Restaurant Manager Trainee

Circle K Stores Inc.; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) Matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Stock Purchase Plan

Discount Meal Benefit

Employee Discount Program

Wellness Plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Circle K Stores Inc. in Lakeland, FL is seeking a Restaurant Manager Trainee to prepare for the Manager role. The trainee will oversee daily operations for a designated restaurant and may handle cash, inventory, and staff scheduling while reporting to the District Manager.

The program emphasizes guest service, team coaching, food safety, and adherence to Brand standards; strong communication and leadership are essential for progression to management.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-2 years restaurant management experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Valid state Driver’s License required
• Serv Safe Manager certification preferred
• Open availability required
• Excellent communication skills
• Motivates, coaches, and leads team members
• Acts with integrity; keeps commitments
• Contagious positive attitude
• Conflict management skills
• Exhibits a sense of urgency
• Leads by example
• Focuses on achieving results while having fun!
• Team player who can work well with others or independently

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent guest service in a fast and friendly manner; coaches and corrects team members as necessary
• Recruits, interviews, selects, hires, and completes onboarding for all positions
• Maintains a clean restaurant environment by cleaning and performing general housekeeping duties
• Delegates job responsibilities and shift duties and follows up to ensure completion
• Establishes build to’s and maintains the production management system
• Directs team and ensures all food items are prepared and served in accordance with all Brand, Company, and health department regulations
• Supervises and coaches team members to follow guidelines for food preparation and production management
• Ensures team members are properly trained on Brand and Company standards on an ongoing basis
• Implements new Brand campaigns and conducts new product training
• Ensures product quality, food safety, and operational standards are met
• Monitors and ensures accuracy of all cash, sales, and inventory control records
• Communicates as required with the district manager
• Responsible for completing all daily, weekly, and period paperwork, inventory counts, cash counts, truck orders, schedules, and any other administrative duties as required
• Guarantees a safe environment for team members and guests by following all government laws and safety codes
• Ownership for all financial and operational metrics, resulting in a profitable restaurant
• Conducts team member check in’s and provides positive feedback badges in Workday
• Implements progressive discipline to address deficiencies in performance or failure to adhere to Company policies
• Lives our Company values: One Team, Do the Right Thing, Takes Ownership, Play to Win

Skills

Restaurant management

Microsoft Office

Communication

Leadership

Open availability

Coaching

Integrity

Job description

Florida BU - Region 05 - Market 07: 4950 Hwy 92 E, Lakeland, Florida 33801 Shift Availability Flexible Availability Job Type The position includes, but is not limited to, the following essential job duties, responsibilities, and requirements:

RESTAURANT MANAGER TRAINEE JOB SUMMARY:

This position is to prepare the candidate for the Restaurant Manager role. After a designated period of training, the Restaurant Manager Trainee (RMT) may be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of a designated Company operated Restaurant for a period of no longer than 90 days. The RGMT may have partial or full responsibility for the business including people, operations, and financial metrics. This position reports directly to the Restaurant District Manager.

RESTAURANT MANAGER TRAINEE EXPECTATIONS:

Provides excellent guest service in a fast and friendly manner; coaches and corrects team members as necessary

Recruits, interviews, selects, hires, and completes onboarding for all positions

Maintains a clean restaurant environment by cleaning and performing general housekeeping duties.

Delegates job responsibilities and shift duties and follows up to ensure completion

Establishes build to’ s and maintains the production management system

Directs team and ensures all food items are prepared and served in accordance with all Brand, Company, and health department regulations

Supervises and coaches team members to follow guidelines for food preparation and production management

Ensures team members are properly trained on Brand and Company standards on an ongoing basis

Cascades all relevant information and maintains communication board

Implements new Brand campaigns and conducts new product training

Ensures product quality, food safety, and operational standards are met

Monitors and ensures accuracy of all cash, sales, and inventory control records

Communicates as required with the district manager

Responsible for completing all daily, weekly, and period paperwork, inventory counts, cash counts, truck orders, schedules, and any other administrative duties as required

Guarantees a safe environment for team members and guests by following all government laws and safety codes, and reports facility issues to maintenance

Completes reports on all incidents following our 5-minute rule policy

Ownership for all financial and operational metrics, resulting in a profitable restaurant

Conducts team member check in’s and provides positive feedback badges in Workday; uses recognition to reinforce positive behaviors and performance

Implements progressive discipline to address deficiencies in performance or failure to adhere to Company policies or regulatory requirements.

Lives our Company values: One Team, Do the Right Thing, Takes Ownership, Play to Win

RESTAURANT MANAGER TRAINEE BENEFITS:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Term Life and AD&D plans
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Vacation, Holiday, Personal, and Sick paid time off
• Matching 401(k)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Discount Program
• Discount Meal Benefit
• Wellness Plan
• Mobile Phone Benefit (GM)
• Wait periods may apply

RESTAURANT MANAGER TRAINEE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 1-2 years restaurant management experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Valid state Driver’s License required
• Serv Safe© Manager certification preferred
• Open availability required
• Excellent communication skills
• Motivates, coaches, and leads team members
• Acts with integrity; keeps commitments
• Contagious positive attitude
• Conflict management skills
• Exhibits a sense of urgency
• Leads by example
• Focuses on achieving results while having fun!
• Team player who can work well with others or independently
• Frequently bend, twist at waist, kneel, squat, stand, and walk
• Occasionally climb and descend ladders
• Tolerate extreme cold and hot temperatures and work in and around fryers, ovens, grills, coolers, freezers, sharp objects, and loud noises
• Reach, grasp, and manipulate objects with hands for entire shift, including reaching for objects overhead
• Push, pull, lift, and carry up to 10 lbs. frequently and up to 50+ lb. occasionally, including lifting from ground to overhead
• Circle K will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an employee with a disability unless the accommodation is unreasonable or would pose an undue hardship.

RESTAURANT MANAGER TRAINEE, RESTAURANT OPERATIONS

This Job Description indicates the general nature and level of work to be performed in this position and it is not intended to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all the duties, responsibilities, functions, and qualifications required of the position. The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties and will be evaluated, in part, on performance of the tasks listed in this job description. As with all positions, the responsibilities and duties of this position may change. The Company reserves the right to revise this Job Description at any time with or without notice. This Job Description does not constitute a contract for employment and either the incumbent or the Company may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, with or without notice.

Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and all state and local disability laws.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it does not impose an undue hardship on the Company.

Please inform the Company’s Human Resources Representative if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.

Our mission at Circle K is to make people's lives a little easier every day. Our global family of 150,000 people in over 17,300 stores and 27 countries makes that possible for our millions of clients worldwide, which is why we are committed to helping them achieve their goals and grow with us.

We set ourselves apart by our culture and values: in our people and their development, in serving others, what we've built and what we are striving to achieve.

No matter where you come from or where you are heading in your career, there is a place for you to grow at Circle K. When you grow, we grow - together.