Shift Manager

Shift Manager

1821 N. Superior Ave., Tomah, WI

The person holding this supervisory position is considered a full time team member and is responsible and accountable for the daily operation of the restaurant, assisting the RGM with hiring and training team members, directing the activities of team members, and rewarding or disciplining team members in consultation with the RGM; and performing these functions in ways that assure compliance with all Company policies and procedures, customer satisfaction, a high level of team member morale and the attainment of sales and profit objectives. The Shift Manager reports directly to the RGM, and holds the second highest position in the restaurant if there is not an Assistant Manager. In restaurants with an Assistant Manager, the Shift Manager is the next highest position.

The following accountabilities are essential to this position and a high degree of performance must be achieved in each in order for the incumbent to be successful. These accountabilities are organized according to our six Key Result Areas.

Profitability

• Executes the RGM's plans and overall Daland Corporation plans to achieve consistent sales growth and profit growth.
• Achieves planned/budgeted profits, as communicated by the RGM. This involves:
• Using established control systems and procedures to measure actual results and to identify deviations from planned results.
• Assisting the RGM, as requested, in developing and implementing corrective action plans to assure actual results conform to plan.
• Complies with all Company policies and procedures, including but not limited to, those relating to inventory, cash, payroll, food handling, interactions with guests, team members, and vendors, and legal compliance.
• Manages and Controls Cash: In conjunction with the RGM and other managers, ensures that all cash and checks, minus the change fund is correctly deposited, credit card transactions are correctly settled, and cash over or short is minimized.
• Controls cash drawers and team member "banks", following all established manual and computer procedures.
• Assists the RGM in Managing and Controlling Cost of Sales: The actual cost per the P&L must be equal to or between Ideal Cost and Allowable Cost as calculated in the Product Cost Analysis report and Bonus Calculation Sheet.
• Assists the RGM in Managing and Controlling Cost of Labor: Ensures that "Flow-thru" targets/goals are achieved; actual hours used do not exceed the established labor model/matrix; and, team member productivity is maximized.
• Managing Other Operating Expenses and Semi-Variable Expenses to Budget or less.

Customer Satisfaction

• Maintains positive customer relations, which includes:
• Assurance of personal behaviors and team member behaviors toward all customers are courteous, attentive, respectful, and enthusiastic.
• Assurance of a comfortable environment for customers.
• Executing "Floor Management" by directing activities and greeting and interacting with customers on each shift worked.
• Immediately resolving customer complaints by apologizing first and then assuring the satisfaction of the customer.
• Immediately contacting the RGM (or DM if the RGM is not available immediately) regarding any incidents in which customers are injured or in which customers claim some harm done to them.
• Ensures customers receive prompt, quality service. This includes:
1. If the RGM has delegated scheduling to the Shift Manager, scheduling the correct number of team members for forecast sales volume; and deploying those Team members in the correct job roles.
2. Following established service guidelines and procedures to assure all Hospitality Standards are achieved.
3. Directing team member activities to assure speed of service standards are met or exceeded, including product preparation times and delivery times.
4. Personally serving customers as required to meet the demand of the volume of business.
5. Ensuring customers are greeted properly and seated as quickly as appropriate.
6. Recognizing and dealing effectively with the special needs of customers.
7. Ensuring that customer orders are taken promptly, prepared accurately, and served quickly.
8. Ensuring customer follow-up, which means servers check back with customers frequently to see if there is anything else needed.
9. Ensuring immediate attention is given to customers ready to pay, either by prompting servers to complete the table cashout procedure or by performing the transaction of cashing out customer as needed.
10. Ensuring the phone is answered promptly and courteously, following the Telephone Service Essentials.
11. Responding to customers at pickup counter and drive-thru window; finding order; collecting money for the order; verifying order to customer; and, thanking customers.
12. Dispatching orders for delivery customers as required to meet the demands of the volume of business, grouping orders by geographical destination and instructing drivers as they arrive and depart which orders to take with them and where to go.
13. Delivering pizzas as necessary to meet the demands of the business.
14. Ensuring customers are thanked for their business.
• Ensures quality ingredients are used to prepare all products. This includes:
1. Maintaining Food Safe Temperatures for all ingredients and products.
2. Ensuring food preparation utensils and food contact surfaces are properly cleaned and sanitized.
3. Ensuring that procedures for receiving, handling and storing ingredients are followed.
4. Recognizing and correcting any raw ingredients or product problems.
5. Maintaining inventory levels which assure product freshness and no outages.
6. Eliminating the potential for cross contamination.
7. Ensuring that proper procedures are followed to prepare ingredients (dough, sauces, meats, cheeses, and vegetables).
8. Ensuring salad bar is maintained according to standards of operation (restaurant only).
9. Personally preparing ingredients as necessary.
• Ensures quality products, which includes:
1. Planning dough, ingredient and product preparation to meet sales volumes and personally preparing these items, as necessary, to meet the demand of the business.
2. If deemed appropriate by the RGM, performing a product cookability test to verify proper oven and belt speed.
3. Following proper procedures to process customer orders.
4. Personally preparing and cooking menu items as required to meet the demands of the volume of business.
5. Taking every appropriate action, in consultation with the RGM, including driving to another restaurant to pick up product, to resolve outage or potential outage situations.
6. Maintaining inventory levels which assure product freshness and no outages.
7. Planning dough, ingredient and product preparation to meet sales volumes and personally preparing these items, as necessary, to meet the demand of the business.
8. Assuring all products are prepared according to exact specifications, recipes and procedures.
9. Personally preparing and cooking menu items as required to meet the demands of the volume of business.
• Ensures that all standards for cleanliness and sanitation are met or exceeded, with particular attention to:
1. Restrooms.
2. Table tops; booth backs and seats; and chair seats.
3. Silverware, plateware, and glassware.
4. Dining room floors.
5. Salad bar.
• Implements new or approved changes in policies, procedures and/or operation standards. This involves:
1. Attending training sessions.
2. Reading "Rollout Guides" or other resources.
3. Assisting the RGM with training restaurant team members of new procedures or changes.
4. Participating in crew training and other actions in the restaurant to assure full and correct implementation.
5. If requested by the RGM, assisting with updating all manuals, resources and job aids as required.

People

• Building relationships with team members based on mutual trust and respect.
• Communicating and following the Daland "5 Star" Vision and Core Beliefs.
• Promoting teamwork.
• Being familiar with benefits available to team members, and referring appropriate questions to the RGM regarding these benefits.
• Informing the RGM of all team member grievances.
• Performing correct and consistent administration of team member disciplinary procedures, and discussing all