Laughing Planet is a locally owned and operated quick-service restaurant company with locations in Oregon, Washington, and Nevada. We offer fresh, quality, nutritious food that is affordable and strive to provide a great experience for our customers and staff.
We are currently looking for a District Manager to support operations at our Oregon and Washington locations.
As a District Manager your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to the following:
Personnel Management
- Assist in recruiting and hiring of store personnel
- Help promote personal and professional growth using good to great method
- Conduct consistent team evaluations
- Foster company culture and values
- Ensure that all HR policies are being followed as listed in the handbook
- Help store teams connect with their immediate community
Monitoring and Management of Store Level Finances
- Help stores achieve pre-determined labor targets through smart scheduling
- Help stores hit COG targets by implementing and enforcing best practices (FIFO, Accurate Ordering, Weighing Food, Portion Control, Pour Cost Control, Accurate Paperwork)
- Be the link with the marketing team to help drive traffic and revenue at individual store level
One Page Plan/ Goal Setting
- Make sure all stores are aligned with company priorities
- Ensure that all goals set at store level are relevant, measurable and achievable
- Ensure that your store teams always walk the talk when it comes to our core values and mission
Brick and Mortar
- Ensure that stores are well maintained, clean and meet brand presentation standards & merchandising.
- Be the conduit with our maintenance team on what your stores need in order of priority.
- Provide feedback to your managers regarding their store appearance and what needs attention and/or improvement
- Do a quarterly deep audit, using checklist (pars, cleanliness, inventory levels, employee files etc).
Food
- Be a quality control agent on freshness, quality, taste, presentation and portioning.
- Constantly evaluate store par levels
- Constantly evaluate vendor performance (commissary, beverage, produce, broad-liner).
- Immediately communicate with stake holders of any glitch or quality issue so problems can be corrected
Other
- Maintain clear lines of communication with HR, Finance, Commissary and Marketing
- Gather and communicate any possible threat or opportunity to the operations team at HQ
- Communicate ideas on how we can improve systems
Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance Plans, Quarterly Bonus plan, Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Free Food, Mileage Reimbursement, Cell Phone Allowance, Corporate Shoe Discounts, Scholarship Opportunities, Your birthday is a holiday, and more!