General Manager

Dairy Queen; Gadsden (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (medical, dental, and视

Flexible spending accounts

Voluntary insurance options

Food and shoe discounts

Identity theft protection

Daily pay

Tuition reimbursement

Anniversary recognition

Employee referral program

Bereavement leave

Job summary

Dairy Queen is seeking a General Manager to lead store operations, drive profitability, and uphold brand standards. You will recruit, train, and develop a top-performing team while ensuring exceptional service, quality, and cleanliness.

This is a salaried position requiring a typical 50-hour work week, with flexibility to meet business demands. Candidates must have prior restaurant GM or similar leadership experience and meet licensing and certification requirements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years previous experience as a restaurant general manager or a similar role in food service leadership.
• Previous experience managing profit & loss (P&L), inventory, labor and scheduling.
• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must successfully pass a background check and motor vehicle record check.
• Possession of Food Handler's Permit and/or ServSafe Certification (where required).
• Flexible availability based on business demands, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction to ensure the restaurant operates with quality, service, and cleanliness.
• Recruit, hire, train, coach, develop, and retain a best-in-class team.
• Maximize sales and profitability through execution of systems and processes.
• Ensure compliance with all policies, procedures, standards and laws.
• Lead store operations with emphasis on growth, accountability, and customer experience.
• Manage a weekly schedule with a typical 50-hour commitment, adapting to business needs.

Skills

Leadership

P&L management

Operations management

Staff development

Communication

Education

High School Diploma or GED

ServSafe Certification

Food Handler's Permit

Driver's license

Job description

Position Overview

The Dairy Queen General Manager is the ultimate leader of their store and has last line accountability for the successful operation, growth, and profitability of their Dairy Queen location. The General Manager provides leadership and direction to ensure the restaurant operates in accordance with all established policies, procedures, standards, Company values, and applicable federal, state, and local laws. The Restaurant General Manager maximizes sales and profitability through the execution of systems and processes that result in superior quality, service, and cleanliness. The General Manager recruits, hires, trains, coaches, develops, and retains a best-in-class team of Smile Servers capable of delivering the Dairy Queen brand experience to our fans. This is a salaried position with an expected weekly commitment of 50 hours per week, which may change based on business demands.

Qualifications

• 3+ years previous experience as a restaurant general manager or a similar role in food service leadership.
• Previous experience managing profit & loss (P&L), inventory, labor and scheduling.
• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must successfully pass a background check and motor vehicle record check.
• Possession of Food Handler's Permit and/or ServSafe Certification (where required).
• Flexible availability based on business demands, including evenings, weekends and holidays.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English.

Our Benefits

We offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to support your overall well-being, including:

• health coverage (medical, dental, and vision)
• flexible spending accounts
• a variety of voluntary insurance options
• food and shoe discounts
• identity theft protection
• daily pay
• tuition reimbursement
• anniversary recognition
• an employee referral program
• bereavement leave