Restaurant and Bakery Management

At Perkins Restaurant & Bakery our employees are part of the Perkins extended family and the families we serve. And you'll be responsible for making special days memorable and everyday meals something extraordinary.  At Perkins in Lawrence we have been in the community 40 years where we've experienced success through ensuring 100% guest satisfaction on every visit. If you want to work and grow with a company who has a proven track record of success, has an unmatched commitment to their employees and employees the best in the industry, you are in the right place! We respect one another for our talent, creativity and individual differences. We bring our greatest individual strengths to achieve success as a team. If career growth is what you are looking for- we got that too!

-Bonus Potential 
-Competitive Pay
-Family Owned Business
-Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance Available 

SUMMARY OF POSITION

We are open 7 days a week 364 days a year.  We have operating hours of 6am - 10pm and hours vary on some holiday's.  Schedules can be adjusted to meet special needs of individuals. 
Leading and Training front of the house staff.  Providing excellent guest service, upholding Perkins standards. 

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports: Directly to General Manager
• Internal: Extensive contacts with all levels of store personnel as well as all home office departments.
• External: Extensive contacts include guests, distributors, repair technicians, salespersons, and community organizations and schools

 

LEADERSHIP ABILITIES

• Demonstrates principles actions, uses sound judgment and follow through on commitments.
• Anticipates problems and issues and makes timely and sound decisions.
• Demonstrates a passion and working knowledge of food.
• Leads by example and maintains a guest first focus.
• Sets and shares goals with team, monitors and tracks progress of goals.
• Directly and honestly addresses issues and resolves conflicts and seeks opportunities for improvement.
• Clarifies roles, responsibilities, priorities and expectations.
• Assists in hiring/firing 

 

POSITION ACTIVITIES AND TASKS

• Assists the restaurant staff to achieve plan profit levels while ensuring maximum guest satisfaction and development and training of employees.
• Ensures that all menu items are prepared, portioned and presented properly n a clean, safe and sanitary manner, according to all established procedures, performance standards, and local health department regulations.
• Required, under certain circumstances, to perform/assist all functions for all positions in the restaurant.
• Ensures that inventory levels for both food and non-food items are properly maintained in accordance with company guidelines through correct ordering procedures and efficient usage and yield application.
• Ensures the unit's compliance to productivity and service standards with a sufficient number of well-trained and productive employees.
• Ensures proper management of the facility and equipment through preventive maintenance, energy conservation, repairs, security measures, and adherence to safety and sanitation requirements.
• Conducts employee activities to include staffing, training and conducting performance reviews with all kitchen personnel, as well as recommending salary increases and issuing employee work counseling.
• Accountable for accurate financial data to include: payroll, restaurant supplies, inventories, productivity food costs, and operating expenses.
• Attends unit management meetings and regional kitchen manager meetings; makes presentations as requested.
• Responsible for meeting established objectives during periods of his/her or Production Leader’s supervision.
• Anticipates, identifies and corrects system breakdowns to achieve guest satisfaction.
• Responsible for all communications with regard to system breakdowns and deficiencies.
• Ensures the thorough training and development of Production Leaders and other non-exempt personnel supervised, and the documentation thereof.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/ENVIRONMENT/WORKING CONDITIONS

• Extensive standing and walking for up to 8 hours
• Must be able to see at a distance (20) feet, at close range (12 inches), distinguish between shapes and utilize peripheral vision to avoid hazards.
• Must be able to communicate clearly
• Exposure to heat, steam, smoke, cold
• Reaching heights of approximately 6 feet and depts. of 2 ½ - 3 feet.
• Must have high level of mobility/flexibility in space provided
• Must have time management skills
• Must be able