Restaurant Corporate Trainer

DESCRIPTION:

The Corporate Trainer is responsible for traveling and providing in store training to new franchisee locations throughout the United States. The Corporate Trainer will also develop and oversee training for Corporate locations in the DC area. The Corporate Trainer will start in the corporate stores (for a minimum of 6 months) as a Team Member, Shift Lead, and Assistant Manager, and will be well versed in all responsibilities in each position prior to traveling as a Corporate Trainer.
Travel is required and will depend on franchisee scheduled openings.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 2-5 years of leadership/training experience (at least 2 in a restaurant environment)
• Spanish speaking preferred

• Provide tools and support to Managers and Franchisees for training team members
• Exercise leadership: encourage, persuade, and convince others to maintain high standards. Use an appropriate leadership style for different situations.
• Establish credibility through competence, continuity, integrity, and kindness
• Become a Toastique brand ambassador in company policies, procedures, standards, and goals. Maintain a current working knowledge of industry standards and regulations by working in the restaurants.
• Consistently display drive, energy and operate with a sense of urgency during each training
• Supervise training; utilize an individual’s strengths to maximize their potential.
• Measure and provide counsel on improving operational and individual performance
• Foster open communication with management, team members & Franchisees
• Observe, communicate and follow up on opportunities and achievements in restaurants with Director of Training
• Support the activities of new restaurant openings which may include pre-opening training and hands-on training activities
• Support managers and Franchisees in developing managers and the succession of team members
• Respond to requests, inquiries, emails, and others in a timely, accurate fashion
• Flexible working hours required, including weekends
• Able to travel out of state for Franchise support - Travel will be in/out of state anywhere from 3-10 days at a time depending on the reason for the location visit (ie: grand opening, additional support or evaluation, follow up)
• Conduct onsite reviews and audits (Prime visits) of Franchise stores measuring performance against corporate operational initiatives and ensure franchisees understand and uphold brand standards (Food Safety, Quality, Service, Cleanliness), operational metrics, expectations, and brand standards (fast, accurate, friendly, etc.).
• Follow-up on all new store openings within your designed territory, ensuring the hand-off from development, to store trainer, and to operations occurred with excellence and the store has been set up for success. Conduct New Store training in special circumstances when Trainer is not available.
• Effectively plan and schedule travel calendar to gain efficiencies and utilize all systems and tools needed to execute highly effective visits.
• Restaurant experience preferred
• Knowledge in restaurant POS system and 3rd party delivery services