What began as an idea between two brothers to open a Mexican restaurant has since grown into one of the largest, privately held Taco Bell franchisees in America. At Border Foods, we work with a people-first mantra. From cooks to cashiers to restaurant managers and beyond, we work together to bring to life the Core Values of Border Foods. Welcome to our family where you will continue to learn, evolve, and shape what comes next on our mission of making lives better.

As a General Manager your mission is to reinforce the Border Foods CORE values, to include Accountability, Integrity, Family, Excellence, Teamwork, and Empowerment.

At Border Foods, we will unlock the full potential of our employees and guest's restaurant experience by creating safe welcoming and supportive environments where everyone can thrive.

The purpose of the General Manager is to make the lives of the employees and the guests better by creating opportunities to positively impact life experiences. You are responsible for the operation of the entire restaurant and building a strong team that consistently provides customers great food and a friendly experience.

General Manager Core Values:

Accountability Integrity:

Consistently demonstrates integrity in actions and expectations

Guides team members and Shift Leaders, ensuring they complete all assigned duties and serve safe, quality food in a friendly manner

Scheduling and deploying the Team correctly

Monitors the performance of each Team Member and hold them accountable for standards and expectations.

Ensures a quality customer experience by driving fast and friendly service

Maintains point of sale system by reporting all system failures and verifies download accuracy (e.g. pricing updates, menu changes).

Ensure health and safety standards are met

Adheres to all local, state, and federal laws and guidelines.

Family Teamwork

Creates unity in the team by building cross functional relationships

Respond to Team Member questions and resolves employee issues in a timely manner.

Provide a restaurant that is a safe place for team members to work and customers to visit

Able to navigate challenging situations and provide appropriate guidance

Motivates and supports the team through active listening and the ability to communicate to a wide variety of audiences

Represents Border Foods in handling customer complaints and/or issues; demonstrating a sincere approach and desire to find an effective solution.

Instills a recognition culture that creates a positive work environment

Excellence:

Strategic planner creates short term and long-term strategies for restaurant success

Delivers profit by utilizing and interpreting the PL in order to make the appropriate financial adjustments

Sourcing, hiring, and developing excellent Team Members

Conducting New Hire orientation and developing the training plan for each new hire

Minimizes loss through strict observance of cash handling policies, proper training of Team Members, and complying with all accounting/banking requirements.

Demonstrates efficient labor control, inventory control, and waste management.

Empowerment:

Builds the capabilities of their team while identifying teams' strengths and opportunities

Provides learning and development opportunities for all Team Members.

Offers guidance to Team Members regarding personal development opportunities and career path.

Consistently demonstrates active and timely coaching capabilities.

Seeks and shares ideas to help others succeed creating and leveraging tools, resources, and information that fosters personal and business growth.

Bringing others along, operationally, through use of tools.

Required or Preferred Experience:

Minimum of three years restaurant or retail experience, or combined experience and education.

Experience with sales building, PL statements, recruiting, and training.

Proven track record of successful hiring and retention.

Required when needed, the ability to work early morning, evenings, late night, weekends, and some holidays. Schedule demands may change.

ServeSafe Certified

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Valid Driver's license and vehicle insurance.

High school diploma or equivalent.

What's in it for you?

-Top pay in the industry

-Trip to Mexico! Every year, we reward our top performers on our Best of the Best trip to Mexico. In 2020, we'll be taking 85 General Managers!

-Bonus program! General Managers have the potential to make up to an extra forty thousand dollars annually in bonus alone.

-Education programs, including GED and Tuition Reimbursement offerings

-Scholarship opportunities

-Medical/Dental/Vision benefits offered for all positions - even part-time!

-Free food!

-Vacation Time (Paid Time Off), Sick, and Holiday Pay

-Vacation Donation Program

-An incredible culture that encourages career growth and support

Physical Demands:

The physical demands for this position are sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Border Foods reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Border Foods or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Border Foods is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, and individuals with Disabilities and does not discriminate based on gender identity or sexual orientation.

"You are applying for work with a franchisee of Taco Bell, not Taco Bell Corp. or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees."