Dairy Queen 2nd Assistant Manager - Kingdom City

WARRENTON OIL GROUP•Kingdom City, MO

About The Position

To create positive memories for all who touch DQ and OJ. This position assists the General Manager (GM) in executing specific aspects of the restaurant operations. These may include financial performance, product production, inventory, personnel, sales, and marketing. The goal of this position is to set high standards and create a great environment for the team to work.

Requirements

Minimum 1-3 years of high-volume restaurant leadership experience, required. Previous quick service restaurant experience strongly preferred.
High School diploma or equivalent required.
Proven track record of effectively managing COGS and labor.
Strong knowledge and application of safe food handling practices.
Must Be SERV Safe certifiable

Responsibilities

Manage entire operation of restaurant during scheduled shifts.
Strive for operational levels that meet or exceed the Fan's expectations in the areas of quality, service and atmosphere, creating value through an excellent experience and a fair price.
Accurately complete designated duties such as inventory control, cash control, and ordering of products, including twice-weekly PFD truck order - with little to no guidance or assistance from the Area Manager or GM, with a small percentage or zero percentage of out of stocks, whether over-ordering or under-ordering.
Able to complete monthly inventory that takes place the 1st of each month, in the absence of the GM, with no direction from the Area Manager or 1st Assistant Manager with a small percentage or zero percentage of error.
Able to complete Labor Scheduler in POSitouch back office for daily Shift Cards, with directon or assistance from the GM or 1st Assistant, with a small percentage of error.
Role model and enforce safe food handling practices.
Assist the FM with ensuring that Food Safety is the top training priority in store operations.
Ensure that proper hand washing, product rotation procedures, and temperature logging are visible and active behaviors.
Maintain a safe, secure, and healthy facility environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures, complying with health and legal regulations and maintaining security systems or routines
Understands how to react in the event of an emergency such as a worker's compensation accident, a robbery, etc.
Assist EcoSure in their walkthrough and inspection of the store, in the absence of the GM, prioritizing and addressing any Basic or Critical issues found at the time of their visit, then writing a detailed report of the visit, devising a plan to correct and ensure IDQ standards are met for the immediate and long term future for the Area Manager and GM to review. Ideally, should have a basic understanding of how to handle EcoSure Basic and Critical, and how to submit to EcoSure to review upon correction in the back office computer system.
Ensue that shift leads and crew are trained and fully knowledgeable on all PRIDE systems and routines, product recipes, food safety practices and restaurant safety practices.
Ensure that all PRIDE systems and routines are incorporated into the day-to-day operations of the restaurant, setting each scheduled shift up for success.
Ensure that Fan service in all areas meets or exceeds company standards.
Establish standards for the management team and crew to handle customer concerns.
Ensure that customer complaints are promptly and appropriately addressed to resolve the problem and ensure that each dissatisfied customer becomes a return Fan.
Understand the importance of speed of service and resolve bottlenecks in work flow.
Build relationships with return or preferred patrons.
Assist in the execution of the restaurant's business plan as directed by the GM, taking advice and coaching from the owner, GM, ADQ Business Consultants, field staff or territory operator.
Understand how to react to issues impacts the restaurant's profit and loss (P&L) to optimize sales and profit, such as analyzing COGS and taking corrective action if necessary, maintaining inventory, projecting restaurant demand changes throughout the year and adjusting labor accordingly, ensuring that cash control/security procedures are followed, and understanding the PL implications of workers' compensation claims.
Assist the GM with developing and implementing strategies to increase average meal checks and frequency of Fan visits.
Accomplish store objectives by assisting the GM with hiring, training, coaching and developing shift leads and crew members to build a highly skilled and productive team.
Assist the GM with thorough training and new hire orientations; clearly communicate job expectations; monitor each employee and manager's performance and job contributions, provide ongoing and helpful feedback against expectations.
Role model and enforce policies and procedures.
At a minimum, have a basic understanding of how to prepare hourly employee schedules to meet the staffing requirements for each day part and seasonal demands, as determined by the GM. Ideally, should be able to perform this task for review and approval by the GM.
Maintain a positive working relationship with all restaurant staff to foster and promote a cooperative and pleasant working climate, which will be conducive to maximizing employee morale, productivity and efficiency.
Bring useful ideas to management about how to attract new Fans and increase restaurant sales through marketing promotions and activities.
May assist the GM in some assigned aspects of local store marketing activities and projects such as public and community relations programs, evaluating local competitors' store marketing, identifying and tracking changing consumer demands.
Job may require other duties as assigned.