People-First Restaurant Ops Leader — No Night Shifts

Firstwatch; McDonough (GA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal Discount

Health Insurance

401(K) Retirement Savings Program

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Tuition Reimbursement & High School 0

Life Insurance

Short Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Vision

Other wellness benefits

Job summary

First Watch is seeking candidates who embrace our YOU FIRST culture and excel in a fast-paced restaurant environment. This role emphasizes leadership, customer care, and consistent execution of service standards to deliver exceptional breakfast, brunch, or lunch experiences.

You will guide team members, maintain daily operations, and model our Five Steps of Service while supporting a constructive, energetic work atmosphere across shifts.

Responsibilities

• Learns and supports our You First culture and core values
• Puts their supervisory skills to work, making sure daily operations runs according to plan and with high standards
• Understands that we source great food for a reason and that our recipes must be followed
• Knows the restaurant sales and traffic goals – and works to exceed them
• Coaches and observes the First Watch Five Steps of Service being implemented at every table
• Understands the background story of our 10 Commandments – and puts them into action
• Responds with a sense of urgency to both customer and employee concerns
• Communicates and takes immediate ownership of repair and maintenance issues
• Is certified in food safety – and identifies and coaches in all areas of safe food handling
• Is continuously scouting for and interviewing candidates to join our team
• Keeps our company assets secure; including computers, point of sale, security systems and equipment
• Understands the key responsibilities of every position in the restaurant
• Puts an immediate stop to any inappropriate behavior, investigates as needed
• Trains, coaches, and develops team members daily
• Recognizes performance that goes above and beyond
• Accounts for all daily revenues and deposits
• Completes our admin duties – and gets required paperwork in on time

Job description

First Watch is seeking candidates who embrace our YOU FIRST culture and excel in a fast-paced restaurant environment. This role emphasizes leadership, customer care, and consistent execution of service standards to deliver exceptional breakfast, brunch, or lunch experiences.

You will guide team members, maintain daily operations, and model our Five Steps of Service while supporting a constructive, energetic work atmosphere across shifts.