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Supervisor Checklist for Restaurant Operations

by Sandra Hidalgo, from the Community

This comprehensive supervisor checklist helps QSR and fast casual leaders run consistent operations across daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly routines. It covers food safety travel paths and calibrations, staffing and schedules, time punches and labor analysis, drive-thru and in-store digital ordering, cash controls and audits, customer complaint follow-up, training and certifications such as ServeSafe and harassment, equipment status and preventive maintenance, donation programs, compliance checks including OSHA and health inspections, and GM coaching using KPIs and performance scorecards. Use it to standardize visits, track actions, and improve restaurant performance.

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Weekly Supervisor Checklist for Restaurants
Use this weekly supervisor checklist to manage restaurant operations and compliance. Verify labor analysis and schedules, cash audits, time punches and missed breaks, and camera functionality. Confirm daily food safety book entries, orientation for new hires, and training plans. Perform RDM walk-throughs with the GM, speak with minor employees about duties, and validate completed modules for swing and department managers. Ensure at least one manager is certified for food safety changeovers, track harassment training, and schedule ServeSafe classes. This template helps supervisors standardize weekly reviews and maintain operational excellence.
by Chuck McKay, from the Community
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GM Weekly Checklist for QSR Operations
This GM Weekly Checklist supports quick service restaurant leaders in running consistent operations. It organizes daily, weekly, mid month, end of month and monthly tasks across food safety, quality, staffing, training, scheduling, labor and cash controls. Daily items include drive thru visits, temperature checks, production levels, tablet sign offs, equipment issues, staffing and positioning, QSR Soft and security checks, cash audits, sales and labor updates, time punch verification, complaint follow up, playland equipment, cameras, music, e learning and receipts. Weekly and mid month tasks cover controllables reports, minors schedules, crew schedules, missed breaks, employee profiles, headsets, onboarding, permits, certifications, safety meetings, first aid and emergency kits, code dates and HVAC filters. End of month and monthly sections include food cost variance, petty cash, paperwork, calibration, GM scorecard, PACE standing, food safety review, manager schedules and meetings, and documentation follow up.
by Sandra Hidalgo, from the Community
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GM Monthly Checklist
Streamline monthly restaurant management with this GM Monthly Checklist. Track work permits, food handler and ServeSafe certifications, harassment training, and safety communications. Verify first aid supplies and emergency kits, check code dates in walk-in, refrigerator, and stockroom, and manage petty cash. Cover end-of-month tasks like time punch summaries, schedules, sales projections, and manager meetings. Include audits and visits such as EcoSure and Health Department reviews to maintain compliance and food safety.
by Chuck McKay, from the Community
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GM Daily Checklist
This GM Daily Checklist helps quick service restaurant general managers organize and verify critical tasks each shift. It covers drive-thru and front counter reviews, food safety book completion, temperature checks for hand and back sinks, and code date verification in the walk-in. Managers can track UHC cabinet levels, product quality, PLX placement, and store walk-throughs. Operational controls include staffing and scheduling checks, QSR Soft figures and security, cash audits, sales and labor updates, and time punch verification. The checklist also prompts follow-up on equipment repairs, addressing minor violations, reviewing Outlook email and Voice comments, and completing travel paths with managers. Facility checks include playland equipment, cameras, music systems, and e-learning functionality.
by Chuck McKay, from the Community
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Supervisor Checklist for Restaurant Operations

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