Area Leader

Workstream; Plainfield (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Closed on Sundays

Scholarship opportunities

100% Tuition covered contingent upon /

Job summary

Chick-fil-A seeks a Team Leader who champions service and leadership with a servant’s heart. You will support senior leadership in daily operations, uphold standards, and coach team members to grow personally and professionally.

You’ll lead by example with care and energy to inspire others, focusing on smooth operations and exceptional guest experiences.

Qualifications

• Ability to succeed in an extremely fast-paced environment.
• Strong people skills with a desire to serve Team Members.
• Strong commitment to superior customer service.
• Ability to manage Team Member behavioral and performance issues.
• Ability to work in a team environment with shared ownership and responsibility.
• Prior experience as shift lead, crew lead, supervisor, team lead, restaurant assistant manager and/or restaurant manager is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Coaches: CFA Standards and Culture.
• Coaches brand standards, food safety and quality standards, positional excellence expectations, restaurant cleanliness and safety, and training standards.
• Creates: Game Plan and Area Environment—ensures consistent daily operations, positive atmosphere, unified teamwork, organized environment, fast and friendly service.
• Consults area lineups for DT, FOH, and/or Kitchen.
• Solves: Area Problems—assesses business results, cash management flow and accountability, POS data and results, and guest experience hindrances.

Job description

Team Leader: Job Description

We’re looking for a dedicated and values-driven Team Leader who embodies Chick-fil-A’s culture of service and leadership. This role requires someone with a servant’s heart—someone who thrives on helping others succeed, leads with integrity, and approaches every task with energy and purpose.

As a Team Leader, you’ll play a key role in supporting senior leadership with daily operations, ensuring team accountability, and maintaining our standards of operational excellence and guest experience.

Your primary focus will be twofold: ensuring smooth and efficient restaurant operations, and coaching and developing team members to grow personally and professionally. You’ll set the example through your actions—leading with care, enthusiasm, and excellence so others are inspired to follow.

Team Leader: Core Responsibilities

Coaches: CFA Standards and Culture

• Coaches brand standards
• Coaches food safety and quality standards
• Coaches positional excellence expectations
• Coaches and oversees restaurant cleanliness and safety
• Coaches Team Members on training standards

Creates: Game Plan and Area Environment

• Creates consistency in daily operations, i.e., positive atmosphere, unified teamwork, organized environment, and fast and friendly service
• Creates area action plan
• Creates communication clarity
• Consults area lineups for DT, FOH, and/or Kitchen

Solves: Area Problems

• Assesses area’s business results
• Assesses cash management flow and accountability
• Assesses POS data and results
• Solves operational hindrances to guest experience

Team Leader: Key Qualifications and Requirements

• Ability to succeed in an extremely fast-paced environment
• Strong people skills with a desire to serve Team Members
• Strong commitment to superior customer service
• Ability to manage Team Member behavioral and performance issues
• Ability to work in a team environment with shared ownership and responsibility
• Prior experience as shift lead, crew lead, supervisor, team lead, restaurant assistant manager and/or restaurant manager is preferred but not required

Additional Requirements

• Smile
• Create and maintain eye contact
• Speak warmly and enthusiastically
• Must have reliable transportation

Our Benefits Include:

• A fun work environment where you can positively influence others
• Flexible scheduling (and closed on Sundays)
• Learning first‑hand from an experienced Operator and Restaurant Leaders
• Intentional growth and development to help you reach your professional goals
• Scholarship opportunities
• 100% Tuition covered contingent upon acceptance into Point University

Working at a Chick-fil-A® restaurant is more than a job – it’s an opportunity for teamwork and leadership development in a positive, people-focused environment. Most Chick-fil-A restaurants are locally owned and operated by independent, franchised Operators who invest in the future of their Team Members and give back to their communities.