Restaurant Manager Exit Checklist

Streamline Your Restaurant Manager Transitions with Paperform

When a restaurant manager leaves, there's a lot more at stake than just filling a position. From liquor licenses to vendor relationships, health inspection records to staff schedules, a smooth handover is critical to keeping your restaurant running without missing a beat. That's where this Restaurant Manager Exit Checklist comes in—a comprehensive form template designed specifically for restaurant owners, HR teams, and hospitality groups managing manager transitions.

Why Restaurant Manager Exits Need Special Attention

Unlike standard employee offboarding, restaurant manager departures involve operational, legal, and compliance elements that can't be overlooked. A missed vendor payment can damage supplier relationships. An incomplete handover of staff schedules can leave you short-staffed during a busy shift. And failing to properly transfer liquor license responsibilities? That's a compliance headache waiting to happen.

This template ensures nothing falls through the cracks by guiding departing managers through a structured checklist that covers:

• Vendor payment schedules and outstanding invoices
• Staff schedule handovers and shift coverage notes
• Liquor license and permits responsibility transfers
• Health inspection records and compliance documentation
• Keys, equipment, and access credentials return
• Exit interview feedback and operational insights

Built for the Fast-Paced Restaurant Industry

Restaurant operations don't pause for transitions. This form is designed to be completed quickly while capturing all the critical details you need. Whether your manager is leaving on good terms or in a rush, you'll have a standardized process that protects your business and ensures continuity.

The form works perfectly for:

• Independent restaurant owners managing small to mid-sized establishments
• Restaurant groups and hospitality companies with multiple locations
• HR teams in the food service industry standardizing offboarding procedures
• General managers overseeing manager transitions

How Paperform Makes Restaurant Offboarding Seamless

With Paperform's intuitive form builder, you get more than just a checklist—you get a complete offboarding workflow:

Conditional logic shows only relevant questions based on the manager's role and responsibilities, keeping the form focused and efficient. File upload fields let departing managers submit copies of inspection reports, vendor contracts, or staff schedules directly in the form. eSignature capabilities through Papersign (papersign.com) let you turn the exit checklist into a legally binding document confirming the handover was completed.

And because restaurant transitions often involve multiple stakeholders, you can use Stepper (stepper.io) to automatically route submissions to the right people—notify your bookkeeper about outstanding vendor invoices, alert your operations team about schedule gaps, and update your compliance officer about license transfers—all triggered automatically when the form is submitted.

Professional, Branded, and Easy to Use

This template is fully customizable to match your restaurant's brand. Add your logo, adjust colours to match your website, and modify questions to fit your specific operational needs—all without touching a line of code. The clean, professional layout ensures departing managers can complete the checklist on any device, whether they're filling it out in the office or on their phone before their final shift.

Plus, with Paperform's integration capabilities, you can automatically send submission data to your HRIS, create tasks in your project management tool, or log everything in Google Sheets or Airtable for easy reference during the next hiring cycle.

Protect Your Restaurant, Respect Your Team

A well-managed exit process shows professionalism and respect—both for the departing manager and for your remaining team. This template helps you maintain positive relationships while protecting your business operations, compliance standing, and reputation.

Whether you're a single-location bistro or a growing restaurant group, this Restaurant Manager Exit Checklist gives you the structure and peace of mind to handle transitions smoothly. Get started with Paperform today and turn your offboarding process into a professional, efficient workflow that keeps your restaurant running strong.