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Assistant Manager-March 2024
Meriden
Mar 28, 2026
About Assistant Manager

  We are look for Assistant Restaurant Managers to help lead our Dunkin' team!

  The Assistant Restaurant Manager supports the Restaurant Manager in their efforts to develop a team of dedicated people delivering great and friendly guest experiences and profitable top line sales. They assist in the development of Crew and Shift Leaders and fulfill accountabilities assigned by the Restaurant Manager.

  Responsibilities:

  Team Environment:

  Assist to recruit, hire, onboard and develop employees

  Communicate job expectations to employees

  Hold team members accountable for their behavior and performance, addressing concerns promptly

  Support the development of team members

  Operational Excellence:

  Create and maintain a guest first culture in the restaurant

  Ensure all shifts are appropriately staffed to achieve guest service goals

  Maintain safe, secure, and healthy environment by following and enforcing safety, food safety, and sanitation guidelines; comply with all applicable laws

  Ensure Brand standards, recipes and systems are executed

  Help prepare and complete action plans; implement production, productivity, quality and guest service standards

  Review guest feedback and restaurant assessment results and implement action plans to drive system improvements

  Profitability:

  Control costs to help maximize profitability

  Execute all in-restaurant marketing promotions in a timely manner

  Execute new product roll-outs including team training, marketing and sampling

  Drive sales goals and track results

  Skills and Qualifications:

  Fluent in English

  Restaurant, retail, or supervisory experience

  Basic computer skills

  At least 18 years of age (where applicable)

  Basic writing skills

  High School diploma, or equivalent

  Proficent in math and financial management

  Competencies:

  Great Focus:

  Understands and exceeds guest expectations, needs and requirements

  Displays a sense of urgency with guests

  Seeks ways to improve guest satisfaction; asks questions, commits to follow-through

  Resolves guest concerns by following Brand recommended guest recovery process

  Passion for:

  Sets and maintains high standards for self and others, acts as a role model

  Consistently meets or exceeds goals

  Contributes to the overall team performance; understands how his/her role relates to others

  Sets, prioritizes and maintains focus on important activities

  Reads and interprets reports to establish goals and deliver results

  Seeks ideas and best practices from other individuals, teams, and networks and applies them

  Problem Solving and Decision Making:

  Identifies and resolves issues and problems

  Uses information at hand to make decisions and solve problems; includes others when necessary

  Identifies root cause of a problem and implements a solution to prevent from recurring

  Empowers others to make decisions and resolve issues

  Interpersonal Relationships & Influence:

  Develops and maintains relationships with team members

  Operates with integrity; demonstrates honesty, treats others with respect, keeps commitments

  Encourages collaboration and teamwork

  Leads others; negotiates and takes effective action

  Building Effective Teams:

  Identifies and communicates team goals

  Monitors progress, measures results and holds others

  Creates strong morale and engagement within the team

  Accepts responsibilities for personal and team commitments

  Recognizes and rewards employee’s strengths, accomplishments and development

  Listens to others, seeks mutual understanding and welcomes sharing of information, ideas and resources

  Conflict Management:

  Seeks to understand conflict through active listening

  Recognizes conflicts as an opportunity to learn and improve

  Resolves situations using facts involved, ensuring consistency with policies and procedures

  Escalates issues as appropriate

  Developing Direct Reports and Others

  Works collaboratively with employees to create individual development plans to strengthen employee’s knowledge and skills

  Regularly discusses progress towards goals, reviews performance and adjusts development plans accordingly

  Provides challenging assignments for the purpose of developing others

  Uses coaching and feedback opportunities to improve performance

  Identifies training needs and supports resources for development opportunities

  Developing Direct Reports and Others:

  Works collaboratively with employees to create individual development plans to strengthen employee’s knowledge and skills

  Regularly discusses progress towards goals, reviews performance and adjusts development plans

  Provides challenging assignments for the purpose of developing others

  Uses coaching and feedback opportunities to improve performance

  Identifies training needs and supports resources for development opportunities

  Business and Financial Acumen:

  Understands guest and competition; translates and applies own expertise to address business opportunities

  Approaches situations with an innovative mind and looks beyond the obvious to deliver solutions and implement change

  Has a working knowledge of profit and loss and other key financial measurements in order to identify business trends, make adjustments accordingly and set goals

  Understands, analyzes and communicates the key performance/profit levers and manages to these measures

  Company Introduction

  Founded in 1950, Dunkin' is America's favorite all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' is a market leader in the hot regular/decaf/flavored coffee, iced regular/decaf/flavored coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories. Dunkin' has earned a No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for 14 years running. The company has more than 13,100 restaurants in 41 countries worldwide. Based in Canton, Mass., Dunkin' is part of the Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. family of companies.

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