Restaurant General Manager

Do you love food? Do you care about the environment? What if I told you that you could have the best of both worlds if you join us at Clover! Clover is a fast casual restaurant group with one audacious goal – to make vegetables so irresistible that millions are inspired to reduce their meat consumption, resulting in a reversal of global warming. We currently operate 11 restaurants in the Boston area, a Commissary Kitchen in Cambridge, and a local Meal-Box delivery program. We take a one-of-a-kind approach to quick-serve meals. All our ingredients are sourced from local farms and businesses and are prepared using fine dining techniques into delicious and affordable meals without the help of freezers or microwaves.

We’re currently looking for a General Manager for our Sudbury, MA and Westford, MA restaurant kiosks within Whole Foods. This position is responsible for building and empowering a team to make beautiful food and developing meaningful relationships with the customers. You’ll lead a team of up to 10 Clover employees and be responsible for recruiting, team development, customer experience, and compliance to drive positive team performance.

This is a full-time salary role reporting to the Director of Restaurant Operations. This role must have reliable transportation and will be traveling between the two kiosks in Sudbury, MA (536 Boston Post Rd Sudbury, MA 01776) and Westford, MA (160 Littleton Rd Westford, MA 01886) equally.

Requirements

The GM is required to:

• Work closely with Certified Team Members and Team Members to provide the best possible service to guests
• Manage food cost and efficiencies aggressively
• Actively recruit, orient, train and develop all in store employees
• Execute all administrative duties specifically cost control for food and labor
• Manage promotions to help grow store sales and customer base
• Assist in monitoring operations and carrying out corrective actions
• Understand and follow all company policy and procedures
• Execute and serve the BEST tasting food
• Attend General Manager training classes and weekly Manager Meetings
• Join team in day-to-day restaurant duties
  
  

The Human Resources department may invite you to participate in a Practical Interview. This gives you the opportunity to interview us. Applicants experience the job hands on, get to know the staff and gain a better understanding of Clover culture. Additionally, we use face-to-face interaction as an opportunity to get to know you better.

REQUIREMENTS
The GM must have:

• 3-5 years’ experience working in restaurants
• Experience managing teams
• ServSafe, Allergen Awareness, and Chokesaver Certifications
• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead others
• Experience developing strong culinary teams
• Acute financial management skills
• A passion for food, a positive attitude and a willingness to work to high standards
• Able to stand for prolonged periods of time, and repeated walking, bending, stretching and occasional lifting (up to 50lbs), with or without reasonable accommodation
  
  

Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Clover Food Lab is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability or handicap, or veteran status.

Benefits

Some of the perks of working for Clover!

• Base pay is $60,000 - $65,000 depending on experience
• Eligible for quarterly bonus based on sales growth, labor budget, and other key performance indicators
• Full health, vision and dental benefits available to full-time benefit-eligible staff
• Eligible to participate in 401k Savings Plan after 1 year
• Company paid Life & Disability benefits
• Company paid Blue Bike Program membership
• Eligible for pre-tax commuter benefit
• Fitness Pay-Back Program
• Company paid Weekly CSA Farm Share Program
• Discount on Clover meals, apparel and shelf-stable groceries sold in our store
• Free cooking classes
• Free knife skills 101, 102, 103 classes