A high-end Japanese restaurant in West Hollywood, California, is seeking a Restaurant Manager.
Seeking passionate hospitality professionals who take pride in their craft, value attention to detail, and share our commitment to creating an elevated and memorable guest experience.
Join us to make a meaningful impact, collaborate with passionate professionals, and help build a premier hospitality brand from the ground up. Previous experience in fine dining, luxury hospitality, or an upscale restaurant environment is preferred. Experience with Japanese cuisine, wine, sake, spirits, or elevated service standards is highly valued depending on the position.
<Job Overview>
You’ll own one kameiten (restaurant concept) from top to bottom — its team, its numbers, its standards, and its readiness for inspection on any given day. This is an operator role, not a supervisor role: you set the pace, develop your people, protect the guest experience, and answer for the results.
<Job Duties>
• Own the full operation of your concept — service, food and beverage quality, cleanliness, labor, and cost of goods
• Hit budgeted sales, labor, and COGS targets; bring solutions, not just explanations, to variances
• Run daily operations: prep levels, ordering, inventory, vendor receiving, opening/closing, and cash handling
• Recruit, onboard, schedule, and develop your team; run a pre-shift briefing before every service
• Deliver hands-on coaching, hold performance conversations, and enforce California meal/rest break compliance in real time
• Own guest recovery and uphold hospitality standards on every shift
• Serve as your concept’s point of contact for health, ABC, fire, and other inspections — greet inspectors, accompany them,
and manage corrective actions through to closure
• Maintain daily inspection readiness: current permits, complete logs, and posted labor notices
• Lead regular self-audits and fix issues before an inspector finds them
• Other tasks as assigned
< Requirements>
• State Food Handler Card (required at hire)
• RBS (Responsible Beverage Service) certification or equivale
• Must be authorized to work in the United States
•Minimum 3 years management experience in fine dining or luxury hotel/hospitality (supervising 10+ staff); 5+ years total industry experience preferred.
•Business-level English proficiency required; conversational Japanese ability preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality, Business, or related field preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.
• Possesses exceptional communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills essential to luxury hospitality operations, fostering a positive workplace culture and enhancing employee retention.
• Ability to successfully manage multiple restaurant operations at the same time, exercising sound judgment, effective prioritization, and strong organizational skills.
•Strong interest in Japanese culture and cuisine highly desirable.
• Must be available evenings, weekends, and holidays.
<Physical Requirements>
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods (8–12+ hours).
• Ability to lift or carry items up to 50 lbs to assist guests or support restaurant operations.
• Frequent movement and close guest interaction in a fine dining counter-seat environment; high attention to detail required.
• Visual and auditory acuity to monitor a full dining room
【Keywords】
①Restaurant Manager
②Fine dining or luxury hotel/hospitality
③Luxury hospitality operations
| 雇用形態Employment Status | Full Time |
| 募集職種Position | Restaurant Manager |
| 使用言語Language | English（Japanese is a plus） |
| 勤務時間Working Hours | Shift-based schedule ※Must be available evenings, weekends, and holidays. ※ Schedule varies based on operational needs; flexibility is required and expected. ※On-call availability during critical operational situations. |
| 給与Salary | $78,000 – $85,000（DOE） |
| 待遇・福利厚生Benefit | Health, dental, and vision insurance Paid time off 401(k) |