Operations Manager

Papa John's International , Inc.; Overland Park, Northern (KS, KY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Papa John’s International, Inc. in Overland Park, KS seeks a Restaurant Shift Manager responsible for shift leadership, hiring/firing, onboarding, training and ongoing team development. This role supervises restaurant team members and delivery drivers and reports to the General Manager.

You will drive quality product, food safety, staffing, coaching, disciplinary actions, store facilities, and cash controls to ensure top service and profitability in a high-volume restaurant.

Qualifications

• Experience leading restaurant teams and delivering quality products.
• Ability to hire, onboard, train, and develop staff for peak performance.
• Proven coaching skills and handling disciplinary actions when needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality products by training and supervising team members and delivery drivers.
• Recruit, orient, and train staff to exceed customer expectations and meet sales goals.
• Manage performance, conduct disciplinary actions, and ensure safety and cleanliness.
• Execute shift-level cash controls and maintain profitability.

Skills

Shift leadership

Hiring & onboarding

Team development

Coaching & disciplinary actions

Tools

Operations Manual

Team Member Handbook

Job description

This role has primary responsibility for shift management, hiring/firing, onboarding, training, development, corrective action, and managing performance of restaurant team members and delivery drivers. Restaurant team members and delivery drivers directly report to this position. This position is assigned to high volume and/or high complexity restaurants and reports to the restaurant General Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Provide quality products to our customers by building a system of quality with team members, which ensures each delivered product meets Papa John’s standards and accurately reflects the customer’s order. Communicate, train, and promote quality standards to team members by utilizing all available tools including Operations Manual and Team Member Handbook.
Ensure food safety certifications are up to date for all team members and manage Company’s assets by ensuring restaurant is clean and meets safety and security standards at all times.

Supervise work activities of all non-exempt restaurant team members, including shift leaders, in-store team members and delivery drivers during assigned work schedule. In absence of General Manager, responsible for all functions of a Papa John’s restaurant to ensure high quality products and customer service. Actively recruit customer focused team members, maintain adequate staffing levels according to projected sales, properly orient and train team members to exceed customer expectations, ensure shift compliance with uniform and appearance standards, and communicate performance expectations to direct reports. Document performance issues and take appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination. Effectively coach and develop team members; and support an atmosphere of teamwork, energy and fun.
Contribute to the achievement of sales goals by providing prompt and friendly customer service through team member training on products and sales execution. Contribute to and execute plans to resolve unfavorable trends and enhance profits of restaurant. Execute shift level financial controls and cash management responsibilities.