Assistant Manager

DQ Tyler is committed to serving hot, fresh food and excellent cool treats in a clean, friendly environment, quickly.
We are locally owned and operated. DQ Tyler is community-oriented, assisting local churches, youth teams, and charitable organizations of all kinds. We love giving inspired individuals a platform to grow and prosper.
We probably have a DQ near you, with fifteen locations, and growing!


At DQ Tyler, we appreciate teamwork. We value and challenge each other and commit to a common goal of high standards.
The position is always on the move, and you will be standing and walking for many hours without sitting and must be able to lift up to 20 pounds unless you need assistance, which a team member can assist.
Our team is always willing to be in the DQ Tyler approved uniform, arrive on time, and fully committed to a drug-free, professional workplace.


Assistant Manager Responsibilities:
The Assistant Manager helps ensure that the restaurant operates smoothly and in a high state of cleanliness and provides strong leadership and supervision to the staff. He or she helps manage and train the staff to ensure they provide exceptional service to customers in a timely, courteous, efficient, and accurate manner and that they follow proper sanitation standards and keep all areas clean and sanitary at all times.

The ideal candidate for this position has a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma with some additional coursework or training in restaurant management (college degree in Hospitality, Food Service Management, or a related field preferred) and at least one year of restaurant experience. Previous management experience in a hospitality, food service, or customer service position is highly preferred. This person must be excellent at delegating in busy times, and posses good time management skills. They will always professionally dress and have exemplary behavior.


This is a 31-40 hour a week scheduled full-time position and a food safety manager certificate is required
If one is unable to work this average amount of hours per week to remain full-time or cannot be flexible in their schedule enough to serve as needed, then the employee may be asked to demote as these hours are required. This position makes decisions within the normal scope of day-to-day business such as checking in inventory, assisting customers, light maintenance duties, aiding staff with accommodations, etc.
The assistant manager in charge must be prepared to think clearly and make decisions while fulfilling their daily job duties. They must have a professional attitude under pressure, and must be able to communicate verbally and read/ write in English. An understanding of Spanish would be highly preferred.


Compensation: $13.75 - $17.00 per hour


We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Dairy Queens of Tyler, Inc. is a corporate franchise group of DQ Texas Restaurants based in Tyler, Texas stretching all the way to Forney, TX.

We have 15 DQ locations, and our company is 55 years in the making!

Terry Giles and Darrell Forster started this company as owner-operators in 1968 with a dream to have successful restaurants and even more successful employees!

We believe our employees are what make the company thrive.

We love it when our past employees still come back and visit as customers...we want them to always be a part of our DQ Tyler family!

We not only care about hiring motivated and exceptional talent to serve our guests, but we also want them to feel like they can count on us to provide a safe and rewarding career.

We offer top pay and employee benefits for our industry, and we make sure to honor our teams with recognition and gratitude!

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