Job Overview

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Employment Type

Hourly
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Work Schedule

Day Shifts
Weekend Shifts
Night Shifts

Job Description

Duffy's is a well-established restaurant chain known for its casual dining atmosphere and commitment to delivering high-quality food and exceptional customer service. The brand prides itself on creating a welcoming environment where guests can enjoy a variety of delicious meals while experiencing friendly and efficient service. Operating multiple locations with consistent standards, Duffy's emphasizes employee development, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence. The company values dependability, integrity, and teamwork among its staff and is dedicated to maintaining a safe and productive workplace for both employees and customers.

The Key Hourly position at Duffy's is a crucial leadership role that reports directly to the General Manager or Regional Manager. This role assumes responsibility in the absence of the salaried Manager, ensuring that all aspects of the restaurant operate smoothly and efficiently while upholding Duffy's brand standards. The Key Hourly ensures compliance with employment policies, health and safety regulations, and financial performance targets. This position requires a hands-on leader who can monitor restaurant operations, manage staff performance, and make operational decisions that align with company goals. The Key Hourly plays a vital role in maintaining high standards for food quality, service, and cleanliness while fostering a positive work environment. With a blend of supervisory duties and potential to perform frontline tasks such as serving, bartending, or food preparation, this role demands flexibility, strong communication skills, and the ability to handle high-stress situations calmly and effectively. The position typically involves standing for long periods, multitasking various activities, and being physically active during shifts that may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Candidates for this role should demonstrate reliability, initiative, adaptability, and cooperation, alongside technical skills such as computer proficiency with MS Office and cash register operation. Strong knowledge of Duffy's MVP Program is also essential. Overall, the Key Hourly is a pivotal team member who contributes to the restaurant's success by ensuring guest satisfaction and operational efficiency while supporting the management team.

Job Requirements

  • Stand for long periods
  • Use both hands and all fingers to handle, control, grasp, move, assemble or feel objects, tools, or controls
  • Repeat the same movements
  • See details of objects that are less than a few feet away
  • See details of objects that are more than a few feet away
  • See differences between colors, shades, and brightness
  • Understand the speech of another person
  • Speak clearly so listeners can understand
  • Use stomach and lower back muscles to support the body for long periods without getting tired
  • Keep your hand and arm steady while moving
  • Move two or more limbs together
  • Bend, stretch, twist, or reach out their body
  • Be physically active for long periods without getting tired or out of breath
  • Focus on one source of sound and ignore others
  • Hear sounds and recognize the difference between them
  • Use muscles to lift, push, pull, or carry heavy objects
  • Use muscles for extended periods without getting tired
  • Determine the distance between objects
  • Coordinate movement of several body parts while moving
  • React quickly using hands, fingers, or feet
  • Add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly
  • Multitask different work activities and shift attention from one task to another
  • Heavy lifting up to 40 lbs
  • Available to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays

Job Qualifications

  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Adaptability and flexibility
  • Stress tolerance
  • Attention to detail
  • Self-control
  • Integrity
  • Cooperation
  • Concern for others
  • Social orientation

Job Duties

  • Monitor all restaurant operations to ensure product quality and guest services
  • Analyze data to make operational decisions
  • Direct organizational operations, projects, or services
  • Direct sales, marketing, or customer service activities
  • Prepare staff floor plan or work assignments
  • Monitor performance of staff
  • Provide basic information to guests
  • Document events in the manager’s log
  • Operate computer and associated software and cash register
  • Perform duties of server, expediter, bartender, line cook, dishwasher, busser, or food runner when needed
  • Maintain a positive and professional approach to coworkers and customers
  • Demonstrate strong MVP Program knowledge

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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