Assistant Manager

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Flynn Group is the largest Applebee’s franchisee in the world, operating 460 restaurants across 24 states.

As an Applebee's® Assistant Manager, you will be engaged in all aspects of the day‑to‑day operations at the restaurant and work to keep guests and staff passionate about their experience. You will be a team leader, excellent problem solver, handle stress, and rise above.

• Ensures timely, friendly service according to company guidelines, achieving established objectives of the unit.
• Cultivates a culture in accordance with the Flynn Applebee's Premier Card of our core values and beliefs.
• Ensures the immediate response and correction of all verbal guest complaints to self and staff.
• Ensures guest contact as a priority with completion of required table visits established by Flynn Applebee's standards.
• Maintains departmental inventory levels.
• Ensures product preparation and presentation uncompromisingly meeting company standards by performing line checks.
• Effectively schedules employees to meet sales demands.
• Maintains effective safety and security programs.
• Promotes and leads restaurant organization, cleanliness and sanitation.
• Performs routine maintenance and immediately reports to the General Manager/Area Director of needed repairs.
• Promotes quality recruitment and referrals of potential team member and management candidates.
• Promotes Flynn Applebee's training procedures for new managers.
• Helps maintain a trained staff through effective use of employment orientation, individual training sessions, employee meetings and implementation of company policy and training systems.
• Participates in the constant development of employees using One‑on‑One and performance documentation, and contributes to the completion of written evaluations.
• Assesses the efficiency of employees, provides fair feedback on a regular basis, and continuously works with employees on their areas of development.
• Monitors acceptable employee performance and documents situations that require or could lead to disciplinary or corrective action.
• Assures compliance with company policies, practices and procedures.
• Responsible for controlling cost in assigned department.
• Compliance with local, state and federal laws, regulations and guidelines.
• Drives bi‑weekly / weekly food and liquor inventories at the AD/GM's request and is accountable for completion.
• Responsible for preparing and submitting accurate daily paperwork.
• Assures sanitation standards meet or exceed Health Department and Flynn Applebee's standards.
• Provides a role model for managers and employees.
• Develops self on all store related technology.
• Must be willing and able to work in all positions and assist in a team member position as needed when in a restaurant (e.g., cooking on the line, expo, seating guests, bartending, etc.).
• Uses the Management Development Program for continuous growth of leadership skills and proficiencies.

• At least 2–3 years of restaurant management experience.
• Serve Safe Food and Serve Safe Alcohol Certifications are also a plus.

Applebee's® Assistant Managers: $19.00–$23.50 per hour (approximately $54,340–$67,200 annually based on a 50‑hour work week). Potential for a monthly bonus, where applicable by location.

Competitive wages, profit sharing/bonus, medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with match. Managers with 6 months of continuous employment receive 5 days of PTO until 1st anniversary. Employees are eligible for additional vacation time of 40 to 200 hours per year depending on tenure. Part‑time managers receive prorated PTO.

• Work various shifts, including weekends.
• Stand and move well‑paced for up to ten (10) hours.
• Safely lift pots, pans, glassware, boxes, etc. up to 50 pounds.
• Read and write to facilitate communication; possess finger and hand dexterity for small tools and equipment.

Flynn Group is an equal‑opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and providing reasonable accommodations/adjustments for individuals with disabilities.