Most restaurant jobs ask you to fix something broken. This one doesn't.

Our restaurant works — solid processes, a consolidated team, over 200 seats, 40+ person team. We're not looking for someone to reinvent the wheel or change what already runs well. We're looking for a leader who brings energy into the room, raises the bar on attitude, and pulls out the potential that's already there.

This role is about motivation, consistency and active presence — not radical transformation.

If you lead from the floor, not from the office, keep reading.

What you'll own

• Operational leadership of a 40-person team, with energy, clarity and natural authority
• Maintaining and reinforcing existing processes — you respect them and bring them to life, you don't replace them
• Daily service standards in a premium à la carte setting — present in service, not behind a desk
• Guest experience: setting the tone for premium service and making sure every guest leaves with a memorable experience, not just a good meal
• Team development: regular performance reviews, direct feedback, spotting talent and growing it internally
• The numbers: revenue, average ticket, covers, food cost, labor cost — read them, act on them, report on them
• Smooth front-of-house ↔ kitchen coordination, plus HACCP and sanitary compliance

You're a fit if you have

• 5+ years in restaurant management (Restaurant Manager, F&B Manager, Assistant GM or similar)
• Experience in high-volume à la carte venues (150+ seats, teams of 20+)
• A premium or upscale-casual background — you understand a demanding guest
• A track record of taking over an existing team and energizing it without breaking what works
• Comfort with POS systems, operational reporting and P&L (food cost, labor cost)
• HACCP and HoReCa sanitary standards
• Fluent Romanian; intermediate English
• Higher education in Tourism, Hospitality or a related field — a plus, not a requirement

Who you are

• Energetic and present — your presence energizes the floor
• Steady and consistent: not frantic, not passive — you create stability through predictable behavior
• Diplomatic but firm: you can demand standards without demotivating
• You listen to the team, but you decide clearly — you don't leave things in the fog
• As people-oriented as you are results-oriented

This role is not for you if

• You want to reform everything because "at my old place we did it differently"
• You manage from reports, not from the floor
• You're a strong technician but not a real people leader

What we offer

• Competitive salary, negotiated on experience, plus performance bonus
• A stable, working restaurant — not a crisis project
• A team with real potential, waiting for a leader they can believe in
• Operational autonomy within a clear, well-defined framework
• A high-standards environment with a genuine appetite for excellence

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