Assistant Manager

Keke's Breakfast Cafe; Ocala (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

50% off food

No Nights

Job summary

Keke's Breakfast Cafe in Ocala, FL is hiring an Assistant Manager to lead our team and deliver an exceptional dining experience. You will coordinate planning, training, and operations to achieve goals in sales, costs, retention, guest satisfaction, food quality, and cleanliness.

The role requires at least 2 years of full-service dining management experience and involves front-of-house expeditor duties during peak times, staff development, and adherence to health and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of full-service dining management experience.
• Lead and train staff to meet service standards.
• Maintain food quality and cleanliness per recipes and policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations and guest service.
• Schedule labor and manage costs.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Support General Manager in hiring and performance reviews.
• Oversee cash handling and reconciliations.

Skills

Restaurant management

Staff training

Customer service

Job description

This job posting is for employment with an independently owned and operated franchisee.

Join our vibrant breakfast cafe as an Assistant Manager, where you’ll play a key role in leading our team and ensuring an exceptional dining experience for our guests. You’ll coordinate planning, training, and operations to achieve our goals in sales, costs, employee retention, guest satisfaction, food quality, and cleanliness.

Why Keke's?

Keke’s is a thriving and growing brand that is differentiated in the hospitality space. We believe in putting People First, Embracing Openness, and being Better Together as we Pursue Excellence as we live our Guiding Principles. We work together to deliver an experience to our guests that is differentiated and drives our key metrics of Team, Guest, Sales and Profits

Essential Functions

• Fully understand and implement all policies, procedures, and training programs to maintain operational excellence.
• Create a welcoming atmosphere for all guests, ensuring they receive responsive, friendly, and courteous service always.
• Ensure food and products are consistently prepared and served according to our recipes and standards for quality and presentation.
• Drive company objectives in sales, service, quality, and cleanliness by training staff and fostering a positive, productive work environment.
• Adhere to cash handling and reconciliation procedures to control cash and receipts in line with company policies.
• Participate in employment and termination decisions with the General Manager's approval.
• Fill in as needed to maintain guest service standards and efficient operations.
• Continuously develop staff in managerial and professional skills to enhance team performance.
• Prepare all necessary paperwork, including forms, reports, and schedules, in an organized and timely manner.
• Conduct personal inspections to ensure equipment cleanliness and functionality, following preventative maintenance programs.
• Oversee the receiving process to ensure products arrive in the correct unit count and condition.Ensure timely performance appraisals for staff are conducted according to restaurant policies.
• Schedule labor based on anticipated business activity to meet staffing needs and labor cost objectives.
• Enforce restaurant policies regarding personnel and administer fair corrective action for policy violations.
• Stay informed about federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to health, safety, and labor requirements.
• Function as a front-of-house expeditor during peak times while providing back-of-house leadership.
• Provide insights and suggestions to the General Manager to support overall operational success.

Additional Responsibilities:

Will discuss during Interview

Pay Range:

Varies

Incentives and Benefits of this position may include but are not limited to:

• NO NIGHTS.
• Health Benefits for full time employees.
• 50% off food.
• Competitive Pay

Position qualifications include but are not limited to:

At least 2 years prior Full service Dining Management experience.

This job posting is for a position at an establishment owned and operated by an independent franchisee. This means the independent franchisee is alone responsible for all employment related matters in the restaurant including, among other things, setting any requirements for this job and all decisions concerning hiring, firing, discipline, supervisions, staffing and scheduling. The Franchisor will not receive a copy of any application you submit for this job posting and will have no control over whether you receive an interview and/or are ultimately hired, does not control and is not responsible for the employment policies and practices of independent franchisees, and does not employ independent franchisees’ employees. If you are hired for this job posting, the independent franchisee will be your employer. This job posting contains some general information about what it is like to work in this position but is not a complete job description. People who work in this position perform many different tasks every day, and this posting may not list all the job's essential functions. Our brands are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, genetic information, military or veteran's status, criminal background, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State, or local law.