Updated on September 26, 2023
5 day week- Great Work/Life balance
Our client is a very popular, established specialty full service restaurant in downtown Detroit. Present sales volume over $5M+. They are expanding have requested our assistance in the search. Prefer candidate who has worked for successful full service restaurant organizations (2+ years) that offered corporate restaurant training programs. Must enjoy customer interaction, touching tables, staff training, and being involved in local community events. Excellent benefit package, $75-80,000+ salary plus bonus
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If you are an experienced Executive Baker / Bakery Production Manager looking to join an artisan bakery in the highly desirable Metro Detroit Suburbs, this job may be an excellent fit for you!
We're recruiting a highly talented Artisan Bread Baker with strong management experience in a high-volume bakery to lead a wholesale and retail bakery with 5 locations, specializing in bread, pastries, and pizza. Our client is growing quickly and is looking for someone who can help the business grow to new heights. Must have a complete understanding of scratch-made dessert recipes and processes as well as bread starters and fermentation.
Required Experience:
Candidates with a Culinary Degree or ACF apprenticeship are strongly preferred. Exceptional six-figure salary offered. Relocation package for the right candidate.
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Join a prominent Detroit area private club with fine dining and casual dining restaurant concepts. If you are working now for a full-service restaurant corporate operation, and desire a more personalized clientele and upscale work setting, this may be a great opportunity to consider. Level One Sommelier preferred. Our client prefers a Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality, and the desire to enter the private club sector. Five-day, 50-hour, work week, one weekend day off. 401K is a great medical benefits package.
Harper Associates represents many country clubs, city clubs, and yacht clubs in their search for the very best management staff.
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Join a very busy Downtown Detroit hotel and grow your career!
The F&B Director will oversee the hotel's restaurant and banquet operations. Be part of a strong leadership team that develops exceptional talent in the hospitality business.
Our client prefers a Hospitality graduate with experience in full-service hotel food & beverage and catering/banquet management. Will oversee the hotel restaurant and bar (breakfast & dinner), in-room dining, and small banquets / corporate meetings. Will handle scheduling, ordering, inventory, and managing a team of FOH and BOH employees, coaching them to provide outstanding service.
Ideal Food & Beverage Director candidates will have:
Hospitality Degree
Benefits:
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We are looking for a well-rounded, enthusiastic Restaurant Assistant General Manager to join our award-winning team!
Do you have restaurant management, kitchen management, and/or GM experience in a high-volume, scratch-cooking restaurant? Looking for a company that recognizes and rewards your hard work? If so, we'd love to talk to you!
We have several restaurants throughout Metro Detroit and are looking for some high-caliber managers. We do high-volume lunch and dinner business as well as catering. We need people with experience:
Realistically, we need people who have 5-7 years of corporate restaurant management experience. We also really need people who have managed every department (especially the kitchen / back-of-house) and doesn't mind helping out wherever necessary when it gets busy. Catering experience is highly preferred as well.
We are a casual and fun group, but serious about food and service! We believe in treating our people well, and recognizing and rewarding hard work and great service!
We offer a great salary and benefits package and a healthy work/life balance.
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Do you have previous experience managing as a restaurant manager, kitchen manager, or dining room manager in a high-volume restaurant? Want to join a company that offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, great work/life balance, and an awesome culture?
We have an opportunity available with a very successful, well-established restaurant and entertainment center, and we want energetic, enthusiastic restaurant managers who want to manage a very busy dining room!
Must-haves:
Benefits:
If this sounds like you, then let's talk!
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Oversees daily operations of popular, upscale, boutique Birmingham, MI area restaurant with $2M+ in sales
Salary Range: $65,000 - $75,000 based on experience plus bonus
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Join an upscale, full-service restaurant with outside patio dining and a great reputation for food and service. Will oversee staff training and involves lots of guest interaction. Must have an outgoing personality and polished image.
$55,000 - $60,000
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If you are an experienced Front of House Restaurant Manager looking to join a very successful restaurant company and grow your career, please consider this exceptional opportunity!
We are looking for a Dining Room Manager / Front of House Restaurant Manager to join an award-winning restaurant in the Birmingham / Bloomfield Hills area. The Restaurant Manager leads a very high-volume dining room, bar, and outdoor patio.
For a Restaurant Manager looking to up their game and join a professional restaurant group that puts its people first, this is the place to be. A Restaurant Manager with high-volume experience in a full-service, casual/upscale dining or fine dining restaurant is an ideal match. Must be highly skilled in managing a very busy floor, and have proven success at leading a team of veteran restaurant professionals.
Requirements:
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Join a highly popular multi-unit restaurant group and grow your career!
We are looking for a Restaurant General Manager to lead a highly acclaimed restaurant in Western Michigan. We need someone who has previous General Manager experience in an upscale or fine-dining restaurant (we may also have opportunities for an Assistant General Manager or Front House Manager). Those with experience with wine and craft cocktail experience are highly preferred. A Manager who enjoys a very busy atmosphere and leading a team would be an ideal fit.
Ideal candidates will have:
⦁ Hospitality Degree
⦁ 3-4 years of General Manager, Assistant General Manager, or Restaurant Manager experience
⦁ Experience in ordering, inventory management, labor management, and scheduling
⦁ Exceptional training skills
⦁ Good wine and craft cocktail knowledge
⦁ Excellent customer service skills
⦁ Any additional certifications are a plus (e.g. Sommelier, Cicerone, BarSmarts, etc.)
Benefits:
⦁ Health and vision insurance
⦁ Paid vacation
⦁ Personal days & sick days
⦁ Daily manager meal
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Hybrid Schedule 3 days in the office, Monday and Friday remote
Our client is a very successful full-service restaurant company that is moving into a beautiful new corporate office in Troy. The ideal candidate has an Accounting Degree, combined with a dynamic personality and great communication skills to facilitate conversations with key staff in the field.
Desire a competent, trustworthy Accountant to handle a wide variety of responsibilities. Will be involved with all closing processes and reconciliations (month-end, quarterly and annual).
The Staff Accountant will:
· Prepare general ledger reconciliations and month-end procedures
· Monitor bank reconciliations, third-party receivables, and weekly sales information
· Provide support with payroll processing, accounts payable, receivable
· Help supervise accounting policies and procedures along with internal controls
Requirements include:
· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
· At least two years of related experience
· Ability to prepare journal entries and statement of account reconciliations
· Solid knowledge of GAAP accounting and financial reporting
· Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
· Previous experience with applying and maintaining strong internal controls
· Restaurant/Food Cost Accounting is advantageous but not mandatory
Excellent salary, benefits, and lunches brought in several times per week!
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