General Manager
Doherty Enterprises
Linden, NJ
Manufacturing / Production, Business Management / Project / Planning
This role is responsible for the overall success of the restaurant—driving performance, building culture, and ensuring operational excellence every day.
As a General Manager, you are the leader of the business. You set the tone, model our values, and create an environment where guests love to dine and team members love to work.
What We Offer
- Competitive management pay
- Health care benefits (medical, dental, vision, FSA)
- Flexible scheduling to support work-life balance
- Paid Time Off
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid, on-the-job leadership training
- Dining perks across all our brands
- Discounts with various partners (Verizon, Dell, gyms, and more)
- Real advancement and long-term career growth opportunities
What You’ll Do
Operational & Guest Experience Leadership
- Maintain high-quality restaurant operations while ensuring consistent “WOW” guest satisfaction
- Act as a role model by demonstrating professionalism, integrity, and hospitality with guests and team members
- Upgrade and improve restaurant operations as needed while maintaining food quality, service standards, and brand consistency
- Adhere to restaurant systems, processes, and company policies to ensure smooth daily operations
- Ensure compliance with all company policies and state and federal regulations
- Hire, train, motivate, coach, and counsel team members to meet the needs of the business
- Develop and empower Assistant Managers, Shift Supervisors, and hourly team members to build a strong, self-sufficient leadership pipeline
- Maintain a trained and engaged staff through effective onboarding, ongoing training, staff meetings, and performance feedback
- Incorporate company values into daily operations and decision-making
- Maintain financial ownership of the restaurant through increased sales, cost controls, short- and long-term planning, and P&L accountability
- Make key business decisions using sound judgment and strong problem-solving skills
- Protect and control restaurant and company assets
- Communicate with other managers daily through management logs and shift-change meetings
- Maintain effective safety and security programs in accordance with company and government standards
- Oversee preventive maintenance of equipment and facilities; address repairs promptly
- Maintain open communication with vendors, employees, and leadership
- Actively participate in the community to increase sales and build brand awareness
- Execute promotions, incentives, contests, and menu rollouts while educating and motivating the team
- 5+ years proven restaurant management experience with full operational responsibility
- Prior Experience in a Mexican Casual Dining Restaurant is a plus
- Strong leadership, coaching, and communication skills
- Financial acumen with experience managing sales, labor, and P&L performance
- Ability to lead in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Guest-focused mindset with a passion for developing people and building culture
About the company
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About Doherty Enterprises
Established in 1985, Doherty Enterprises owns and operates more than 150 restaurants in New Jersey & New York, including six restaurant concepts: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Panera Bread, Chevys Fresh Mex, JINYA Ramen Bar and its own concepts, The Shannon Rose Irish Pub and Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas. In addition, Doherty Enterprises is also a franchisee of Sola Salon Studios with 14 locations in Staten Island and New Jersey. Doherty Enterprises is ranked 25th in Top 200 Franchisees in the United States by Restaurant Finance Monitor, is recognized as the 80th largest Foodservice revenue company in the United States by Nation’s Restaurant News, the 70th largest privately held business in the New York Metro area by Crain’s Business, and 24th largest privately held company in New Jersey by NJBIZ. The Doherty vision is to be the “Best Food Service Company in the Communities We Serve” and its mission is to “Wow Every Guest Every Time, Wow our People, Wow Our Communities and Wow Our Suppliers.” Doherty Enterprises has also been lending a helping hand to team members and their immediate families when financially burdened through the WOW a Friend Foundation. To date, the foundation has assisted more than 4,000 people and donated over $5.5 million directly back to those in need. (www.DohertyInc.com).