Meritage Hospitality Group Looking for Wendy’s District Manager – Hartford, CT at Hartford, CT Full Time

Do you love the Quick-Service industry and have experience managing multi-unit restaurants?

Do you enjoy coaching and developing people?

Are you feeling unchallenged or capped out in your career and looking to work in a fast-paced environment where you can make a difference and grow within a multi-state company?

Whatever your reason, the sky is the limit at Meritage Hospitality Group, and we currently have a great job opportunity for a District Manager to join our Wendy’s team!

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

We are looking for a hospitality professional who takes pride in their work and wants to grow with us. Someone who understands the importance of working collaboratively with their team and contributes to making a positive workplace. The success of our company is built upon our 5 core values and we find our happiest employees share those values. To be successful in this role, you will have a proven track record of critical thinking and project management experience, in addition to strong leadership skills. If this sounds like you, and you preferably, have a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and 3-5 years of multi-unit restaurant management experience, we would love for you to apply!___________________________________
POSITION SUMMARY

Job Title: District Manager
Reports to: Area Director
Education: High School Diploma; Bachelor’s degree in Business Management or equivalent preferred
Experience: 1-2 years of multi-unit restaurant experience in the Quick-Service Restaurant industry; 3-5 years of multi-unit restaurant management experience preferred
Certifications: ServSafe certified

Essential Duties

• Manages budgeted sales goals. Works with all employees to meet and exceed sales and other business goals.
• Ensures that marketing plans and new product rollouts are implemented on schedule. Organizes new store openings.
• Manages food and labor costs and conducts audits (as necessary) to ensure that reported results are accurate, cash is controlled, and costs are in line with guidelines.
• Ensures proper staffing of stores and that staff is cross-trained. Ensures that performance feedback and reviews are conducted and documented. Develops and implements improvement plans (as needed) relating to staffing and store operations.
• Provides proper training to General Manager, and ensures managers are following WeLearn and training procedures established by Meritage.
• Establishes goals for General Managers, and holds routine check ins provide feedback and ensure goals are being met.
• Holds regular General Manager meetings and attends other management meetings as requested. Also ensures that their General Managers hold regular store meetings.
• Performs other special projects that may be assigned or requested by Area Director or President of the Company.
• Ensures that employee handbook and all policies and procedures are implemented and enforced. Verifies compliance with federal, state and local employment laws.Verifies expedient and appropriate resolution of employee complaints and issues.
• Verifies employee hires and terminations undertaken by their General Managers are properly documented and follow company policy.
• Implements and carries out regular store visits. Ensures that stores are ready to do business on a daily basis and are in compliance with all Company guidelines and procedures.
• Ensures customer relation procedures are being executed; verifies that customer complaints and issues are handled appropriately.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Primarily working in the restaurants identifying training and staffing needs and doing administrative work in the restaurant. Occasional work will be done remotely, with no formal office space provided.

WHY WORK WITH US?

While the work at times might be demanding, we do our best to foster a positive work culture and work/life balance. We understand we too have to earn your loyalty and are always improving our business practices to stay competitive in the industry so we can offer job security and an awesome place to work. We hope to achieve this by providing you with the right training tools and a supportive workplace where you can take charge of your career development with the opportunity to make good money and grow within our organization. We also offer a competitive pay, flexible schedules, meal discounts, benefits for our full-time team members, and management opportunities within a multi-unit hospitality group!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Inclusion is at the heart of our business.

Official applications for employment must be submitted via MeritageCareers.com.

Location: Hartford,CT

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $85,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekend availability

Application Question(s):

• What is your salary expectation for this role?

Work Location: On the road