General Manager - Restaurant

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITIONA Mission District staple for nearly three decades, Atlas Café is a neighborhood hub with loyal regulars, a sunny corner, and room to grow. We’re entering our next chapter—new full-beverage license, refreshed systems, and a revamped service style—looking for a GM who wants real ownership over results. If you love building teams, tightening operations, and turning a great room into a great business, this is a rare chance to put your stamp on a San Francisco original and steer it into its next era.Role SummaryLead and oversee all day-to-day operations at Atlas Café, ensuring seamless service, consistent guest experience, and operational excellence. This role requires a hands-on leader who can motivate the team, maintain high hospitality standards, and implement scalable systems across service, menu execution, and the café’s expanding beer, wine, and spirits program.KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:Operations: Open/close procedures, service standards, floor management, incident reporting.Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal health, safety, and labor regulations.People Management: Recruit, train, and develop team members across front and back of house.Foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture.P&L: Focus on managing and optimizing COGS, labor, and waste goals; invoice/credits oversight; cash handling.Track daily sales, expenses, and profit margins; prepare weekly and monthly reports for ownership.Work with vendors to ensure quality supplies at competitive prices.Menu & Bar: Maintain recipe adherence, par levels, and quality standards for both food and beverages.In charge of accurate execution of approved menus and pricing.Ordering & Vendors: Maintain parts; place orders; verify deliveries; manage rebates and shortages.Strong vendor relationships to ensure consistency and value.Inventory & Controls: Lead Monthly counts (food, beer, wine, spirits); draft-loss tracking; comp/void audits.Perform comp/void audits to reduce shrinkage.Guest Experience: Table turn, speed-of-service, and hospitality standards Address guest escalations with professionalism and empathy.Compliance: ABC, health, safety, ADA, and city regs; maintain permits and logs.Ensure all required permits, inspections, and operational logs are up to date.Facilities: Preventive maintenance calendar; coordinate repairs; keep FOH/BOH photo ready.Marketing & Events: Execute approved promos; support social/email with on-site content; host small events.Support social media and email efforts with on-site content and host small-scale events that align with Atlas Café’s community focus.REQUIREMENTS (QUALIFICATIONS)3–5+ years FOH/GM experience in café/restaurant/bar settingsProven P&L ownership and cost controlStrong people leadership and training chopsProficiency POS/inventory proficiency (Toast/Square, MarginEdge, or similar)Comfortable with hands-on service and a fast, high-volume floorNICE TO HAVE: (OTHER SOFT SKILLS)Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving abilities.Customer-service mindset and passion for hospitality.Strong leadership and people management skills with a focus on teamwork and accountability.