Manager

Max Hospitality has been dedicated to providing a great dining experience while delivering high quality food. We strive to meet and exceed customer expectations while creating seasonal dishes to stay ahead of the competitive market. We seek employees who believe in our mission and want to be a part of an ever growing restaurant group. The ideal candidate will bring a creative outlook, team player attitude and be passionate about the work they do within our restaurants. If this sounds like a place you would want to work, we invite you to apply to the Max Family.

Max’s Trumbull Kitchen is a stylish and eclectic restaurant located in the heart of downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Under the umbrella of Max Hospitality, we’ve been providing high-quality and innovative dining experiences since 2001.

At Max’s Trumbull Kitchen, we take pride in offering a diverse menu that combines flavors from different cultures with a focus on the influence of Mexican cuisine and agave spirits. Our chefs use high quality, fresh ingredients to create inventive and unique dishes that emphasize intense flavors and satisfying textures, best enjoyed with one of the 100 tequilas offered at the restaurant.

This candidate will be tasked with following established guidelines, procedures, and policies for food and beverage safety controls as prescribed by company standards. He or she will interact with guests and staff in a cordial, efficient, and professional manner. Restaurant Managers are responsible for handling guest issues, deposits and following cash out procedures. In addition, the manager will have authority to QSA items to ensure a world class dining experience. Ability to drive sales, understand Togo orders, third party delivery systems, Toast, and OpenTable are preferred.

Mangers will train other staff, assist in interviewing and hiring staff as needed and be expected to be engaging with our guests while providing a great dining experience. Lead weekly manager meetings, assist the Managing Partner/GM with inventory, reporting and premeal daily meetings.

The ideal candidate for this position has at least two years of experience in a restaurant setting. Wine and tequila knowledge is preferred. He or she has previous experience handling money and operating point-of-sales (POS) and credit/debit card processing systems and can work a 50 hour work week of five days on and 2 days off.

• Recent experience in a supervisor or management role in a restaurant setting
• Ability to work well under pressure and in a high volume environment
• Success leading a team to success; providing coaching, stepping in to help staff as needed
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Great time management, professional behavior are all required for this position.
• Candidate will become knowledgeable of all dishes and drinks, maintaining allergen concerns.
• Candidate will need to be ServSafe/Tips certified within 90 days of hire.
• A personable attitude with the ability to work in a high energy, fast paced environment is key to being successful. If you have a passion for great food, enjoy being around people and want to provide an overall world class dining experience, we want to talk to you.

Benefits:

• 401(k) with matching dollars up to 4%
• Medical, Dental & Vision insurance (50% of premiums covered by employer)
• Disability Insurance 100% Paid by Employer
• FSA, Life, Accident, Critical Illness, Pet Insurance all offered
• Monthly food allowance, free shift meal
• Flexible schedule, schedule is five ten hour shifts, two days off (days, night, weekends)
• Paid time off; start accruing PTO on day one
• Career Growth

Diversity creates a healthy atmosphere: Max Hospitality is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.