Assistant Restaurant Manager

Dunkin' • Full-time • Capitol Heights, Maryland, United States • $43.73k - $69.09k / year • 5d ago

We are look for Assistant Restaurant Managers to help lead our Dunkin' team!

The Assistant Restaurant Manager supports the Restaurant Manager in their efforts to develop a team of dedicated people delivering great and friendly guest experiences and profitable top line sales. They assist in the development of Crew and Shift Leaders and fulfill accountabilities assigned by the Restaurant Manager.

Responsibilities:

Team Environment:

Assist to recruit, hire, onboard and develop employees
Communicate job expectations to employees
Hold team members accountable for their behavior and performance, addressing concerns promptly
Support the development of team members

Operational Excellence:

Create and maintain a guest first culture in the restaurant
Ensure all shifts are appropriately staffed to achieve guest service goals
Maintain safe, secure, and healthy environment by following and enforcing safety, food safety, and sanitation guidelines; comply with all applicable laws
Ensure Brand standards, recipes and systems are executed
Help prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality and guest service standards
Review guest feedback and restaurant assessment results and implement action plans to drive system improvements

Profitability:

Control costs to help maximize profitability
Execute all in-restaurant marketing promotions in a timely manner
Execute new product roll-outs including team training, marketing and sampling
Drive sales goals and track results

Skills and Qualifications:

Fluent in English
Restaurant, retail, or supervisory experience
Basic computer skills
At least 18 years of age (where applicable)
Basic writing skills
High School diploma, or equivalent
Proficent in math and financial management

Competencies:

Great Focus:

Understands and exceeds guest expectations, needs and requirements
Displays a sense of urgency with guests
Seeks ways to improve guest satisfaction; asks questions, commits to follow-through
Resolves guest concerns by following Brand recommended guest recovery process

Passion for:

Sets and maintains high standards for self and others, acts as a role model
Consistently meets or exceeds goals
Contributes to the overall team performance; understands how his/her role relates to others
Sets, prioritizes and maintains focus on important activities
Reads and interprets reports to establish goals and deliver results
Seeks ideas and best practices from other individuals, teams, and networks and applies them

Problem Solving and Decision Making:

Identifies and resolves issues and problems
Uses information at hand to make decisions and solve problems; includes others when necessary
Identifies root cause of a problem and implements a solution to prevent from recurring
Empowers others to make decisions and resolve issues

Interpersonal Relationships & Influence:

Develops and maintains relationships with team members
Operates with integrity; demonstrates honesty, treats others with respect, keeps commitments
Encourages collaboration and teamwork
Leads others; negotiates and takes effective action

Building Effective Teams:

Identifies and communicates team goals
Monitors progress, measures results and holds others
Creates strong morale and engagement within the team
Accepts responsibilities for personal and team commitments
Recognizes and rewards employee’s strengths, accomplishments and development
Listens to others, seeks mutual understanding and welcomes sharing of information, ideas and resources

Conflict Management:

Seeks to understand conflict through active listening
Recognizes conflicts as an opportunity to learn and improve
Resolves situations using facts involved, ensuring consistency with policies and procedures
Escalates issues as appropriate
Developing Direct Reports and Others
Works collaboratively with employees to create individual development plans to strengthen employee’s knowledge and skills
Regularly discusses progress towards goals, reviews performance and adjusts development plans accordingly
Provides challenging assignments for the purpose of developing others
Uses coaching and feedback opportunities to improve performance
Identifies training needs and supports resources for development opportunities

Developing Direct Reports and Others:

Works collaboratively with employees to create individual development plans to strengthen employee’s knowledge and skills
Regularly discusses progress towards goals, reviews performance and adjusts development plans
Provides challenging assignments for the purpose of developing others
Uses coaching and feedback opportunities to improve performance
Identifies training needs and supports resources for development opportunities

Business and Financial Acumen:

Understands guest and competition; translates and applies own expertise to address business opportunities
Approaches situations with an innovative mind and looks beyond the obvious to deliver solutions and implement change
Has a working knowledge of profit and loss and other key financial measurements in order to identify business trends, make adjustments accordingly and set goals
Understands, analyzes and communicates the key performance/profit levers and manages to these measures

Founded in 1950, Dunkin' is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced regular/decaf/flavored coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' has earned a No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for 14 years running. The company has more than 13,100 restaurants in 41 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. family of companies.

Job Type: fulltime, parttime

Education: No education required

Work location: On-site