Assistant General Manager

Recruiting Partner: Dustin Durrenberger

Northbrook, Illinois | Food & Beverage & Lodging | Not Remote | $70,000 to $80,000 | Job ID: 162191

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Salary: $70,000 – $80,000

Location: Northwest Suburbs

Type: High Growth

Are you ready to step into a leadership role where your passion for people, food, and service makes a daily impact? A well-known, multi-unit hospitality group is seeking an Assistant General Manager (AGM) to join one of its beloved suburban restaurants, known for its welcoming vibe, scratch kitchen, and energetic team culture.

This is a perfect opportunity for a current Floor Manager or AGM who thrives on the floor, has a great handle on labor and basic ordering systems, and is ready to grow—but not rushing into a GM seat just yet.

What You’ll Do:

  • Partner with the General Manager to lead day-to-day operations with a focus on staff morale, service quality, and guest satisfaction
  • Manage scheduling, shift coverage, and labor tracking to support business needs
  • Assist with ordering and inventory, including LBW (liquor, beer, wine) management
  • Drive energy and presence on the floor—engaging with both staff and guests in real time
  • Help onboard, coach, and motivate front-of-house team members
  • Be a hands-on leader and go-to problem solver during peak periods
  • Support company standards for cleanliness, food safety, and guest experience

What You Bring:

  • 2+ years of experience in FOH restaurant management (AGM or Floor Manager level)
  • Strong working knowledge of scheduling, labor tools, and floor leadership
  • Some background in ordering and LBW inventory preferred
  • Clear communicator with a supportive, team-first mentality
  • Strong guest interaction skills—calm, approachable, and solutions-oriented
  • Eager to grow and take on more, but not aggressively looking to leap into a GM seat just yet
  • Available evenings, weekends, and holidays

Compensation & Perks:

  • Competitive salary range: $70K – $80K
  • Benefits package including health coverage and dining perks
  • Real growth path within an expanding, stable hospitality group
  • Culture rooted in hospitality, consistency, and local connection

If you’re looking to grow your leadership under strong mentorship in a vibrant, high-volume restaurant setting, we’d love to hear from you.

At Goodwin Recruiting, we are committed to our core values and providing world class customer service. We are committed to helping our clients navigate and comply with the complex and ever-changing labor laws as well as help ensure that in every hiring decision, internally and with our client partners, that all viable candidates are considered, and the most qualified candidate is offered the role. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.

 

JOB ID: 162191

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At Goodwin Recruiting we are committed to our core values. We take our value, Dedicated to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, very seriously and will never discriminate against a candidate or client based on any protected classes. Our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or arrest or conviction record has no bearing on whether he, she, or they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We value all people, understanding that uniqueness and diversity foster a stronger team that is innovative and brings varying perspectives to the table. We put our money where our mouth is and are proud of our efforts to identify a broad slate of candidates, with many hiring success stories to share.

Dustin Durrenberger

Senior Recruiting Partner

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At Goodwin Recruiting, our clients seek qualified candidates, and that is what we deliver. A person’s age, gender, race, color, marital or family status, national origin, disability, religion, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity has no bearing on whether they are able to do the job. We evaluate the knowledge, skills, and abilities that meet the requirements of the position and aim to open doors and change lives. We work hard to identify a broad slate of candidates for each of our clients, with many hiring success stories to share.

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Senior Recruiting Partner