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Director of Operations

Full-time
Rate of pay$75000 - 90000 per year

The Director’s job is to oversee all operations of the business. Responsibilities include protecting all interests of the operator, maximizing operational excellence, training activities, and profit-generating procedures.

Next to the Operator, the Director exemplifies the actions, decision-making skills, and responsibilities of operating a successful restaurant. The Director’s role is critical in setting the overall tone and atmosphere of the restaurant. Selecting talent, developing skills, and building community is a constant thought in the mind of this leader. This tireless individual must be a teacher at heart and must be energized by a quick-paced environment. The Director must be engaged in the following 5 areas:

Vision

  • Execute the vision of the operator
  • Commitment to personal growth and development.
  • Work closely with the operator to develop and track an Individual Development Plan (IDP) for yourself and for other leaders in the restaurant.
  • Strategize restaurant growth as a High-Performance Leadership Team (HPLT)
  • Identify and share short-term and long-term goals at all levels in the organization
  • Create various plans to achieve these goals throughout the organization.

People

  • Recruit, select, coach, and develop potential
  • Focus on the leadership development of the team
  • Implementing sound individualized training and development. Coordinate training feedback of new team members to the Human Resources Director and all managers.
  • Observe, support, teach, model, measure, and provide feedback on every aspect of the CREATE RAVING FANS Strategy.
  • Properly address both positive and negative results and relationships throughout the organization
  • Work closely with other members of the leadership team and operator to develop and implement a continuous improvement plan for the development of all leaders, ambassadors, contributors, emerging leaders, and employees.
  • Responsible for the development and empowerment of middle managers

Quality & Customer Experience

  • Use RQA, ROE, and CEM tools to measure and improve OE and ensure proper FDA
  • Oversee all facilities and ensure equipment is in proper working order. Develop strategy to ensure food safety standards exceed local and FDA food code standards
  • Work closely with the operator to develop continuous improvement plans for quality and customer experience.
  • Overseeing food counts, speed of service, food safety, etc.

Sales & Brand Growth

  • Work closely with the operator and RMD to develop and implement strategies to grow customer count, check average and outside sales
  • Support RMD in the execution of the mall marketing plan.
  • Cultivate an atmosphere of heightened brand awareness and CFA Anywhere within our trade area.

Financial Return

  • Oversee the prudent spending of all financial resources across all variable P&L expense line items.
  • Work closely with the operator and the leadership team to develop continuous improvement plans for maximizing fiscal return on investment.
  • Ensure cash management best practices are being executed as well as ensuring change fund is being counted for every daypart

Work in a Chick-fil-A restaurant

A job at Chick-fil-A is more than just a job. It's a stepping-stone to a successful future in the world of business. Here are some of the great benefits of working at Chick-fil-A.


Closed Sundays

All Chick-fil-A restaurants are closed on Sundays so you can have a day off to spend with family and friends.


Competitive Pay

  • Along with a competitive paycheck, you will work in a nurturing environment where you will learn valuable business and people skills.

Salary: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 annually

Education: Bachelor's (Preferred)

Schedule: Mon-Sat; 8, 10, 12 hr shifts, Days/Nights, Weekend Availability

Chick-fil-A - BaldHill Road FSU

1500 Bald Hill Rd, Warwick, RI, 02886
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This job posting is for an opportunity at a Chick-fil-A® Restaurant business independently owned and operated by a local franchised Operator. If you choose to apply for this position, you understand and acknowledge that your application and any information included with it will only be submitted to the Operator. Chick-fil-A, Inc. will not receive a copy of your employment application and will not be involved in any decisions regarding whether to hire you. If you are hired for this position, you also understand and acknowledge that the Operator’s restaurant business will be your employer, not Chick-fil-A, Inc., and that the Operator is solely responsible for all decisions related to your employment, including hiring, firing, discipline, compensation, scheduling and supervision.