment to safety of guests, team members, and managers; Covid‑19 protocols aligned with CDC guidelines.