Restaurant General Manager
Chelsea
Restaurant General Manager
Full Time • Chelsea
Benefits:
- Training & development
- 401(k)
- Bonus based on performance
- Competitive salary
- Flexible schedule
General Manager – Huddle House
Lead a Restaurant. Build a Team. Make an Impact.
Ready to take the next step in your restaurant leadership career?
Huddle House is growing rapidly across the Southeast, and we’re looking for experienced General Managers who are ready to lead great teams, deliver outstanding guest experiences, and grow with us.
As a General Manager, you won’t just run a restaurant—you’ll have the opportunity to build a strong team, create a welcoming environment for your community, and drive the success of your business.
If you’re a hands-on leader who loves developing people, delivering results, and creating a restaurant guests want to come back to, we want to meet you.
Why Join Huddle House?
We believe great leaders deserve great opportunities. Our General Managers enjoy:
- Competitive pay + quarterly bonus potential
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and more
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid Time Off
- Flexible scheduling
Our Purpose
There’s something different about Huddle House. Our restaurants are more than places to grab a meal—they’re gathering places where team members know their guests and become part of the communities they serve.
Our purpose captures what we do every day:
Bringing Friends and Families Together, Over Delicious Food, Served from the Heart.
Our Guiding Principles
How we lead matters. Our teams are:
- Excellence Obsessed
- Service Driven
- People First
- Passion Fueled
- Accountability Focused
The Opportunity
As a General Manager, you’ll take ownership of the overall success of your restaurant. Reporting to the District Manager, you’ll lead Assistant Managers, Shift Leaders, and Team Members while creating a culture focused on hospitality, accountability, teamwork, and results.
You’ll be responsible for developing your people, delivering a great guest experience, managing restaurant performance, and ensuring your restaurant consistently meets Huddle House standards.
What You’ll Do
- Recruit, hire, train, develop, and retain a high-performing restaurant team.
- Build a strong talent bench to support future growth.
- Create an engaging, positive workplace where Team Members can succeed.
- Coach and motivate Assistant Managers, Shift Leaders, and Team Members to reach their full potential.
- Deliver an outstanding guest experience through exceptional food, hospitality, and service.
- Lead daily restaurant operations while maintaining high standards for quality, cleanliness, safety, and speed of service.
- Execute local and national marketing initiatives and promotional programs.
- Manage scheduling, labor, inventory, food costs, and other controllable expenses.
- Review restaurant financial performance, including preliminary P&Ls, and partner with your District Manager to identify opportunities.
- Ensure equipment and restaurant facilities are properly maintained.
- Conduct team meetings and communicate operational priorities clearly.
- Ensure required HR, payroll, onboarding, performance, and employee documentation is completed accurately and on time.
- Maintain compliance with company HR, food safety, sanitation, security, and operational policies.
- Lead from the front by demonstrating strong knowledge of restaurant operations, systems, and technology.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for leaders who know how to run the business while taking care of their people.
Successful candidates will have:
- 3–5 years of restaurant management experience, preferably in quick-service, fast-food, or a similar high-volume restaurant environment
- Experience leading and developing restaurant teams
- Strong financial and analytical skills, including budgeting, scheduling, labor management, and P&L management
- Current ServSafe Certification
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong leadership and conflict-resolution abilities
- The ability to make sound decisions in a fast-paced environment
- A high sense of urgency and strong accountability
- Excellent organizational, planning, and time-management skills
- A self-motivated, hands-on leadership style
- Reliable transportation and a reliable method of communication
Physical Requirements
This position requires the ability to:
- Stand for extended periods
- Work in a fast-paced restaurant environment and around high temperatures
- Work effectively with others in close quarters
- Lift up to 50 pounds comfortably
- Work with various cleaning products
- Maintain quality, accuracy, and speed during high-volume periods
- Perform all essential duties of the position as required
This Is Your House. Your Kitchen.
At Huddle House, our guests are at the center of everything we do. Whether they’re stopping in before work, meeting friends for breakfast, or sitting down for a meal with family, we want them to feel comfortable, welcomed, and at home.
As a General Manager, you set the tone. You bring our brand to life through your leadership, your team, and the experience you create for every guest who walks through the door.
Ready to lead, grow, and make an impact in your community? Join Huddle House and build something you can be proud of.
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Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the position. It is intended to reflect the principal job elements necessary for evaluating job performance, employee development, and compensation. Employees may perform other duties and responsibilities as required.
Compensation: $45,000-$65,000 Salary Range
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
HUDDLE HOUSE is a unique member of the communities it serves. The bonds created between our team members and our customers are unlike those seen in most other chain restaurants. Our Company Purpose reflects this unique element of the Huddle House dining experience:
Bringing Friends and Families Together over Delicious Food Served from the Heart.
At Huddle House, we believe it’s “YOUR HOUSE. YOUR KITCHEN.” Huddle House is the place where the guest is the boss. We’re giving families across America a place that gives them exactly what they want: freshly prepared food, any way they like it. Whether it’s a quick bite before work, or a place to sit, chat and laugh with family and friends, we tell guests: “Get comfortable…this is YOUR HOUSE and YOUR KITCHEN”.
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