Job Details

Who We Are: Playa Bowls is New Jersey’s Original Acai Shop™, and our mission is to bring super fruit bowls to the masses using only the freshest, highest quality ingredients while providing a fantastic in-store brand experience. What began as a pair of blenders, a patio table, and a fridge has flourished into 100+ stores, thousands of employees, and a mission to lead communities in healthy, sustainable living.

Our East Memphis location opened in May 2024.
Arlington, TN is under construction and will open August 2025.
We plan to open more area locations, there is advancement opportunity in this role for the right candidate!

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Employee Benefits
• Advancement Opportunity: Our Playa Bowls training program will allow you to develop your skills and grow in your career!
• Fun Environment: We are always dancing, smiling & having lots of fun!
• Playa Discounts

Who You Are: You’re a positive and enthusiastic people-person, who may just so happen to have a passion for fruit, superfoods, and all things healthy! As the Manager, you will be doing a variety of tasks include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. If you enjoy fast-paced environments, career growth, entrepreneurial thinking, innovation, and an occasional silly food pun, we want you!

What You’ll Do:

• Check products to ensure consistency, palatability, and flavor conformity.

• Investigate and resolve complaints regarding food quality, service, and accommodations.

• Schedule and receive food and beverage deliveries, checking delivery contents to verify product quality and quantity.

• Monitor food preparation methods, portion sizes, and garnishing and presentation of food to ensure that food is prepared and presented up to Company standards.

• Monitor time punches and tip pooling.

• Schedule staff hours utilizing appropriate systems/software.

• Monitor compliance with health regulations regarding food preparation and serving and building maintenance in dining facilities.

• Effectively communicate with the team and consistently report up to ownership.

• Review work procedures and operational issues to determine ways to improve service, performance, or safety.

• Perform some food preparation or service tasks such as clearing tables, re-stocking, and serving food and beverages when necessary.

• Maintain food and equipment inventories and keep periodic inventory records.

• Organize and direct worker training programs, resolve personnel matters, hire new staff, and evaluate employee performance.

• Assess staffing needs, and recruit staff using ADP Recruitment platform.

• Arrange for equipment maintenance and repairs.

• Utilize point of sale cash register. Count money, maintain petty cash log, and make bank deposits.

• Adhere to Company opening and closing procedures and maintain accompanying records.

What You’ll Bring:

• Customer Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer service. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

• Supply Chain - Knowledge of raw materials, supply processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective supply and distribution of goods.

• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

• Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

• Communication - Speaking to others to convey information effectively. Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches for both current and future problem-solving and decision- making. Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

• Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

• Operation, Monitoring and Control - Controlling operations of equipment and systems. Monitoring equipment to ensure proper operation.

• Operations Analysis - Analyzing operational needs of business and adjust accordingly.