Area Director

Description

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The primary responsibility of the Area Director is to provide direct oversight, validation, coaching, and accountability of company goals, results, processes, procedures, and standards by the General Managers and their management teams at assigned store locations. 

TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU MUST  

• Ensures staffing pars are met for both leadership and hourly at assigned stores. 
• Provides orientation, development, and validates all training processes for store level leadership.
• Manage and guide restaurant labor budgets. 
• Communicates the brand, culture, mission, and vision of the company. 
• Reward and recognize leadership .
• Ensures all employees are handling food properly and following sanitation processes.
• Ensures stores are achieving sales and profitability budgets.
• Provides remarkable experiences and connections with guests.
• Audits store location maintenance, cleanliness, and equipment.
• Provides recommendations on renovations and capital expenditures.
• Reviews the atmosphere and presentation of each location according to company brand standards. 

WHY YOU’LL LOVE UPWARD PROJECTS 

• Potential annual 20% of your base compensation bonus paid quarterly
• Recognition and rewards for your hard work 
• Generous meal benefit program 
• Access to Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits 
• Mental wellness and life event management program
• Fitness discount program
• Telehealth services
• 401K with company match 
• Paid time off and earned paid sick time
• Company provided Holidays off
• Company paid life, accidental, and long-term disability benefits.
• Paid Parental Leave up to four weeks when eligible.

WHO WE ARE

We are a restaurant group that thrives on creating authentic and inspiring experiences for the communities we serve. Through the contributions of countless incredible people, past and present, we’re headed to the moon with a simple mission — to make people feel good. While no one on the team is quite like the other, it’s our common values that keep us united.

• Be Authentic and Humble
• Act with Integrity
• Bring Good Energy
• Achieve as a Team
• Get Extraordinary Results
• Inspire with Hospitality

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience as a multi-unit manager in a high-volume restaurant environment
• Ability to provide accomplishments and successes within the multi-unit role in key company metrics
• Advanced knowledge of food and beverage trends, products, and quality
• Ability to examine details and provide alternate solutions to areas where results fall short
• Strong ability to learn and teach the mechanics and details of a P&L
• Excellent people skills and the ability to motivate and inspire others
• Proven ability to develop managers
• Strong communication skills both oral and written
• Strong ability to understand, use, and teach others software that applies to daily business functions
• Strong advocate of company culture and putting employees first 
• Ability to see complex situations and provide best case solutions from research and benchmarking
• Strong ability to handle conflict when it arises and able to diffuse high-risk situations