Restaurant General Manager, Fast Casual

Recruiting Partner: Mike Ferrara

Raleigh, North Carolina | Food & Beverage & Lodging | Not Remote | $80,000 to $90,000 | Job ID: 166199

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General Manager – Fast Casual | Scratch Kitchen | Raleigh, NC

A well-established, high-volume fast casual restaurant group is seeking a General Manager to lead operations at one of its flagship locations. This role offers the chance to make an immediate impact while building toward a defined career path into multi-unit leadership as the company continues to grow and expand.

General Manager Benefits & Compensation

  • Base salary $85,000–$90,000
  • Attainable bonus structure tied to KPIs
  • Healthcare stipend
  • PTO (2–3 weeks, begins accruing after 4 months)

General Manager Requirements & Must Haves

  • 2+ years of General Manager experience in a fast casual environment
  • Proven ability to drive sales growth through marketing, promotions, and guest engagement
  • Hands-on leader engaged in both FOH and BOH; able to coach, train, and hold teams accountable
  • Systems builder – able to design and implement processes where few currently exist
  • Tech-savvy, with strong skills in scheduling, inventory, reporting systems, and Microsoft Office Suite
  • Adaptable, creative, and able to think on your feet in a fast-paced, multi-revenue stream environment

General Manager Preferred Background & Skills

  • Scratch kitchen experience with strong attention to quality and consistency
  • Exposure to catering or retail/market-style operations
  • Some fast food experience acceptable if paired with polish and focus on quality
  • Growth-minded, with proven experience scaling operations and developing toward multi-unit oversight

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: 166199

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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.

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