General Manager
Company: Playa Bowls
Location: East Greenwich
Posted on: February 13, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description 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. What We Offer:
Competitive pay: We offer competitive base pay and a great bonus
program! Advancement Opportunity: This will be our first of SIX
locations throughout RI. Our expansion coupled with 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: Free food on each shift and
30% off when not working! 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
General 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 budgets
and timesheets. • Schedule staff hours utilizing appropriate
systems/software and assign duties to ensure economical use of food
and timely preparation. • Monitor compliance with health and fire
regulations regarding food preparation and serving and building
maintenance in lodging and dining facilities. • Keep records
required by government agencies regarding sanitation, and food
subsidies when appropriate. • Establish and evaluate standards for
personnel performance and customer service. • 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 in dining facilities.
• Order and purchase equipment and supplies. • Assess staffing
needs, and recruit staff using ADP Recruitment platform. • Arrange
for equipment maintenance and repairs and coordinate a variety of
services such as waste removal and pest control. • Utilize point of
sale cash register. Count money and make bank deposits. • Fill out
business or government forms, maintain records, reports, files and
safety reports. • 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. • 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. Nice to Have - Previous experience
with opening a brand new location. MISSION Inspire and support our
communities one bowl at a time. VALUES Real Deal. Playa Passion.
Powerhouse. Big Wave Chaser. Dawn Patrol
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