Great things are happening at Papa John's! 

If you are looking for a fulfilling career flavored with challenging work, mixed with professional development opportunities, a competitive salary, and a collaborative team environment, then look no further! Papa John's seeks people who share our philosophy for success, are looking for quality business practices and meaningful work. All these combine to produce not only the best pizza, but also the best team members! Driven to be the best. Better Ingredients. Better People. ®

Job brief

Manages and assumes responsibility for all functions of a Papa John’s restaurant to ensure high quality products and customer service are delivered to ensure restaurant profitability. This is accomplished by being a self-sufficient leader, making quality decisions, and instilling pride and accountability in team members. Other responsibilities include the management of operations including the execution of all Company policies, procedures, programs and systems. Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local laws and ethical business practices.

What's on the Menu:

• Demonstrate operational skills including making quality products and ensuring each product meets Papa John's standards and accurately reflects the customer's order
• Provide an outstanding customer experience, including professionally and promptly responding to all customer concerns or issues
• Solicit, share and utilize customer feedback to improve restaurant operations and build brand loyalty
• Supervise a restaurant team, maintaining adequate staffing levels, properly training team members, ensuring compliance with all Papa John's policies and procedures, and coach to improve performance
• Motivate team to deliver quality service to all customers while promoting a fun, energetic, and collaborative environment
• Communicate, train and promote quality standards to restaurant team members
• Execute cash management duties with POS and shift reports, assist in the management of adequate inventory levels using the company's systems and guidelines to minimize loss
• Manage company's assets by ensuring the restaurant is clean, safe and organized and complies with safety and security standards at all times

Position Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Competencies are classified as the work habits, attitudes, personal characteristics, and behaviors that reflect how a person accomplishes the duties and responsibilities of his/her job. 

• Critical Thinking: Defines and resolves a situation or problem by analyzing issues involved, weighing options, and evaluating alternatives; maintains objective attitude; approaches situations and problems systematically; uses observation, experience, reflection, and/or reasoning to drive business forward.
• Customer Focused: Commits to meeting the needs and expectations of the organization’s internal and external customers; builds and maintains a customer base; delivers a high level of customer service; searches continually for ways to increase customer satisfaction (i.e., customer feedback).
• Developing Team Members: Directs and motivates others, provides timely and specific feedback, changes coaching style to fit individual needs, assesses strengths and development needs of team members and provides opportunities for growth.
• Flexibility: Adapts and changes course of action when appropriate; effectively transitions from task to task; deals well with unresolved situations, frequent change, delays, or unexpected events; maintains objectives amidst shifting priorities.
• Initiative: Takes action proactively; addresses issues or opportunities without supervision; focuses on desired results and accomplishments; demonstrates clear purpose, enthusiasm, and a “can-do” attitude.
• Leading Team Members: Provides clear direction and sets priorities to accomplish desired actions and results; seeks talented and skilled people to build high performing teams; keeps team members informed, ensures their needs are met, and removes barriers; delegates responsibility and empowers team members to do their jobs.
• Managing Execution: Manages multiple projects and effectively prioritizes tasks, responsibilities, and goals; uses goals to guide actions and creates detailed action plans; organizes and schedules people and tasks; utilizes resources effectively to meet goals.

Functional Skills 

• Basic accounting including invoice reconciliation, debit and credit review, financial statement analysis
• Cash management skills

Education and/or Experience 

• High school diploma or GED
• Stable employment history
• Two years’ successful restaurant management or supervision experience with salary progression

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is required to use hands repetitively, stand for prolonged periods, walk, grasp firmly/strongly and simply/lightly with hands, and use fine finger dexterity. The team member is frequently required to bend over, twist, reach above shoulder level, crouch or stoop, kneel, repetitively use feet, and use head and neck in a twisting or static motion and to look up and/or down, and lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Occasionally, the team member is required to sit, climb, balance, push and/or pull, and lift and/or move over 51 pounds.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is required to work outdoors in various temperatures, in a noisy environment, near moving mechanical parts, with dangerous equipment or sharp tools, and around fumes, odors, dust, or toxic chemicals.

Critical Ingredients Include:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Ability to successfully perform the job duties of all positions in the restaurant, including pizza delivery
• Ability to manage with no supervision
• Bilingual is a plus
• Work with phones, computers, fax machines and copiers
• Exempt, salaried position
• Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a background check

Papa John’s Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits (medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance plan options)
• 7-weeks of training to set you up for success
• Eligible for a quarterly operational performance bonus
• 401k
• Paid time off
• Free meals while working
• Opportunities to advance your career and grow the Papa John’s brand

We at Sun Holdings, Inc. are committed to delivering a “Cut-Above” restaurant experience to our customers and a stimulating career environment for our employees.

Sun Holdings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.