John McDaniel
Phoenix,AZ
Summary
Dynamic Restaurant Manager with a proven track record at McDaniel Restaurant Group Inc, excelling in operations management and team leadership. Enhanced profitability through effective cost-control measures and staff training programs. Passionate about customer satisfaction, I foster employee retention and engagement while ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Restaurant Manager
McDaniel Restaurant Group Inc
08.1996 - 06.2025
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Managed inventory levels, optimizing supply chain processes to minimize waste.
- Developed staff training programs, enhancing team performance and service quality.
- Implemented cost-control measures, improving overall profitability of restaurant operations.
Education
High School Diploma -
Monte Vista HS
Danville, CASkills
- Team management
- Inventory control and record keeping
- Customer engagement
- Staff management
- Operations management
- Point of sale (POS) system operation
- Passion for customer satisfaction
- Shift management
- Customer-oriented
- Organization and prioritization
- Complaint resolution
- Food service background
- Staff scheduling
- Customer loyalty
- Adaptable
- Business operations expertise
- Employee retention
- Schedule coordination
- Supervisory skills
- Performance improvement
- Recruitment
- Conflict resolution techniques
- Kitchen equipment operation and maintenance
- Pre-shift walk-through
- Promotions planning
- Order delivery practices
- Regulatory compliance
- Supply chain management
- Trained in performance and wage reviews
- Recipes and menu planning
- Food plating and presentation
- Resource allocation
- Personnel recruiting
- Purchasing and cost control
- Stable work history
- Restaurant operations management
- Labor and food cost control
- Employee schedule management
- Kitchen oversight
- Table management
- Customer service best practices
- Restaurant promotion management
- Menu pricing
- Problem-solving
- Reliable and responsible
- Team leadership
- Safe food handling
- Inventory management
- Staff supervision
- Coaching and mentoring
- Critical thinking
- Money handling
- Employee supervision
- Conflict resolution
- Quality assurance
- Calm and pleasant demeanor
- Employee performance evaluations
- POS terminal operation
- Delegating assignments and tasks
- Customer retention
- Payroll administration
- Monitoring food preparation
- Health code compliance
- Purchasing
- Front of house management
- Investigating complaints
- Workflow planning
- ServeSafe manager
- Kitchen staff coordination
- Sanitation
- Anticipating problems
Timeline
Restaurant Manager
McDaniel Restaurant Group Inc
08.1996 - 06.2025
High School Diploma -
Monte Vista HS
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