Assistant General Manager

Stretch Pizza is a NYC pizzeria celebrated for its innovative take on classic pizza. Founded by renowned chef Wylie Dufresne, Stretch combines culinary expertise with a passion for high-quality ingredients.

Known for its unique dough, which provides a perfect balance of chewiness and crispiness, Stretch Pizza offers an array of creative toppings that elevate traditional pizza flavors.

The pizzeria has quickly gained a loyal following and critical acclaim for its inventive approach and dedication to excellence in every pie.

About The Role

Stretch is searching for an Assistant General Manager who is expected to be responsible for leading the floor during service.

They direct and coach all staff members, ensuring the team member experience, and guest experience of the business align with our company's standards, vision, and goals.

The Assistant General Manager actively leads by example, inspires, and teaches skills to elevate the guest experience, their team, and their restaurant.

Responsibilities :

• Works with the General Manager to develop and execute strategies to achieve service goals.
• Monitors and fine-tunes clear strategic initiatives
• Is a leader for the entire team and unites both the staff towards a common goal of continually raising the standard and delivering performance
• Joins in weekly manager meetings and implements the weekly pre-shift goals
• Ensures the restaurant team delivers on top service standards; interacts with customers at every service to cultivate regulars and hear first-person feedback
• Ensures consistent execution of food, beverage, service, and hospitality that aligns with our values
• Creates a talent pipeline of FOH team members
• Ensures that operational and training standards are consistently followed and executed by the entire restaurant team
• Ensures proper sanitation standards are being met in accordance with DOH guidelines

Requirements :

• Minimum of 2+ years experience in a management position overseeing a full-service restaurant and / or quick service restaurant concepts that are pizza or Italian cuisine driven is a plus
• A passion for excellence in hospitality
• Proven track record of overseeing high-revenue streams
• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and digitally
• Excellent strategic planning skills with an emphasis on delivering, executing, and assessing action plans
• Ability to effectively solve and deal with a variety of changing situations under stress
• Self-driven, results-oriented, and proactive attitude
• A solid track record of leading high-caliber service
• Bartending experience is a must

Flexible work schedules : the ability to work night, weekends, and holidays, as business permits

Stretch Pizza (including affiliates) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

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