General Manager

Five Guys is a family owned and operated franchise restaurant group that focuses on serving high quality burgers and fries in a clean, no frills atmosphere. We choose to spend money on the best crew and highest quality ingredients rather than décor and advertising. Five Guys was established in 1986 in Arlington, VA. In 2003 and has expanded from one to over 1300 locations in the U.S., Canada and England. Our franchise has won numerous awards including Best Burger (Grapevine Awards, EMGY Awards), Best Fries (Readers Choice City Pages, Grapevine Awards) and Best New Restaurant (Grapevine Awards).

Our franchise currently has 11 stores in operation and have plans for additional locations in the next few years. As we grow, so does our team! We are looking for individuals who truly want a long term career in the industry and with our company. We cover the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

We are looking for the following:

• 2-3 years restaurant management experience in high volume concept/brand.
• Progressive restaurant experience: crew/team member to line cook/BOH to management
• High Energy, warm personality, intelligent, solid work ethic, exceptional communication & presentation skills.
• Strong trainer who has proven track record of gaining respect and loyalty from the crew.
• Passion for the industry.
• Desire and ability to grow with the company
• High School Diploma/GED
• Ability to foster and maintain a fun and genuine atmosphere
• Adhere to all corporate and franchise standards

Job Description:

• Accomplishes restaurant human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, reviewing, and disciplining employees.
• Monitors compliance with safety guidelines, builds awareness about safety, and reports any safety concerns to management.
• Achieves restaurant operational objectives; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; implementing change to procedures.
• Meets restaurant financial objectives; scheduling appropriately; analyzing food variances.
• Controls costs by reviewing portion control and quantities of preparation; minimizing waste; ensuring high quality of preparation.
• Maintains safe, secure, and healthy environment by establishing, following, and enforcing sanitation standards and procedures.
• Maintains ambiance by controlling dining room cleanliness, lighting, background music, parking lot and walkways.

We offer:

Competitive pay, a bonus program and benefits package, free meals, flexible schedules and thorough training. We are a small company with significant infrastructure and strategic, long term plans. This is not your average restaurant concept or franchisee. Five Guys is one of the fastest growing franchises in the US!