Restaurant Manager

Red Lobster
Gurnee, IL
Overview

If operating a restaurant is your dream career, you can make it happen at Red Lobster.

As a Restaurant Manager, you will be responsible for leading restaurant operations with a focus on delivering high quality seafood and beverage service while maximizing our guest satisfaction. You will hire, train and inspire the people that make your restaurant stand out.

Here's more of what you'll get to do

  • Driving sales and guest satisfaction
  • Creating a FUN safe environment for team members to develop
  • Ensuring compliance with all employment policies
  • Managing performance of team members, including conducting performance evaluations, training, coaching, and discipline
  • Selecting top talent to add to our winning team
  • Understanding, and practicing safe food handling procedures while maintaining a clean and safe environment for guests at all times

Train with the best in the business AND FAST TRACK TO THE CAREER YOU WANT!

No other restaurant company puts more effort into developing talent than Red Lobster. We offer an in-restaurant training program for new Restaurant Managers, individual development plans and ongoing training and certification programs to keep you at the top of your game.

Our leadership mentors and develops team members so that they can fast track to reach their career goals. We take pride in our commitment to giving our Restaurant Managers an increased degree of flexibility to help balance their busy lives while supporting their professional goals.

Enjoy work-life balance

Our Restaurant Managers' quality of life is very important to us. Balance is achieved by working with everyone's schedules and having operating hours between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. Say goodbye to early mornings and late nights!

Get benefits worth bragging about

  • We offer competitive base salary and weekly pay
  • Quarterly bonus eligibility
  • Immediate eligibility for benefits including medical, dental and vision
  • Life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability and voluntary benefits
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match after 1 year of service
  • Paid vacation and dining discounts
  • Opportunities - we train and provide career opportunities so you can advance and grow

Education, Experience and other Key Qualifications

  • Must be at least 21 years of age
  • 1+ years management or supervisory experience in restaurant, hotel, retail or general business required *2+ years casual dining or full-service restaurant management experience preferred
  • ServSafe, local and state certifications or the ability to obtain required
  • Bachelor's degree preferred
Get started today!

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Responsibilities

As a Restaurant Manager, you will be responsible for leading restaurant operations with a focus on delivering high quality seafood and beverage service while maximizing our guest satisfaction
You will hire, train and inspire the people that make your restaurant standout
Driving sales and guest satisfaction
Creating a FUN safe environment for team members to develop
Ensuring compliance with all employment policies
Managing performance of team members, including conducting performance evaluations, training, coaching, and discipline
Selecting top talent to add to our winning team
Understanding, and practicing safe food handling procedures while maintaining a clean and safe environment for guest at all times

Pay Range

USD $56,000.00 - USD $65,900.00 /Yr.
Posted 2026-08-11

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