Restaurant General Manager

Job summary

The General Manager is responsible for leading the restaurant team, fostering a people-centered environment, and driving business performance. They will oversee daily operations, staff development, and ensure high standards of hospitality are maintained.

Job details

General Manager - Applebee’s Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar/Thrive Restaurant Group is looking for our next General Manager to join our team and help love people with food in the neighborhoods we serve. We want work to be an experience that encourages you to be your best natural self as you develop your potential, and help others do the same. We hope to inspire you to love hospitality, so that you develop into a people-centered leader equipped with the business knowledge and self-confidence to make a difference in every aspect of your life. We believe that everybody matters, wants to make a difference, and that the experience of work can enrich people and contribute to their flourishing in life. That belief is embodied in our invitation and lived out in our values and mindsets. What's in it for you? * Opportunity for growth and leadership development * Generous paid time off * Free shift meals and employee discounts * Robust health insurance package, some of which are 100% company paid * 401(k) with an employer matching contribution * Free & confidential Employee Assistance Program for Managers AND their families, including drastically reduced evaluations and free virtual therapy sessions * Relocation Assistance Program for those that qualify We'd like for you to have: * 2-3+ years of previous GM experience in casual dining preferred * 5+ years of full service restaurant management experience preferred * Experience teaching and training staff * Ability to deal with confidential information and/or issues using discretion and good judgment Thrive Restaurant Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and our Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina locations use E-Verify per state requirements. Background checks required for management level positions only.

What you’ll do

The General Manager is responsible for leading the restaurant team, fostering a people-centered environment, and driving business performance. They will oversee daily operations, staff development, and ensure high standards of hospitality are maintained.

Requirements

Candidates should have 5+ years of full-service restaurant management experience, with 2-3+ years specifically in a General Manager role preferred. Strong skills in staff training, leadership, and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion are required.

Benefits

• Growth and leadership development • Paid time off • Free shift meals • Employee discounts • Health insurance • 401(k) • Employee assistance program • Virtual therapy sessions • Relocation assistance

Listed skills

• Leadership · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Restaurant management
• Leadership
• Staff training
• Hospitality
• Business knowledge
• Decision making
• Communication
• Team development
• Confidentiality
• Restaurant Management
• Time Off Management
• Teaching
• Grilling
• Management
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Leadership Development
• Restaurant Operation

Job areas

• Hospitality
• Management & Leadership
• Food & Beverage
• Restaurant General Manager
• Restaurant / Food Service Manager
• Restaurant Managers
• Food Service Managers