Assistant Manager

We are currently looking for an Assistant General Manager to join our team at Davenport's Pizza Palace!

Restaurant Manager Responsibilities:

• Assist with the hiring process by working alongside the GM to source, interview, hire and train qualified candidates
• Assist with placing product orders
• Manage daily operations effectively with a focus on customer service
• Ensure pizzas are prepared quickly and consistently to our specifications
• Assist with posting the schedule each week and holding employees accountable to their shifts
• Communicate with customers to ensure a pleasant experience and be able to resolve any potential issues to keep customers happy
• Become proficient with all aspects of our POS system
• Analyze sales reports, manage labor and food costs as a percentage of sales

Restaurant Manager Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience as an Assistant General Manager required
• Solid understanding of P&L, food and labor costs
• Excellent critical thinking skills and the ability to work autonomously to solve problems
• Knowledge of Food Safety standards
• Hands-on Leadership
• Excellent communication
• Must be able to stand for extended periods of time and lift up to 50 pounds

Restaurant Manager/Assistant General Manager Benefits:

• Monthly Bonus
• Paid Time Off
• Individual Health and Dental Insurance plans available
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Health Inspection Score Bonus
• Positive Work Environment
• Family Atmosphere
• Employee and Family Meal Discounts

Family Owned and Operated Since 1964.
Naming the Business
Rex Hollis named the restaurant after his friend, Jim “Peanut” Davenport, who was a professional baseball player with the San Francisco Giants. They grew up together in Siluria, AL. The Giants had just come off of the losing end of an attempt at the 1962 World Series, so Davenport was a familiar name in the area when Jim Davenport’s Pizza Palace opened in 1964.
Getting Started
Getting the business started was no easy task. Rex and Ardyce Hollis lived right across the street from the restaurant on Brook Manor Drive in Mountain Brook Village, and they both worked 90 hour weeks to get the store off the ground. Rex would walk pizza from the restaurant to the neighboring houses to introduce folks to this unfamiliar food. Fortunately, the community took a liking to pizza pretty quickly, and the rest is history.
Where We Are Now
The business remains in the same family and has celebrated over 60 years in the Mountain Brook Village community. To this day, we still only offer pizza and salad, but the key is that we do one thing, and we do it well. We also recognize the fact that without our loyal generations of customers, we would cease to exist. We thank our customers for their continued support! Here’s to another 60 years and to our new location opening in the Vestavia City Center in 2022!