Job Type
Full-time
Description
ABOUT THE ROLE: Larson Financial is looking for a General Manager who can run a high-energy, high-standards, health-forward café with the confidence of an operator and the mindset of an owner. You’ll lead the entire store’s daily performance - product, financials, community presence — and build a culture that guests feel the second they walk in.
You’ll have full command of operations while partnering with ownership to scale Toastique across St. Louis.
WHAT YOU’LL OWN
- Master every position in the store and train the team to the same standard.
- Lead hiring, onboarding, performance coaching, and team development.
- Build smart schedules aligned to sales patterns and labor targets.
- Maintain inventory accuracy, ordering, waste control, and vendor relationships.
- Ensure flawless execution of food quality, speed, cleanliness, and hospitality.
- Manage catering orders, large deliveries, and brand-building community events.
- Hold the team to Toastique standards through consistent, fair accountability.
- Track and report key metrics: labor %, food cost %, sales goals, retention.
- Partner with ownership on new product rollouts and local marketing initiatives.
- Ensure all signage, resources, and operational systems are current and compliant.
- Keep communication flowing up, down, and across.
Requirements
WHAT YOU BRING
- 2+ years in hospitality leadership (fast-casual or café preferred).
- Experience developing teams, managing labor, and hitting operating targets.
- Food Safety Manager Certification (or ability to obtain).
- Ability to thrive in a fast-growing, multi-location environment.
- High standards, low ego, and a bias toward action.
- Growth-minded leader who treats the business like it’s their own.
WHO SUCCEEDS HERE
- Builder’s mindset
- People developer
- Systems thinker
- Calm under pressure
- Servant leader with expectations, not excuses
Larson offers a generous employee benefits & perks package:
- Profit Sharing Bonus Program
- 401(k) Employer Match up to 4%
- Medical Insurance (HDHP HSA plans are 100% paid for the employee)
- ER PD Telehealth
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- ER PD Life, Disability & EAP Insurance
- Supplemental Insurance
- Paid time Off (112 hours after 90 days)
- Holiday Pay (12 Holidays)
- Training & Education
- ER Events, Awards, Activities