Restaurant Manager Trainee 4958

Circle K; Pensacola (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Flexible spending and health savings accounts

Vacation, Holiday, Personal, and Sick paid time off

Matching 401(k)

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

A leading convenience store chain is seeking a Restaurant Manager Trainee in Pensacola, Florida. This position prepares candidates for the Restaurant Manager role, focusing on managing day-to-day operations, providing excellent guest service, and ensuring operational efficiency. A minimum of 1-2 years of restaurant management experience is preferred alongside strong leadership and communication skills. This is a full-time position with flexible availability required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-2 years restaurant management experience preferred.
• Open availability required.
• Acts with integrity; keeps commitments.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provides excellent guest service in a fast and friendly manner.
• Recruits, interviews, selects, hires, and completes onboarding for all positions.
• Ensures product quality, food safety, and operational standards are met.
• Directs team and ensures food items are prepared and served per brand standards
• Monitors cash, sales and inventory control records

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Conflict management skills

Leadership

Team player

Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Minimum of 1-2 years restaurant management experience

Valid state Driver’s License

Serv Safe© Manager certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Restaurant Manager Trainee

Gulf Coast BU – Region 09 – Market 04: 2205 W Nine Mile Rd, Pensacola, FL 32534

Availability

Flexible Availability.

Job Summary

This position prepares the candidate for the Restaurant Manager role. After the training period, the Restaurant Manager Trainee (RMT) may manage the day‑to‑day operations of a designated company‑operated restaurant for up to 90 days. The RMT may have partial or full responsibility for the business, including people, operations and financial metrics. The position reports directly to the Restaurant District Manager.

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, 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, period paperwork, inventory counts, cash counts, truck orders, schedules and other administrative duties
• 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‑ins and provides positive feedback badges in Workday; uses recognition to reinforce positive behaviours 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, Take Ownership, Play to Win

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
• Focus on achieving results while having fun
• Team player who can work well with others or independently
• Frequently bends, twists at waist, kneels, squats, stands and walks
• Occasionally climbs and descends ladders
• Tolerates extreme cold and hot temperatures; works in and around fryers, ovens, grills, coolers, freezers, sharp objects, and loud noises
• Reach, grasp, and manipulate objects with hands for entire shift, including overhead
• Push, pull, lift, and carry up to 10 lb. frequently and 50 lb. occasionally, including lifting from ground to overhead

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

EEO & Disability Statement

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 reasonable accommodation. 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.