General Manager - #306356

About Il Cervo & Food Fight Restaurant Group:

Il Cervo, located next to the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee’s historic Deer District, is on the top of The Trade, Milwaukee’s premier luxury hotel. Il Cervo is currently looking for you, an experienced hospitality professional hoping to showcase their skills in a brand new 10,000-square foot, high-end Italian restaurant. Il Cervo is Food Fight Restaurant Group’s latest restaurant in our growing portfolio of nearly 20 Wisconsin restaurants. To learn more about Food Fight head to our website foodfightinc.com.

Il Cervo’s menu features hand-rolled pasta, homemade mozzarella and ricotta cheeses, and dry-aged steaks served Florentine-style, and will boast an Italian focused wine list with over 300 labels. If creating a restaurant team and culture from the ground floor is the next challenge you’re looking for, we want to talk to you.

Our Promise & Culture:

Food Fight Restaurant Group is an ambitious collection of professionals who are constantly focused on the growth and improvement of our teams. We are a passionate and dedicated group of hospitality leaders looking to work with like-minded professionals who want to grow both their restaurants and their careers, and we mean it. 100% of our executive leadership team started their Food Fight careers in an entry level role. Our focus is to create a collaborative culture for our restaurant leadership and minimize the most common stressors the restaurant industry is known for by:

• Extending freedom and autonomy to our restaurant leaderships teams
• Allowing flexible scheduling that both fits the needs of our managers and fulfills the needs of our restaurants
• Offering continued education opportunities and tuition reimbursement to our managers
• Providing opportunities for advancement and career growth
• Directly supporting the administrative functions of our restaurants

Beyond our culture, we offer an industry leading benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance with Employer Contribution
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Benefits
• And Much More

Job Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills, strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• A hospitality-first mindset
• 2 or more years of salaried restaurant management experience
• Experience in leading and training teams of 25 or more employees
• Profit & loss expertise with proven history of revenue growth, labor, cost of goods sold, and expense management
• Obtain a ServSafe (or equivalent) certificate and Responsible Sellers within 90 days of employment

Job Type: Full-time

Ability to commute/relocate: Milwaukee, WI 53203: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience: Restaurant management: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Apply Today: If our culture and team sound like something you’d like to be a part of, apply today.