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FAST Assessment

General Restaurant Performance

  • Before you begin, it's important to review the following documents and reports:

    • Review SOS Total Time
    • Review VOG Restaurant Report and alerts for both “Time of Visit Data” and “Area for Focus”
    • Review Mystery Shop Reports
    • Review last OEA Report

  • What Daypart are you Assessing?

  • What is the goal for this Daypart?

  • What is the actual for this Daypart?

Workstation Positioning

  • Stand back and observe each team member the floor for a few minutes. Answer the following questions based on your observations.

  • Are team members in position and staying in position?

  • Are team members performing their primary and secondary duties?

  • Is Double-bubble used appropriately?

  • Is there a visible sense of urgency to produce guest’s order?

  • Is the PIC making sure everyone is taking care of their responsibilities?

Workstation Positioning Knowledge Assessment

  • It's crucial that management and team members understand workstation positioning. Observe or ask the following questions to validate their knowledge.

  • Correctly answers, "Why do we use Workstation Positioning?"

  • Correctly answers, "What position are you in?"

  • Correctly answers, "What are your primary and secondary duties?"

Team Productivity Assessment

  • Observe the productivity level of the team during peak period and rate their productivity from 1 (low) to 3 (high)

  • Position 1 - Drive-Thru

  • Position 2 - Grill

  • Position 3 - Front

  • Position 4 - Fryer

  • Position 5 - Expediter

  • Position 6 - Assembly

  • Position 7 - Expediter

Pre-Cooking / Build-To

  • Build-to charts are properly displayed and represent correct day and daypart?

  • GRILL: Not Displayed Properly

  • GRILL: Not Correct Day / Daypart

  • FRYER: Not Displayed Properly

  • FRYER: Not Correct Day / Daypart

BUILD-TO KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

  • It's crucial that team members understand how to read build-to charts. Observe or ask the following questions to validate their knowledge.

  • Correctly answers, "What is a build-to chart?" (A: Its tells me how many ingredients to have available during peak times)

  • Correctly answers, "Why do we use build-to?" (A: We can prepare products quicker if we have the ingredients available)

  • Are the correct amount of jumbo patties currently being held or cooked?

  • Correctly answers, "How many jumbo patties are you supposed to be staging at this time frame?" (A: Refer to grill Build-to Chart)

  • Are cook/hold times used according to procedures?

  • Is the PIC coaching the use of build-to charts and adjusting per business needs?

Rush Ready

  • Are employees in position and ready with stations stocked for the rush?

  • Does the PIC of the shift effectively manage pre-rush, rush and post-rush activities?

  • Are prep, maintenance, and admin activities avoided during peak hours?

Floor Communication

  • Does the PIC create a sense of urgency?

  • Are floor communication processes (TIP-TAP-TOP) used?

HEADSETS KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

  • It's important for team members to understand use of headsets to help expedite orders. Ask questions to validate their knowledge

  • Correctly answers, "Why should you wear headsets at all times?" (A: Helps to expedite orders, allows multiple employees to assist guests)

  • Correctly answers, "Do you know which positions should wear headsets at all times?" (A: 1, 2, 4, the PIC and the employee in Double-bubble)

  • Does the PIC of the shift analyze bottlenecks and coach to correct issues?

Equipment

  • Check if the following equipment is in working condition and programmed correctly. Note any issues found.

  • Drive-Thru OCS is in working condition?

  • Drive-thru Speaker is in working condition? (verify audio quality)

  • Drive-thru Mic is in working condition? (verify audio quality)

  • Grill is in working condition and programmed correctly?

  • Fryers are in working condition and programmed correctly?

  • Timers are in working condition and programmed correctly?

  • Headsets are in working condition?

  • Headset 1 is NOT working

  • Headset 2 is NOT working

  • Headset 3 is NOT working

  • Headset 4 is NOT working

  • Headset 5 is NOT working

  • Holding/Staging Equipment is in working condition and programmed correctly?

  • Toasters/Microwaves are in working condition and programmed correctly?

Staffing

  • To evaluate staffing, you need to access Labor Scheduling from the restaurant on the back-office PC.

  • Is variance in Sales Forecasting for the last 6 weeks +/- 2%?

  • What is the variance in Sales Forecasting?

  • Is the restaurant staffed with appropriate numbers of management and team members?

  • How many more (+) or less (-) bodies should they have scheduled?

  • Is color coding used for non-sales generating activities?

  • Are half-hour meal breaks scheduled accordingly (not during peak hours)?

  • Are SG hours scheduled equal to the recommended number or +1

  • Is 15-minute scheduling used?

Training

  • Evaluate training needs through observation of performance and review Jack’s Training System certifications

  • Are there team members that need training, coaching or certifications?

  • List team member name(s) and the specific training item they need

My Commitment to 'QUICK'

  • My restaurant is following all systems and using all tools to provide a great experience to the guest.

  • ... so my plan is to:

  • My restaurant is meeting all daypart goals.

  • ... so my plan is to:

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