General Manager

Slim-Chickens; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Slim-Chickens in Fort Walton Beach, FL is seeking a General Manager who upholds the brand’s culture and standards while leading daily restaurant operations.

This role requires strong leadership, a focus on customer satisfaction, and the ability to drive profits. You will train and coach staff, manage schedules, costs, and ensure safety and cleanliness.

The position is full-time with responsibilities spanning hands-on operations, staff development, and implementing promotions to grow weekly sales.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of leadership experience in restaurant management.
• Proven ability to meet labor and food cost goals.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day restaurant operations and staff.
• Enforce company policies and procedures.
• Coach staff and assess performance regularly.
• Deliver high-quality guest service and satisfaction.
• Manage food quality, safety, and cleanliness.
• Control product and labor costs to meet targets.
• Lead weekly meetings and staff development.
• Assist in marketing promotions and scheduling.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Staff development

Sales growth

Training

Inventory management

Operations management

Safety compliance

Budgeting

Job description

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General Manager

Full Time Management Fort Walton Beach, FL, US

30+ days ago Requisition ID: 2685

Salary: $55,000.00 Annually

Summary/ Objective

The General Manager is passionate and upholds the brand’s culture and standards. Continuously shows strong leadership skills and work ethic. The General Manager understands that customer satisfaction always takes priority and efficient restaurant operations make it possible. They are experienced leaders with a goal to become the best operator possible. The General Manager responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations of assigned location and team members, enforcing company policies, achieving company goals and metrics. To be successful in this role, you should be a thoughtful leader and decision maker, helping our people develop and be productive, while ensuring profits are on the rise. Ultimately helping the company grow and thrive.

Responsibilities

• Identify and delegate responsibilities to management team and staff to ensure objectives are met and excellent service is consistently achieved.
• Implement and enforce company policies and procedures.
• Provide direction to management team, and staff to achieve restaurant goals.
• Consistently review operations and manage staff to identify any problems, concerns, and opportunities for improvement
• Provide coaching and feedback to employees and assess performance on an ongoing basis.
• Create a positive guest experience by delivering a high level of service and ensuring all staff engage guests to understand their needs and exceed expectations.
• Manage the restaurant to meet or exceed standards in food quality, safety, and cleanliness.
• Consistently monitor product and labor costs to remain within goals.(Following the scheduling template based on store sales)
• Train and coach staff on customer services principles and practices.
• Follow KRG’s and Jersey Mike’s Subs policies and procedures, including those for cash handing and safety/security.
• Implement new marketing promotions.
• Conducting staff and weekly meetings.
• Identify employee weaknesses and retrain as necessary.
• Efficient in administrative duties: Weekly paperwork, crunch time inventory, product ordering, Zenput, marketing, scheduling and labor.

Requirements & Skills

*Mandatory Requirement- Upon hire or promotion into the General Manager role, you will enter into our Manager in Training program for 8-10 weeks (360 hours) to fully learn the position. You will train at one of our certified training locations; this may require travel depending on location. You must successfully complete training before assuming role as a General Manager.*

• Strong interpersonal relations, communication and organizational skills, leadership, supervisory skills, dependability, maturity
• Reliable Transportation
• Must be able to work nights and weekends.
• Extremely Professional Appearance
• Ability to work in a fast paced, ever-changing environment.
• Take the initiative.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks Demonstrated ability to creatively organize and expand business opportunities.
• Desire to take ownership and increase weekly sales.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Meet Labor goals (determined by store sales)
• Meet Food Cost Goals (determined by store sales)