Multi-Unit Area Director - Central Ohio Region

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*Wanted: Experienced Area Director*
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Seeking for a Warm, personable outgoing Area Director with recent food service experience to join our growing team!
We offer a beginning _*base*_ salary _*up to*_ $80k for our Area Directors plus generous quarterly bonus. This is a wonderful opportunity with a great progressive company. _*Please apply today!*_
_*Basic Purpose and Objectives of the Position*_
The Area Director (AD) provides overall leadership and direct supervision of approximately 5-8 Taco Bell restaurants to ensure that each Restaurant General Manager (RGM) meets or exceeds the Annual Operating Plan established for their individual unit.
The position is intended to be almost exclusively as support for the RGMs. The AD accomplishes these objectives by actively engaging in the coaching and direction of RGMs and Assistant
Managers (AGMs) on a day-to-day basis. Focal points include establishing and reviewing unit-specific performance targets in guest service, margin improvement and employee satisfaction, maintaining company standards in food safety, product and facility specifications, allocating limited capital budgets to meet highest priority facility needs, introducing and reinforcing new company products and initiatives, and selecting, training, developing and motivating managerial employees. The AD may directly perform hands-on operational work as necessary to train new managerial employees, respond to immediate or severe customer service needs or otherwise role model appropriate skills and behaviors in the restaurant.
_*Principle Accountabilities*_
*Customer Satisfaction/Product Quality*
* Drives customer-focused culture by serving as a role model in resolving serious customer issues and training managers to meet or exceed customer service standards
* Tracks, analyzes and identifies root causes of customer complaints and leads management team to implement systematic solutions
* Periodically engages in restaurant audits in conjunction with RGMs to calibrate on performance standards and to provide an objective basis for performance feedback
* Ensures that food safety standards are met in each unit supervised through direct observation as well as follow-up on food safety audit results
* Reviews VOC results with unit management teams and coaches teams to enhance guest satisfaction
*Financial*
* Analyzes sales, labor, inventory and controllables on a continual basis and coaches RGMs to take specific corrective action to meet or achieve margin and sales growth targets; establishes specific unit-level action plans where necessary
* Trains and mentors subordinates on financial analysis and profitability tips
* Reviews and prioritizes store capital expenditure requests and establishes common vendor relationships where scale can be leveraged
* Resolves unit-level financial issues with various departments including Accounts Payable
*Operations*
* Ensures that facilities and equipment are maintained to Taco Bell standards; coordinates facility upgrades or equipment replacement
* Ensures CORE behaviors are in place and coaches management team on how to build these behaviors
* Monitors restaurant Speed with Service (SWS) performance and provides coaching to unit management teams to meet performance targets
* Oversees development and revision of weekly management schedules
*Human Resources*
* Provides ongoing coaching, feedback and development to all restaurant-level managers
* Forecasts staffing requirements and builds bench
* Leads performance management process for all management and hourly employees, ensuring adequate levels of performance feedback, timely performance appraisals, meaningful training and development planning and due process in resolving workplace disputes
* Selects all restaurant-level management
* Provides hands-on training for management staff and provides meaningful feedback throughout the training process
* Monitors unit staffing plans and allocates crew across units to meet severe staffing shortfalls; coordinates crew sourcing activities for multiple units
* Monitors the work environment in all units to ensure fair and equitable employee treatment as well as adherence to all company, federal and state workplace regulations
* Provides ongoing recognition of outstanding performance to motivate employees at all levels
* Develops at least one training restaurant in the area
_*Success Measures*_
* Individual and cumulative unit performance results
* Performance against market HR targets in complement, turnover, churn and bench building
_*Knowledge and Skill Requirements*_
*Delivers Excellence in Customer Service*
Is fully aware of customer needs and ensures that they receive quality products and service. Ensures work is to the correct standard. Possesses extremely high standards of product quality and speed of service and constantly monitors performance against those standards. Possesses a strong eye for detail and cleanliness. Presents a positive image through tidy and professional appearance of self and other employees. Interacts with customers in a highly effective and proactive manner. Consistently seeks to improve the customer experience. Demonstrates and emphasizes to others the importance of a winning customer experience. Uses customer feedback tools and techniques in making decisions and improving restaurant performance.
*Team Leadership*
Supervises others and efficiently coordinates their work. Delegates tasks to the most appropriate member of staff. Is able to remain in control in difficult situations. Provides clear direction and authority. Gets involved in a hands-on manner and leads by example. Is assertive. Communicates restaurant goals and a motivating vision; links individual performance to achieving restaurant goals. Demonstrates principled leadership and sound business ethics; stands up for what's right. Celebrates achievements; recognizes and rewards others; generates pride and commitment.
Regularly coaches staff to drive performance against objectives; provides ongoing, constructive feedback.
Demonstrates passion, enthusiasm and intensity in work; is a role model.
*Business Savvy*
Identifies problems quickly; assertively develops and implements solutions; manages restaurant flow to ensure customer satisfaction. Focuses the team on critical business issues; plans, organizes and delegates work for peak efficiency. Ensures understanding and use of available business tools by appropriate team members. Accurately analyzes financial data; identifies trends and takes appropriate action; follows-up to ensure 100% implementation.
Understands key business drivers and uses this knowledge to build sales and achieve margin targets.
*Drive for Results*
Able to make decisions after thorough evaluation. Shows initiative in order to make the most of day-to-day situations and problems. Quickly reacts to emergencies and identifies a corrective course of action. Uses considerable initiative. Aggressively pursues business objectives. Takes responsibility to ensure business objectives are met.
Utilizes the Outlook Calendar efficiently. The Playbook activities should be scheduled on the calendar biweekly. Any changes to the original scheduled activities need to have documented VP approval.
*Integrity*
Communicates intentions, ideas and feelings openly and directly; is candid and honest. "Walks the Talk" by taking actions that are consistent with own words and solicits feedback about performance in this area. Stands up for own beliefs. Admits own mistakes and vulnerabilities and takes actions to correct mistakes. Chooses to be honest and forthright even in difficult situations.
*Restaurant Operations*
Technically proficient in all aspects of food preparation, production and delivery. Displays detailed knowledge of all key food handling/food safety procedures. Familiar with basic restaurant equipment troubleshooting. Displays detailed knowledge of all Taco Bell product standards.
_*Educational Attainment/Experience Requirements*_
* Strong preference for internal promote from MTM
* Thorough knowledge of Taco Bell performance metrics, product specifications and management systems
* Demonstrated track record of workplace achievement in the selection, coaching and development of managerial employees
* Proven ability to drive customer satisfaction, financial performance and employee satisfaction
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year
Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Employee discount * Health insurance * Paid time off * Referral program * Vision insurance
Experience: * Operations management: 3 years (Required)
License/Certification: * Driver's License (Required)
Ability to Commute: * Columbus, OH 43260 (Required)
Ability to Relocate: * Columbus, OH 43260: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Willingness to travel: * 100% (Required)
Work Location: In person
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Location:
Columbus, OH, United States
Job Type:
FullTime

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