6 Qualities to Look Out For when Hiring a Restaurant Manager
As a restaurant owner, you may not be able to be at your restaurant all the time to take care of operations. Hiring a restaurant manager is your best choice to allow you to focus on other aspects of your restaurant, such as growth.
Here are 6 qualities of a restaurant manager you should look out for when hiring one.
- Personable. Great communication skills
- Problem solving ability
- Able to multitask
- Upbeat attitude
- Able to manage his/her own work life balance
- Physically fit
Personable. Great Communication Skills.
Communicating effectively with restaurant stakeholders, floor staff, kitchen staff and chefs is a major part of a restaurant manager’s job.
These communications may range from reminders, communicating feedback giving clear instructions and more. On top of having effective communication skills, a restaurant manager has to ensure that the team is on good terms with one another so that the restaurant team remains motivated and productive.
Problem Solving Ability
There is hardly a day where a restaurant does not face operational hiccups even with proper planning. A restaurant manager will face challenges that require them to think on their feet such as delays in ingredient delivery, problematic customers, or staffing shortages.
Able to Multitask
Dealing with unsatisfied customers, expediting an order, getting contractors to fix faulty equipment at a restaurant, maintaining inventory levels. These are just a few of the tasks a restaurant manager has to deal with almost every day.
Hence, having strong multitasking skills is an important trait to look out for when hiring a restaurant manager.
Upbeat Attitude
A restaurant manager’s work attitude will directly affect the morale and productivity of the team they are leading as they are a figure that other staff members look up to for leadership.
Hiring a restaurant manager with an upbeat attitude will surely uplift the morale of your restaurant staff which directly impacts diner happiness, restaurant productivity and in turn, your restaurant’s revenue.
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Ability to Manage His/Her Own Work Life Balance
With the demanding nature of a restaurant manager’s job, even the most motivated ones will burn out if they are not able to manage their own work life balance which will lead to loss of motivation, directly impacting his/her team.
As a restaurant owner, make sure that you are not overworking your restaurant staff or you will be faced with a low morale, unproductive team with high turnover.
Physically Fit
By being physically fit, it does not mean that your restaurant manager has to be an athlete. However, it does mean that they have to be in reasonably good health in order to withstand working in a fast paced environment for long hours.
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