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Along with other peer Restaurant Managers and/or Hourly Supervisors, Restaurant Managers will support the General Manager who has total accountability for the success of the restaurant. Restaurant Managers will be required to work day and night shifts, weekends, and holidays as the schedules are rotated. Additional responsibilities include focus on employee selection and retention, continuous operational improvement, understanding profit and loss statements, operating plans, and costs. Restaurant Managers must have a strong commitment to guest satisfaction and exhibit Denny’s Core Values when interacting with others.\nEssential Functions (Duties and Responsibilities)\nRepresents Denny’s Vision, Mission and Core Values.\n\nPrepares and interprets financial and operational reports and schedules, analyzes data and develops solutions to ensure operating goals are achieved.\n\nAssists the General Manager by overseeing assigned shifts and monitors brand standards execution and adherence by directing hourly staff to achieve guest service standards in a clean and pleasant environment.\n\nAssists in the achievement of controllable profit goals by monitoring controls and taking corrective action to achieve the desired result.\n\nDevelops and coaches hourly employees on brand standards, corporate policies and procedures, and other guest focused programs/activities to meet or exceed guest service standards.\n\nWorks with the General Manager to attract, hire, onboard and retain the best hourly talent to meet staffing requirements and guest service standards.\n\nBrings employee relations issues, deviations from brand standards, and other guest issues to the attention of the General Manager; recommends corrections; and participates in their execution as required.\n\nWorks with the General Manager to develop hourly employees through corporate training programs, individual development plans, and system assignments.\n\nDevelops relationships with civic, business, school, and professional organizations to establish good community relations and increase guest counts.\n\nMonitors that proper security procedures are in place to protect employees, guests and company assets.\n\nEnforces sanitary practices for food handling, general cleanliness and maintenance of kitchen, dining areas and restrooms.\n\nWorks to create and maintain an enjoyable and respectful environment for our guests and employees.\n\nMaintains compliance with all Denny’s employment policies and Brand Standards to include all state, local and federal regulations.\n\nFollows management cash handling, inventory and other operational procedures as outlined in Denny’s Brand Standards.\n\nOther duties as assigned.\n\nEducation and Experience Requirements\nAssociate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.\n\n2 years of experience in restaurant, hospitality or retail management, additional operations and/or leadership experience strongly preferred.\n\nFood Safety Manager certification required.\n\nRequired Knowledge and Skills\nStrong organizational skills with excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of the organization.\n\nAbility to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, in the English language.\n\nPossesses basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply, divide).\n\nPlaces a value on diversity and shows respect for others.\n\nProven ability to problem solve and handle high stress situations.\n\nAbility to interpret financial statements and understand contributing factors.\n\nMust be able to perform job duties of every position.\n\nMust be prepared to multitask in accordance with the demands of the business.\n\nAbility to identify and anticipate opportunities and implement corrective action steps.\n\nAbility to work weekends, holidays, and evenings.\n\nPeriodic travel to include occasional overnight travel and airline travel when applicable.\n\nMust have reliable transportation.\n\nPhysical Requirements\nMust be able to lift a tray weighing up to 25 lbs.\n\nMust be able to lift and carry supplies and equipment weighing up to 60 lbs and place items on high and low shelves in office, store rooms, service areas, walk-in coolers and freezers.\n\nMust be able to bend, stoop, reach, lift and grasp.\n\nMust be able to hear well in a loud environment to respond to employee and guest needs.\n\nMust meet any state, county or municipal regulation pertaining to health risk concerns about food handling.\n\nMust be able to operate point-of-sale system and differentiate between monetary denominations.\n\nMust be able to work with all Denny’s menu products.\n\nMust be able to work around potentially hazardous chemicals.\n\nMust have sufficient mobility to move and operate in confined work area.\n\nMust work inside and outside.\n\nMust be able to observe staff and all aspects of restaurant operations.\n\nMust be able to stand and walk during an 8 to 10 hour shift; occasional shifts in excess of 10 hours may be required due to the demands of the business.\n\nMust be able to tolerate extreme temperature changes in kitchen and freezer areas.\n\nFLSA EXEMPTION WORKSHEET\nJob Code: 20MGR\nJob Title: Restaurant Manager\nThe employee must meet all of the requirements of one of the exemption tests as outlined below to be eligible for exemption under the FLSA. (Employees earning more than $100,000 in total annual compensation are only required to customarily and regularly perform one of the exempt duties of the Administrative, Executive, or Professional tests.) In all cases, the employee must be paid at least $455 per week on a salaried basis (or $27.63/hr for Computer Professionals) in order to qualify for the exemption.\nPlease indicate the exemption test that applies to this job if the job requirements satisfy all of the criteria.\nAdministrative Exemption\nPrimary duty of performing office or non-manual work directly related to the management or general business operations of the employer or the employer’s customers\nExercises discretion and independent judgment with respect to matters of significance\nExecutive Exemption\nPrimary duty of managing the enterprise or a recognized department of subdivision\nCustomarily and regularly directs the work of two or more full-time employees (or their equivalent)\nHas the authority to hire or fire other employees (or whose recommendations as to the hiring, firing, advancement, promotion, or any other change of status of other employees are given particular weight)\nX Learned Professional Exemption\nPrimary duty of the performance of work requiring advanced knowledge, defined as work, which is predominantly intellectual in character and includes work requiring the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment\nAdvanced knowledge must be in a field of science or learning\nAdvance knowledge must be customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction\nComputer Professional Exemption\nEmployed as a computer systems analyst, computer programmer, software engineer, or other similarly skilled worker in the computer field performing the following duties:\nApplication of systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software, or system functional applications, OR\nDesign, development, documentation, analysis creation, testing, or modification of computer systems or programs, including prototypes, based on and related to user or system design specifications, OR\nDesign, documentation, testing, creation, or modification of computer programs related to machine operating systems, OR\nA combination of duties described in (A), (B), (C), the performance of which requires the same level of skills\nCreative Professional Exemption\nPrimary duty of the performance of work requiring invention, imagination, originality or talent in a recognized field of artistic endeavor\nBased on a review performed on 7/28/2016 by Rebecca Hammett, this job is being classified as exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Please describe rationale below:\nThe typical pay range for this role is:\nMinimum:$16.78 - Maximum:$23.08Please note that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which the position falls. This job posting is not a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee as the actual pay will take into account a range of factors, including location and experience.\nDenny's, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of age, race, creed, color, national origin, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genderidentity, disability, geneticinformation, militaryor veteran's status, criminal background, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State, or local law.\nApplicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process should contact 864-597-8000. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THIS NUMBER TO CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR APPLICATION.\nDenny’s, Inc. participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration, and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security, with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For more information on E-Verify, please contact the DHS at 888-897-7781 or dhs.gov/e-verify. 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