General Manager - Franchise

Sparks, NV (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive restaurant operations with a focus on quality, profitability, and guest satisfaction.

  • Own daily operations, upholding food quality, safety, and service standards.
  • Must-have: proven restaurant management experience and leadership capability.
  • Standout: leads team development and executes local promotions and compliance.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Operational Excellence: Maintains high food quality, safety, and sanitation standards while ensuring the restaurant runs smoothly.
  • Financial Performance: Analyzes financial reports to achieve sales goals, control costs, and maximize profitability
  • Team Leadership & Development: Recruits, trains, and coaches staff and management, fostering a positive work environment.
  • Guest Satisfaction: Implements a "Guests First" attitude, ensuring high-quality service and resolving complaints with proper staffing.
  • Marketing & Compliance: Executes local/national promotions and ensures compliance with company policies and legal regulations.

Requirements

  • Experience: Proven experience in restaurant management, often requiring the completion of assistant manager roles.
  • Skills: Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with a focus on problem-solving and multitasking.
  • Flexibility: Availability to work weekends, holidays, and evenings in a fast-paced environment.
  • Physical Requirements & Duties: Mobility & Stamina: Continuous standing and walking (often 85-95% of the shift). Lifting/Carrying: Frequent lifting, pushing, and pulling of items weighing 20-50 lbs Body Mechanics: Frequent bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, and reaching. Manual Dexterity: High dexterity to operate kitchen equipment, point-of-sale systems, and handle tools. Sensory Requirements: Excellent vision (close, distance, color, depth) for safety and guest service, and hearing/speaking to communicate effectively. Environmental Exposure: Ability to work in varied temperatures (hot kitchens, walk-in coolers) and loud environments.
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Denny's

3.2 Glassdoor

We're America's Diner and we love to feed people - body, mind and soul.

Founded in 1953
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
26K employees
48% recommend to a friend
56% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.3M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$524.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
31.7%
Direct
26.7%
Referral
4.8%
Social
0.6%
Paid
0.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~26.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Private Equity, 4 months ago

Funding History

  • Nov 2025
    Private Equity

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