Assistant Manager

Company: Cafe Rio
Location: Manhattan Beach
Posted on: February 18, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Start your path to Cafe Rio Stardom today! Cafe Rio Mexican Grill is serving up fresh opportunities! We are looking for high energy assistant managers. Do you have a passion for cooking up great food? Do you want to be apart of a team that's creating opportunities and changing the lives of everyone we serve? Then come join our team and see what it's like to run a real fresh, made from scratch, restaurant concept. Show us your culinary chops and restaurant management skills, and we'll show you a career paved in tomatillo gold! Your very tasty journey is waiting amigo, come grow with us .we dare you! Wondering what’s in it for you? How about: 8 weeks of initial hands on training to set you up for a successful career at Cafe Rio Learning how to run a multimillion-dollar restaurant Competitive pay Monthly bonuses Paid time off Free meals Health care and retirement benefits This is an opportunity you don’t want to pass up! Cooking from scratch is both an art and a science, and at Cafe Rio, we take it to the next level. We instill our passion and promise in everything we do, you’ll learn from our food masters at the restaurant. You’ll learn the ins and outs of running a restaurant, you’ll become a food fanatic, taking pride in the layering of flavors to create the ultimate masterpiece for our customers. We’ll teach you how to lead, develop and mentor those around you. This is just the tip of the tortilla chip! This isn’t just a job amigo, this is a career. If you love the fast pace, adrenaline rush of a high energy environment, and the desire to move your career forward, then come see what we have to offer. Visit us at www.caferio.com/careers Requirements At least 18 years of age Proof of valid driver’s license Able to lift and carry at least 50 lbs. and stand for 8 plus hrs. 2 or more years of management experience, preferably in the restaurant industry managing a team of 15 or more employees at a time, interacting frequently with customers, and coaching employees to assume increasingly challenging roles Available to work flexible hours including early mornings, evenings, weekends and/or holidays, as well as work weeks that may at times exceed 40 hours Demonstrates strong interpersonal communication skills; able to easily interact with diverse employees, bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus Company Description Cafe Rio Mexican Grill is the best Mexican food on the planet, we kid you not. A fast casual restaurant chain that is slowly taking over the country! We've won over 60 awards and we were most recently ranked the number one Quick Serve Mexican Restaurant in the Nation, for the third year in a row! What makes us different? For starters, every one of our meals is made right in front of our customers eyes, nothing is prepackaged or frozen, everything is made from scratch every day. It takes hard work and mad skills to get it done the Cafe Rio Way, but we absolutely love it, have a great time doing it, and when it's all said and done, go home having worked hand in hand with a great team to make a real difference. We opened our first location in 1997 in St George, Utah and now have over 90 locations in 11 States. We are serious about creating future leaders, culinary all stars and making the world a tastier planet. Company Description Cafe Rio Mexican Grill is the best Mexican food on the planet, we kid you not. A fast casual restaurant chain that is slowly taking over the country! We've won over 60 awards and we were most recently ranked the number one Quick Serve Mexican Restaurant in the Nation, for the third year in a row! What makes us different? For starters, every one of our meals is made right in front of our customers eyes, nothing is prepackaged or frozen, everything is made from scratch every day. It takes hard work and mad skills to get it done the Cafe Rio Way, but we absolutely love it, have a great time doing it, and when it's all said and done, go home having worked hand in hand with a great team to make a real difference. We opened our first location in 1997 in St George, Utah and now have over 90 locations in 11 States. We are serious about creating future leaders, culinary all stars and making the world a tastier planet.

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