General Manager

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Birmingham, AL
Mid level
Food • Renewable Energy
The Role
The General Manager is responsible for leading a depot to achieve performance goals in customer service, operational excellence, and financial management. This includes people leadership, performance management, ensuring customer satisfaction, and maintaining safety and quality control standards.
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General Manager

The General Manager is responsible for achieving depot results through leading people and teams within an assigned depot location including meeting the organization standards in people leadership, customer service, safety, quality, operational excellence and financial performance within continuous environment. 

Primary Job Accountabilities:

  • People Leadership: Responsible for leading and developing team to drive high performance and Restaurant Technologies values. Responsible for developing, managing and coaching depot employees in person and virtually. Accountable for workforce planning, training and on as well as workforce engagement, performance management, recognition, development and coaching. Leads the implementation of systems and processes to maintain a highly engaged workforce. Accountable for actively addressing engagement and individual performance issues.
  • Customer Service & Reliability: Responsible for executing high levels of customer service in an efficient manner. Collaborates with Regional Planner, Ops Support Admin and other functional partners to ensure ability to meet customer demand. Ensures that customers are satisfied and any inquiries, incidents and issues are resolved in timely manner. 
  • Operational Performance: Responsible for achieving depot operations performance through continuous improvement practices and leading Operational Excellence. Specific responsibilities include managing:
  • Depot expenses and P&L statements
  • Service and distribution performance through efficient operations & KPIs
  • Fleet Management and DOT Hours of Service
  • OSHA standards for safety
  • Product & service quality control management practices

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelor Degree or equivalent experience in business operations
  • 3+ years’ experience in operations
  • 3+ years of management experience
  • Proven track record in managing customer service challenges which result in mutual wins
  • Comfortable working in fast paced, growth environment
  • Ability to motivate others and build highly engaged and effective teams
  • Experienced in leading teams for high performance, including managing performance, coaching, handling conflict and developing employees
  • Self- aware- knows strengths and weaknesses and actively pursues ways to improve.
  • Possesses Managerial courage to say what needs to be said, address poor performance and lead courageously.
  • Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to influence across the organization.
  • Strong business acumen and proven track record in achieving financial and operational results

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Service Experience
  • Distribution Experience

Inclusive Employer
At Restaurant Technologies, we celebrate diversity, believe in equity, and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees; we’re proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.”

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us by email at [email protected] or call 1-888-796-4997.


Culture & Benefits

Our employees are the foundation of our success and we take care of them! Our comprehensive benefits include professional development, competitive health care coverage, incentives and a healthy work and life balance. We’ve cultivated an award-winning workplace for driven team members who enjoy a fast pace and rapid growth balanced by a flexible and supportive environment. We’ve earned recognition as a “Best Place to Work,” by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal along with The Minnesota Work Life Champions Award while consistently earning a spot on Minnesota’s Fastest Growing Companies list. In addition, we’ve earned numerous awards from our customer base who consider Restaurant Technologies a valued strategic partner.

Who We Are

Restaurant Technologies is the leading provider of highly innovative and value-enhancing bulk cooking oil management services to the food service industry. Our solution is environmentally sound, highly efficient and creates a safer, more productive work environment for restaurant personnel. With over 35,000 existing customers we are an established, profitable mid-sized company poised for double-digit growth in the coming year. We are headquartered in suburban Minneapolis, Minnesota with a growing number of sites strategically located across the U.S. serving over 41 metropolitan markets.

The Company
HQ: Mendota Heights, MN
1,030 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 1997

What We Do

Restaurant Technologies is the leading provider of commercial kitchen solutions for nearly 40,000 customers nationwide. Since 1999, its Total Oil Management and AutoMist® solutions help “Control the Kitchen Chaos” for quick-service and full-service restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocery stores, hotels, resorts, casinos, hospitals, and more. By automating the hardest tasks in the kitchen, Restaurant Technologies improves food quality, safety, and efficiency for its customers.

Total Oil Management eliminates the manual handling of cooking oil through an automated solution that delivers, stores, filters, monitors, and removes oil. Restaurant Technologies also works with renewable energy partners to recycle used cooking oil into renewable fuels for a more sustainable business. AutoMist automates hood and flue cleaning to reduce fire risk and create a cleaner, safer work environment.

Headquartered in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, Restaurant Technologies is privately held and operates 41 depots nationwide with more than 1,400 employees. For more information, visit www.rti-inc.com, or follow on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or X @RTIoil.

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