Restaurant General Manager

Taco Bell•Reed City, MI

36d

About The Position

As Restaurant General Manager at Team Lyders, you will manage one of the company’s Taco Bell restaurants in accordance with brand standards and policies. You will lead hands-on restaurant operations to support customer satisfaction, maximize profitability, and build a motivated team. The role includes coaching and mentoring employees and driving operational excellence. Team Lyders operates more than 200 Taco Bell locations across Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Illinois. The company emphasizes customer experience, a positive work culture, and employee growth. The position requires a 50-hour workweek, including evenings, weekends, and extended shifts as needed. The work environment includes regular exposure to indoor and outdoor conditions and moderate noise. Indoor conditions may involve heat, cold, water, cleaning chemicals, grease, and oil.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
2–4 years of leadership experience in a quick-service restaurant (QSR) or retail environment, with P&L accountability.
Strong analytical, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills.
Excellent communication skills and a proven track record in team building.
Passion for food quality, service, cleanliness, and operational speed.
Proficiency in basic business math and computer literacy.
A dynamic, energetic, proactive leadership style that drives results and inspires the team.
Ability and willingness to work a 50-hour workweek, including evenings, weekends, and extended shifts as required.
Ability to remain standing for long periods; talk and hear; handle, feel, type, pinch, seize, hold, grasp, or turn objects; and perceive object attributes such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touch.
Ability to walk, maintain balance while walking, standing, crouching, or running, reach with hands and arms, and lift and push or pull up to 40 pounds over 20 feet.
Ability to climb stairs or ladders, twist the upper torso, stand for long periods without a break, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and lift and push or pull up to 50 pounds over 15 feet.

Responsibilities

Lead with purpose, resolve conflicts, and achieve results through others.
Recruit and train employees to deliver strong customer experiences.
Develop managers and team members for future growth.
Provide direction, mentorship, and performance feedback to team members.
Model Team Lyders’ core values and principles.
Execute corporate and local initiatives effectively and on time.
Maintain a safe and welcoming environment for employees and customers.
Oversee daily operations, including labor scheduling, food supply management, and health and safety standards.
Resolve customer issues and train team members to exceed service expectations.
Use customer insights to improve the guest experience.
Manage profit and loss through cash control, inventory management, and labor optimization.
Maintain facilities and equipment to brand standards using preventative maintenance plans.
Monitor sales and operational performance and coach the team to meet growth targets.
Develop and execute restaurant-specific Annual Operating Plans.