Growth Restaurant Leader-Southern California - Raising Cane's

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At Raising Canes Chicken Fingers we serve only the best tasting and most craveable chicken finger meals. Its our ONE LOVE. Our Crew makes it happen, our Culture makes it unique and the Community makes it all worthwhile.

Every talented crewmember in our restaurants is important to our success and a value to our rapidly growing company. We all work with a sense of purpose and focus on our chicken finger meals, customers, crew, communities and company culture. We are constantly striving to raise the bar. The future for Raising Canes is growth focused and were on the path to being one of the top ten restaurant companies in the United States.

Your Role at Raising Canes:

The Growth Restaurant Leader is a Restaurant Leader with Raising Canes that is also responsible for providing strategic direction for each new restaurant opening (NRO) they support. This role is responsible for leading the NRO process and training the Restaurant Leader while deployed. The Growth Restaurant Leader works in collaboration with the Restaurant Leader to meet all performance milestones before and after opening. This role is tasked with the oversight of the training teams performance, NRO admin duties and supports all operations and people development.

Traveling is required for this role (80% of time)

Salary: $85,000 + Special Monthly Bonus Incentives

The physical work environment includes working in a fast-paced kitchen and interacting with and serving customers. This requires extended periods of physical exertion such as walking, standing and lifting. It also includes working both inside and outside in varied temperatures, with and around food products and common allergens, industrial equipment, commercial cleaning products, and requires use of personal protective equipment and ergonomic activities necessary to complete the job function.

Your Impact and Responsibilities:

• Leads NRO strategy and oversees daily restaurant operations and enforces Raising Canes policies and standards
• Leads daily restaurant operations and enforces Raising Canes policies and standards
• Develops the growth team and ensures all performance standards are met
• Supports staffing, scheduling, training and performance management
• Utilizes reward and recognition program for the crewmembers in the restaurant
• Audits all facets of operations and delivers feedback to support strategy development and execution with financial, people and operations management
• Executes shift management meeting Raising Canes operations and safety standards
• Performs restaurant performance standards observation walks and uses tools to document results and take corrective action when needed

Requirements for Success:

• Detail-oriented, organized and able to manage multiple priorities that may be constantly changing
• Self-driven, flexible, and highly energetic with strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work effectively and efficiently both independently and collaboratively
• Able to recognize problems, set goals, create plans and convert plans into action to solve problems
• Proficient in a variety of technology systems including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook) and ability to learn and adapt to new systems quickly
• Able to meet the selection criteria for Raising Canes Restaurant Leader role
• Able to work a variety of shifts including days, evenings and weekends and travel as needed for work-related functions and training
• 5+ years of restaurant or retail management experience
• Advanced knowledge of labor laws, staffing, scheduling, people, P&L and financial management
• New restaurant opening experience preferred
• Must be 18 years of age or older
• High school diploma or equivalent required, some college preferred