Assistant Director of Operations - HMS Host

The purpose of the Assistant Director of Operations (ADO) position is to assist the Sr Director Operations in leading and maximizing branch-wide profitability and operations excellence. The ADO ensures branch management staff are prepared to serve our guests with clean restaurants, prepared staff, thorough job knowledge and skills to high performance standards.

Essential Functions:

• Assists the Sr Director Operations in directing the daily operations of the location

• Assists in facilitating the development and implementation of the annual budget, and works with branch-level management to ensure budgeted sales and profit goals are achieved

• Effectively plans, organizes, prioritizes and assigns business activities

• Ensures all company/brand standards and safety guidelines are met

• Resolves most questions and problems and refers only the most complex issues to the SDO

• Ensures managers know and follow opening, daily and closing procedures/checklists in accordance with company policies/procedures

• Interviews job candidates, makes hiring, termination, advancement, promotion or any other status change decisions for associates within the branch. Promotes HMSHost as an employer of choice within the local community

• Actively ensures managers adhere to mandated rest breaks and meal periods

• Ensures compliance with wellness and safety procedures and guidelines, builds awareness about wellness and safety, and reports any safety concerns to the SDO/DO/Zone Leader

• Ensures all managers understand and perform all Health and Safety activities as specified in the Manager’s Guide to Associate Health and Safety

• Reads and understands financial and operational data and reports to monitor progress towards the branch, zone, and restaurant goals and assigns associates to meet those objectives.

• Ensures company and branch diversity and inclusion philosophy is understood and actively executed within the restaurant

• Uses good judgment and broad discretion to resolve customer and associate questions and problems

• Ensures compliance with all company adult beverage policies, and ensures all restaurant staff understand and follow AB procedures

• Ensures display areas are appropriately clean, stocked, and visually appealing

• Ensures all equipment is in good working order

• Ensures that the company has most current contact information for all associates working in the restaurant.

Requirements:

• Ability to work shifts during various operating days and hours each week; during opening, during busy day parts, and during closing to monitor restaurant associates’ and managers’ work activities during these different days and times

• Knowledge of all applicable federal, state, and local sanitary, safety, and health standards, and all procedures and protocols to comply with HACCP standards

Reporting relationship and other important information:

• The ADO position as described falls under the Fair Labor Standards act as a Exempt position

• The ADO position typically reports to the Sr Director of Operations

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

• ADOs must have documented and demonstrated skills managing the types of restaurants (QSR, Casual Dine, Full Service, similar complexity, Union and Non-Union, etc) to which the role is assigned, to include overall responsibility for success and failure of the restaurant under their leadership as identified by P&L success for multiple annual cycles for the type or restaurant assigned. Generally speaking, restaurant P&L management experience for a minimum of 5 years with underlying overall working restaurant experience of 8 years in type is typically necessary to be successful.

• Graduation from a Food Service Management or Culinary program may substitute for a portion of the time based experience requirement for each of these roles

• Demonstrates team management, delegation and issue resolution skills and the ability to manage multiple, conflicting, and concurrent priorities

• Demonstrates knowledge of HMSHost policies and products, service, quality, equipment and operations standards, or able to demonstrate this knowledge within a reasonable time from hire or promotion

• Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, understand menus and brand standards as well as converse comfortably with individuals

All job requirements are subject to change to reflect the evolving position requirements or to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a threat or risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to which will be required in this position. Employees will be required to follow other job-related duties as requested by their supervisor/manager (within guidelines and compliance with Federal and State Laws). Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

HMSHost is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

To learn more about HMSHost and additional career opportunities, visit https://www.hmshost.com/.

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