Job description

MCALISTER’S GENERAL MANAGER

Key Contribution: The General Manager contributes to the success of McAlister’s through the direction and control of restaurant operations to ensure a positive guest experience and company profitability. The General Manager’s responsibility is to direct the operation of the restaurant, attain sales and profit objectives, maintain the highest standards of food quality, service, cleanliness, safety and sanitation by directing and supervising managers and team members.

Reporting Relationship: The General Manager reports to the Area Director

Essential Functions:

• Ensure a High-Quality Operation
• Maintain Controls
• Manage Team Members
• Advocate a Team Environment
• Manage Personal Development

Ensure a High-Quality Operation

• Provides Team Members, Managers, and Guests with a positive experience and atmosphere.
• Ensures prompt, friendly service according to Southern Rock Restaurant Guidelines
• Ensures the production of high-quality food on a consistent basis.
• Directs overall activities and performance of team members on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Ensures positive Guest experience by monitoring and ensuring appropriate steps of service and delivery of the McAlister’s Touch.
• Maintains the proper atmosphere through music and lighting levels for varying business periods.
• Promotes an atmosphere of positive Guest Relations. Build Guest relationships and respond to Guest complaints or concerns professionally and in a timely manner. Responsible for written communications with Guests.
• Maintains and inspects dining room, food receiving, preparation, production, and storage areas to ensure that health and safety regulations are adhered to at all times. Corrects unsafe practices or conditions.
• Supervises cleaning and maintenance of equipment and arrange for repairs, contracts, and other services. Maintains restaurant cleanliness and organization for both the interior and exterior of the restaurant.
• Follows the standards as described in the Southern Rock Restaurant Guidelines and Procedures Manual

Maintain Controls

• Reviews financial information such as sales and costs and monitor budget to ensure efficient operation and that expenditures stay within budget limitations. Takes action to correct any deviations from the budget. Use the computer for review and analysis of information.
• Responsible for the financial results of the restaurant.
• Maintains and controls restaurant assets. Monitors restaurant’s on-hand inventory for waste and theft.
• Conducts line checks to ensure product standards and specifications.
• Completes daily paperwork and projects on a timely basis.
• Complies with cash control policies and procedures. Ensures all managers, supervisors, and team members comply with cash control policy and procedures.
• Drives positive results for labor through proactive scheduling and reacting to business trends.
• Controls operating costs by instituting awareness through the restaurant.
• Manages capital expenditures within the restaurant.
• Conducts inventories and calculate food and beverage costs.
• Must be responsible for ordering food and beverage products.
• At times will direct the kitchen activities and performance of back of the house team members on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Responsible for submitting accurate information to the Area Director.

Manage Team Members

• Ensures training of new managers and supervisors.
• Hires, trains, motivates, and evaluates all team members.
• Creates positive relationships with team members and managers by treating all members with respect.
• Supports and practices an open-door policy.
• Implements programs to reward positive contributions. Recognizes and promotes positive performers. Coaches and counsels team members whose performance is below expectations.
• Develops team members.
• Maintains a trained staff through effective use of employment orientation, individual training sessions, employee meetings and implementation of company training programs for team members and managers.
• Assures compliance with company policies, practices, and procedures; communicate changes. Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and guidelines.

Advocate a Team Environment

• Displays, encourages, and inspires high morale and motivation in the restaurant.
• Communicates with other managers effectively.
• Shows daily attention, participation and sensitivity needed to establish credibility and promotes unity in the team.
• Holds management team accountable for areas of responsibility.
• Responds to team conflicts professionally and work towards positive resolutions.
• Establishes an environment that does not permit or promote sexual or any other kinds of harassment.
• Ensures restaurant is staffed to avoid workload and poor morale issues.
• Reports employee relation issues of a sensitive nature to the Human Resources Director
• Works with Human Resources and the Area Director for the positive outcome of such issues.

Manage Personal Development

• Provides effective leadership.
• Demonstrates organizational skills. Completes assignments and duties on time.
• Develops personal goals for professional growth.
• Maintains a pleasant, positive, and professional attitude in the eyes of team members, management team, and Guests.
• Exhibits a neat and clean appearance consistent with a professional image.
• Executes company programs and decisions with support and commitment.

General Manager Qualifications:

Aptitude

• Professional oral and written communication skills.
• Organization and time management skills.
• Works well under pressure.
• Can effectively solve problems.
• Able to take and give direction.
• Works well with other people in a team environment.
• Excellent attendance is required with schedule flexibility determined by business needs.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to work in a fast paced, high energy, and physically demanding environment.
• Must have the stamina and ability to work 50 to 60 hours a week. Must be able to occasionally work more than a 60-hour work week during short management staff situations.
• Must be able to spend 90% of working time standing.
• Will be required to use all sensory capabilities such as: vision, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching, and speaking.
• Will be required to use physical capabilities such as: walking, bending, kneeling, handling, hand flexibility, reaching, squatting, crawling, lifting, climbing, and stooping.
• Must be able to carry loads greater than 35 pounds and be able to transport up to 70 pounds regularly.
• Travel may be required for occasional deliveries, visits to other locations, or company meetings. The General Manager is required to have reliable transportation to meet these travel requirements.

We are looking for the BEST

Though we have a great time at work our leadership is serious about managing high expectations and conducting their business in a respectful and highly ethical way. Our multiunit managers are hands on with our teams on a daily basis helping to raise the execution level of all they come in contact with. McAlister's Deli offers a unique environment that fosters individual growth and rewards performance. We credit our success to our people and endeavor to promote an environment of personal development, creativity, and opportunity. We operate a non-smoking, no-alcohol, no-grease restaurant environment; our menu consists of a variety of high-quality deli sandwiches, extra-large baked potatoes, soups, salads, desserts and our famous sweet tea. We are part of the quick-casual market bringing together the best elements of a fast-food and a full-service restaurant.

We are focused on superior service and food quality and have an unyielding passion for developing our people.

So back to that quality of life thing…

· We are open generally from 10:30 am till 9:00pm.

· No early mornings breaking 100 dozen eggs no late nights ushering guests to their Uber. Just good old fashion hard work with a HUGE development upside

· We are opening new restaurants, who can say that in this financial climate??

We are one of the most rapidly growing fast casual restaurant concepts in the South East, and you can bet that means loads of new opportunities at every McAlister's Deli for you.

Some of the benefits of working at McAlister's Deli include:

• 401(k) and health insurance for Full time (30+ hours per week) employees
• Tremendous opportunity for career growth
• Great team-oriented work atmosphere
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Discount

Southern Rock Restaurants is a licensed and largest franchisee of McAlister's Deli and an Equal Opportunity Employer'

www.southernrockrestaurants.com

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Experience level:

• 2 years

Restaurant type:

• Fast casual restaurant

Shift:

• Evening shift
• Morning shift

Weekly day range:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Work Location: One location

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