Tartine San Francisco Is Hiring An Experience General Manager

  • San Francisco, California
  • Full Time
Join the vibrant expansion of Tartine Bakery's Management Team, nestled in the lively Mission District and Inner-Sunset neighborhoods.

General Manager - San Francisco Region

Salary Range: $90,000 - $115,000 DOE

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Job Summary
Promote, work, and act in a manner consistent with Tartine's mission. Responsible for all aspects of the restaurant, the general manager is a natural leader with a passion for hospitality and a commitment to providing exceptional customer service. The General Manager is accountable for managing the day-to-day operations, ensuring high standards of food quality and service, and managing the financial results. The general manager works weekends, openings, and closings.

Activities & Responsibilities

Creating and fostering the hospitality experience for all guests and team members
Follow restaurant policies, procedures, standards, specifications, guidelines, and training programs. Trains and develops team to deliver on all Tartine hospitality expectations.
Train, monitor, and maintain high stands for service, food quality, and cleanliness.
Owns all feedback regarding service and experience and responds in a timely manner to any areas of concern.
Constantly working towards elevating the guest experience by delegating training objectives to ensure the team is delivering Tartine service standards. Has regular 1-on-1s and does not miss a recognition or coaching opportunity.
Recognizing and is in tune with the flow and vibe of the store at any time of the day; making adjustments to service in real-time to ensure guest satisfaction and work productivity.

Act autonomously as the store leader and manage up to Ops leaders and People Ops when escalation is required
Empowered to make sound decisions at the moment to resolve any guest or vendor situations.
Coach in the moment using the Feedback template (What Why & What What Why).
Foster clear, consistent, and respectful communication, and train other managers to do the same.
Partners with the other departments and stays informed on all menu recipes including ingredients, flavor profile, and allergens. Has a system in place that ensures that menu details and changes are communicated to all team members.
Follows proper protocol for recording and reporting all guests and team members, incidents, altercations, employee conflicts, injuries, and near-misses.
Provides ideas for improving work procedures and performances, ways to increase service quality, and enhance job safety.

Being proactive and monitoring facilities, equipment, and operational needs
Is responsible for ensuring that facilities and equipment are operationally sound, handling, and reporting when equipment is not working (eg: toast POS not working, grinders not working, fridge not cooling, or any safety concerns). Acting in a timely manner when equipment failures occur, including asking for support to eliminate or reduce possible downtime.
Empowered to reach out to make the initial call to vendors, starting the repair process.
Responsible for ensuring that preventative maintenance is occurring by delegating and training their team to take care of the equipment. While understanding that ultimately they are the responsible party.
Responsible for ensuring and fostering a safe, clean, and welcoming work environment.
Comply with and train team members on all mandatory regulations that pertain to the health, safety, and labor requirements of the restaurant, employees, and guests.

Lead the training and development of all employees to deliver the Tartine experience
Create, communicate, and delegate the training plan for employees (new and existing) on all aspects of their position or role.
Leads the team to create a positive and productive working environment.
Provide effective coaching and model healthy feedback standards.
Knows when to fill in for fellow employees where needed to ensure guest service standards and efficient operations.
In responsible for ensuring that the team is informed and trained on new processes, SOPS, menu changes, and any operational or personnel requirements.
Attend all scheduled manager calls and/or meetings and offer suggestions for improvement.

Take accountability for all restaurant P&L results and goals
Understand their staffing needs and how to maximize productivity through cross-training.
Schedules labor according to trends and understands that labor is not a fixed number.
Is curious about and has a desire to increase sales to maximize profitability.
Manages COGs by evaluating sales trends and understands that COGs are not a fixed number.
Ensures that the restaurant is not over-ordering and/or running out of product by managing inventory levels effectively.
Adheres to and trains managers on proper cash handling and reconciliation procedures in accordance with restaurant policies.
Is receptive and accepting of goals that are set together with accounting and ops leaders.
Perform other duties as assigned by leadership
Supplemental
Assist with NROs and training employees
Participate in team meetings, collaborate, and present POV if applicable
Take on new challenges and/or opportunities to grow and support Tartine as a whole.

***Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time.
***Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, performing, and coordinating a variety of duties and tasks for the restaurant.

Minimum Qualifications
oBe 21 years of age or older
oFive or more years of front-of-the-house operations and experience in a managerial role in the service or food and beverage industry
oAble to communicate clearly and follow directions
oOpen to feedback and collaboration
oA genuine desire to be part of a winning team
oExcellent basic mathematical skills
oAble to handle money and operate a point-of-sale system
oAble to work in a standing position for long periods of time (entire shifts)
oAble to reach, bend, stoop, and frequently lift up to 50 pounds
oFlexibility to work long shifts, weekends, and holidays

AAP / EEO:

TARTINE is an equal-opportunity employer.

Benefits
100% Paid Medical, Dental and Vision, Life Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Dining Discounts and more!

Job ID: 523555458
Originally Posted on: 6/3/2026

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