Assistant Store Manager

Jimmy John's; Huntersville (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Promotions from within

Extensive training program

Career growth potential

Culture of excellence and kindness

Paid training

Flexible scheduling

401(k) matching

Health, Vision, Dental insurance

Job summary

Jimmy John’s is seeking Assistant Store Managers to join our growing Charlotte/Concord/LKN region. You will help oversee daily store operations alongside the General Manager and lead by example with enthusiasm, integrity, and a customer‑first mindset.

We offer extensive management training, opportunities for internal promotion, and a culture built on excellence, kindness and consistency. Flexible scheduling and full‑time benefits are available as you develop into future leadership roles.

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in a position (or potential to grow)
• Excellent communication, management and organizational skills
• Able to work at least 44 hours per week
• 18 years of age or older
• Willing to learn and be redirected by supervisor

Responsibilities

• Oversee in-store operations alongside General Manager
• Ensure store is in exceptional order and employees perform duties properly
• Lead by example and execute systems with integrity
• Monitor service quality and customer satisfaction
• Train, supervise, and motivate crew members
• Maintain product quality and brand standards

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Team player

Job description

Assistant Store Managers

Our Jimmy John's franchise group has over 20 stores and we have locations all over the Charlotte/Concord/LKN Region. We are excitedly looking for the right people to build up our management team! You must be interested in Food Management but we do not require any prior food service experience. We do however ask that you have leadership position experience. We can teach you the rest! We have an extensive management training program that will give you all of the necessary tools to succeed at this job and any future position you desire. If you lack the leadership experience but are still interested in starting with us to grow into that position please make that clear while we are setting you up for an interview. We regularly hire people with no management experience and grow them into the manager they want to be but it is a slightly different process.

We love what we do and who we do it with! Jimmy John's is a great system, but we know it's people that bring systems to life! We have a thriving culture built on excellence, kindness and consistency! We celebrate what we want to see more of, and stack our calendar throughout the year with events to do just that, CELEBRATE! If you want to work in fun and fast-paced environment where you will be appreciated, developed and given the opportunity to grow,

Assistant Managers help oversee in-store operations alongside the General Manager. The Assistant Manager plays a major role in ensuring the store is in exceptional order and that all employees are performing duties properly and efficiently. Assistant Managers must lead by example and execute systems and procedures with 100% integrity. As an Assistant Manager, your attitude needs to be enthusiastic, friendly, and positive.

Assistant Manager Responsibilities

• Exceeding customer expectations in regards to service and store cleanliness
• Supervising all financial aspects of food cost and labor goals for the shift and measured periods
• Preparing and following labor schedules and product projections
• Training, supervising, and motivating crew members
• Preparations of products and maintaining quality to meet Jimmy John's brand standards
• Monitoring and use of all store service equipment

Requirements

• Ability to work at least 44 hours/week
• At least 18 years of age
• At least 6 months of Quick Service Restaurant (QSR)/ Fast Food experience - managerial experience preferred, but not required
• Ability to handle fast-paced and high stress situations in the store
• Organize and establish priorities in the store with minimal supervision
• Willing to offer opinions and recommendations towards the store and employees
• Reliable transportation
• Excellent communication, management/leadership and organizational skills
• Physical dexterity required (the ability to move up to 25lbs. from one area to another occasionally)
• Attendance and punctuality a must!!!
• A team player committed to world-class customer satisfaction
• A willingness to learn and be redirected by their supervisor in order to achieve maximum teamwork, efficiency and customer satisfaction

Benefits

• Earn an opportunity to be promoted from within to a salaried General Manager position
• Excellent training programs
• Strong career and salary growth potential
• Reward and recognition culture
• Paid training
• Flexible scheduling (4 day or 5 day schedule)
• Full-time employees are eligible for our company-match 401(K) program
• Full-time employees are eligible for our company-sponsored Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance plans
• Full-time salaried Assistant Managers earn paid time-off

To qualify for this rockstar opportunity, you are eligible to work in the U.S. and meet the age requirements and experience outlined within the application.

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Sandwich lover or not, all backgrounds are welcome here.

Each Jimmy John’s franchisee is an independent employer and thus solely responsible for hiring decisions and all other employment-related matters for the franchisee’s restaurant(s). The terms “Company,” “Jimmy John’s,” “we,” “our,” or “us” refer to the specific entity (corporate or franchise) that owns and operates the Jimmy John’s restaurant to which you are applying.

Jimmy John’s and its franchisees are equal opportunity employers.

Since day one when Jimmy himself opened the first Jimmy John’s sandwich shop, we’ve had the determination and badassery to settle for nothing less than the best. And it all starts with our rockstars. Working here, you’ll find benefits that make living a good life a little easier and a place where you can belong and make an impact. We succeed together as a family because let’s be honest, nobody can compete with the rockstars of Jimmy John’s.