Restaurant Assistant Manager

Landed; Burlington (NC); On-site; USD 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Guthrie’s Chicken in Burlington, NC is seeking an Assistant Manager who reports to the General Manager and supervises 15–50 employees. You’ll help with shift performance, labor deployment, inventory, and maintaining our hospitality standards.

This role requires in-store training completion, a flexible schedule including nights and weekends, and the ability to lead by example to deliver top quality service and team engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising restaurant staff and teams.
• Ability to coach and develop employees.
• Strong communication and guest service focus.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Oversee shift performance and labor deployment.
• Ensure Guthrie’s menu items are prepared to standard.
• Coach and celebrate team on a daily basis.
• Build community relationships to promote brand hospitality.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Leadership

Communication

Shift coordination

Inventory management

Job description

GUTHRIE’S CHICKEN Job Description – Assistant Manager

Reports directly to the General Manager.

Exercises direct supervision of 15-50 employees.

Essential Job Functions

Essential duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Exhibit, cultivate, and enforce a sense of pride and relentless commitment to each step of preparing Guthrie’s menu items for service.
• Foster a culture of hospitality and quality to attract and retain the best talent.
• Be an ambassador for the brand, building strategic relationships within the community to build a conspicuous reputation of quality and hospitality throughout our communities.
• Support the General Manager in all efforts related to shift performance, including labor deployment and inventory management.
• Review performance daily, taking time to calibrate each day and correspondingly coach and celebrate with your team.
• Provide leadership by generating excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment toward company objectives.
• Maintain an attitude of flexibility that allows performance above and beyond the parameters of this position description.

Compensation Classification

Hourly, Non-Exempt

Non-Essential Job Functions

Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following:

• Walking, standing, or sitting for extended periods of time
• Lifting a minimum of 50 lbs. overhead

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for:

• Making observations
• Communicating with others
• Reading and writing

Position Requirements

• Work a 35-45 hour week
• In-store training program completed
• Must maintain a flexible schedule to include nights, weekends, and holidays
• Must possess a state-issued driver’s license and maintain reliable means of transportation

Working Conditions

• Restaurant environment: Work with advanced kitchen and front-of-house operational equipment, including maintenance and operations of deep fryers.
• Office environment: Work with computers and office equipment.
• Essential job functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for standing, walking, or sitting for prolonged periods of time.

These specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Additional responsibilities may be required by management based on evolving business needs.