Assistant Manager

Assistant Manager – Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar

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Flynn Group, founded by Greg Flynn in 1999, is the largest Applebee’s franchisee in the world, operating over 460 restaurants across 24 states.

As an Applebee’s® Assistant Manager, you will be engaged in all aspects of day‑to‑day operations, leading the team to deliver an outstanding guest experience every day.

• 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. This includes 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 a plus.

Assistant Managers earn $20.98 to $27.27 per hour (approximately $60,000 to $78,000 annually on a 50‑hour work week) with potential monthly bonus. Benefits include competitive wages, profit sharing/bonus, medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation and paid sick leave.

• Work various shifts ranging in hours, including weekends.
• Stand and exert well‑paced mobility for up to ten (10) hours in length.
• Safely lift up to 50 pounds.
• Read and write to facilitate communication.
• Possess finger and hand dexterity for using 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 for individuals with disabilities. If you require any accommodation or adjustments throughout the application process, please let us know.

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Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level.

Employment type:

Full‑time. Job function:
Other. Industry: Restaurants.