Assistant General Manager

@ GoodwinRecruiting
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Assistant General Manager

Nashville, TN
Posted 4 days ago

About the job

We operate a busy Nashville restaurant and entertainment venue. The Assistant GM supports daily food, beverage, service, entertainment, and event operations in a leadership role.

Requirements

  • 5+ years restaurant management
  • Leadership experience
  • Food and beverage knowledge
  • Financial performance understanding
  • Team development skills

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s in Hospitality or related
  • Food safety certification
  • Strong communication skills
  • Experience with nightlife and events
  • Ability to thrive under pressure

Full job description

We are seeking an experienced Assistant General Manager for a high-volume, multi-level restaurant and entertainment venue in Nashville. This is a hands-on leadership role supporting daily operations across food, beverage, service, entertainment, and events.


The ideal candidate is a strong floor leader who can develop teams, maintain high operating standards, support financial performance, and thrive in a fast-paced, high-energy environment.


Responsibilities

  • Support daily food, beverage, and bar operations with a strong presence during peak business periods.
  • Lead service execution and maintain high standards for hospitality and guest experience.
  • Participate in hiring, training, coaching, scheduling, and performance management.
  • Support financial performance, including sales, labor, food and beverage costs, inventory, budgets, and profitability.
  • Monitor operating results and help implement improvements.
  • Maintain standards across service, cleanliness, atmosphere, and facility presentation.
  • Support inventory controls, purchasing, vendor relationships, and cost management.
  • Coordinate effectively with culinary, events, entertainment, nightlife, security, and other venue leaders.
  • Partner with events and sales teams to support successful execution of private events and special functions.
  • Ensure compliance with food safety, alcohol service, workplace safety, and applicable regulations.
  • Support the development of a strong, accountable management team.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of high-volume restaurant management experience.
  • Proven leadership experience within a significant food and beverage operation.
  • Strong food, beverage, and bar operational knowledge.
  • Solid understanding of financial performance, labor, cost controls, inventory, and profitability.
  • Proven ability to train, coach, and develop teams.
  • Strong floor presence and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
  • Strong communication, judgment, organization, and conflict-resolution skills.
  • Experience with high-volume bars, live entertainment, nightlife, private events, or similarly complex hospitality environments strongly preferred.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
  • Food safety and responsible alcohol-service certification.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive base salary
  • Profit sharing
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Employee dining benefits
  • Long-term growth opportunities


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