General Manager

BENEFITS:

Health Insurance
401(K) Matching Paid Time Off Disability Insurance Opportunities for Advancement Part-time & Full-time availability

Purpose of Job To create positive memories for all who touch DQ and OJ. To oversee entire restaurant operations including financial performance, product production, inventory, personnel, sales, and marketing for the restaurant. To ensure restaurant is operated within guidelines established by owner and franchisor. To set high standards and create a great environment for the team to work.

Essential Functions Operations Strive  for operational levels that meet or exceed the Fan’s expectations in the areas of quality,service and atmosphere, creating value through an excellent experience and a fair price.

Training Ensure that every member of management and crew is trained and fully knowledgeable on all PRIDE systems and routines, product recipes, food safety practices, and restaurant safety practices.

Ensure that all PRIDE systems and routines are incorporated into the day-to-day operations of the restaurant, setting each shift up for success.

Business Planning Execute the restaurant’s business plan by working directly with the District Supervisor Manage restaurant profit & loss to optimize sales and profit, analyzing COGS and taking corrective action if necessary, maintaining inventory, projecting restaurant demand changes throughout the year and adjusting labor accordingly, and ensuring that cash control/security procedures are followed. Prepare financial and sales forecasts and budgets, review financial reports regularly for variances, establish and monitor financial controls.

Develop and implement strategies to increase average meal checks and frequency of Fan visits.

Fan Service Ensure that Fan service in all areas meets or exceeds company standards.

Establish standards for the management team and crew to handle customer concerns.

Ensure that customer complaints are promptly and appropriately addressed to resolve the problem and ensure that each dissatisfied customer becomes a return Fan. Manage open complaints to ensure follow up process is documented in the Tell Us About Us (TUAU) database.

Understands the importance of speed of service and resolve bottlenecks in work flow.

Build relationships with return or preferred patrons.

Team Member Leadership Accomplish store objectives by hiring, training, coaching, and developing the store management team and hourly crew members to build a highly skilled and productive team.

Ensure thorough training and new hire orientations take place; clearly communicate job expectations; monitor each employee and manager’s performance and job contributions, provide ongoing and helpful feedback against expectations.

Responsible for effective scheduling and ensuring that the restaurant is properly staffed to drive sales volumes. Prepare crew members’ schedules and approve schedules completed by assistant managers to meet staffing requirements for different day parts and different seasonal demands, and to meet established labor goals.

Conduct formal employee performance appraisals to assess and review job contributions.

Role model and enforce policies and procedures.

Maintain a positive working relationship with all restaurant staff to foster and promote a cooperative and pleasant working climate, which will be conducive to maximizing employee morale, productivity and efficiency.

Health and Safety Standards Must be Serv Safe certified or approved equivalent.

Ensure that Food Safety is the top training priority in store operations. Ensure that proper hand washing, product rotation procedures, and temperature logging are visible and active behaviors. Role model and enforce safe food handling practices.

Maintain a safe, secure, and…