FOH Team Leader

Chick-fil-A; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Closed on Sundays

Scholarship opportunities

Competitive pay

Free food when you work

First uniforms free

Free college (associates, bachelors, …

401k Matching opportunity

Health insurance opportunity

Paid time off (PTO)

Paid training

Referral bonus

Job summary

Chick-fil-A I-90 & Lacrosse is seeking a Team Leader to support senior leadership in daily operations and coach team members. This role emphasizes servant leadership, high guest service standards, and maintaining Chick-fil-A's operational excellence in a fast-paced environment.

You will lead shifts, assist in training, and ensure food safety and quality, while upholding the Chick-fil-A culture and values. Competitive pay and growth opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Smile
• Create and maintain eye contact
• Speak with a friendly tone
• Make emotional connections with guests
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to work in a 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 or manager is not required but preferred
• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs
• Follow, live out and ensure the Employee Handbook is followed

Responsibilities

• Participate operationally in day-to-day activities in a high-volume, fast-paced restaurant
• Offer immediate and respectful response to guests' needs
• Assist in training of new hires, set the tone for a shift, and act as a role model for our team
• Be a friendly, encouraging team player
• Open and/or close, lead shifts, key holder
• FOH: Count drawers and finalize day
• BOH: Ensure flow of chicken and produce
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Ensure food safety including cleanliness
• Ensure procedures are followed
• This is not an exhaustive list

Skills

Smile

Eye contact

Friendly tone

Emotional connections

Reliability

Fast-paced work

Team member service

Customer service

Pattering leadership

Lift 50 lbs

Policy adherence

Job description

A Team Leader is one who consistently demonstrates our core values, embraces the Chick-fil-A culture and has a servant's heart. They have a passion for people and serving others, have strong character, take initiative and work with a sense of urgency at all times. Our Team Leaders are responsible for supporting senior leadership in executing daily operations and keeping team members accountable for each component of Operational Excellence and our Recipe for Service. A Team Leader’s two main areas of focus are completing tasks so that the restaurant runs effectively and coaching/developing team members. Team Leaders lead by example and set the tone that others will follow.

Position Type:

• Full-time and Part-time

Our Benefits Include:

• A fun work environment where you can positively influence others
• Flexible scheduling
• Closed on Sundays
• Learning first-hand from an experienced Operator and Restaurant Leaders
• Intentional growth and development to help you reach your personal and professional goals
• Scholarship opportunities
• Competitive pay
• Free food when you work
• First uniforms free
• Free college (associates, bachelors, masters)
• 401k Matching opportunity
• Health insurance opportunity
• Paid retreats and trips
• Paid training
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Fun team events
• Internship opportunities
• Recognition
• Referral bonus
• Outside gear provided for FOH

Team Leader Responsibilities:

• Participating operationally in day-to-day activities in high-volume, fast-paced Restaurant
• Offer immediate and respectful response to Guest's needs
• Assist in training of new hires, set the tone for a shift, and act as a role model for our team
• Be a friendly, encouraging team player
• Open and/or close, lead shifts, key holder
• FOH: Count drawers and finalize day
• BOH: Ensure flow of chicken and produce
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
• Ensure food safety including cleanliness'
• Ensure procedures are followed
• *This is not an exhaustive list

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Smile
• Create and Maintain Eye Contact
• Speak with a friendly tone
• Make Emotional Connections with Guests
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to work in a 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 manager, restaurant assistant manager is not required but is preferred.
• Ability to lift at least 50 lbs.
• Follow, live out, and ensure the Employee Handbook gets followed.

Most Chick-fil-A® Restaurants are operated by independent franchised business owners who make all their own employment decisions and are responsible for their own content and policies.

SSD120 LLC DBA Chick-fil-A I-90 & Lacrosse

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.