Restaurant Shift Lead

Texas Roadhouse; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental & Vision

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid vacation

Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Identity Theft Protection

Employee Assistance Program

Business Travel Insurance

Holiday bonus

Job summary

Texas Roadhouse in Louisville, KY, is seeking a Restaurant Shift Lead with strong communication and leadership skills to assist the management team. The role focuses on supervising staff, maintaining product quality, and ensuring smooth front- and back-of-house operations.

Roadies are paid weekly and can participate in a comprehensive rewards package after eligibility. The team enjoys a culture of fun, development opportunities, and flexible schedules as part of a people-first environment.

Qualifications

• Strong communication and leadership skills are required.
• Ability to supervise staff and coordinate front- and back-of-house operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on supervision during shifts and assist with serving, hosting, cooking, or other duties as needed.
• Help manage labor and costs during scheduled shifts.
• Coach team members to ensure consistent food and service quality.
• Maintain guest flow and monitor ticket times to optimize service pace.
• Promote promotions and staff incentives to drive engagement.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Job description

At Texas Roadhouse, we are a people-first company that just happens to serve steaks. Legendary Food and Legendary Service is who we are. We’re about loving what you’re doing today and preparing you for what you’ll be doing tomorrow. Are you ready to be a Roadie?

Texas Roadhouse is looking for a Restaurant Shift Lead who has strong communication and leadership skills to assist the management team.

Responsibilities

• Helping to maintain projected costs and labor during scheduled shifts
• “Hands on” supervision of the restaurant. This includes but is not limited to, occasional temporary non-scheduled assistance with serving, hosting, cooking, and other duties
• Hosting promotions (incentives) and Alley Rallies
• Helping make sure staff is following established recipes and procedures
• Helping enforce applicable liquor laws and Responsible Alcohol Service guidelines
• Helping to control the guest flow and monitoring ticket times
• In conjunction with all management, enforcing compliance with all employment policies in areas of responsibility
• Coaching employees to maintain consistency in food and service to increase sales
• 100% table visits (if applicable)
• Understanding, managing, and practicing safe food handling procedures
• Maintaining culture and core values: passion, partnership, integrity, and fun with purpose
• Working during peak business hours to set the pace in Front or Back of House
• Creating a fun, safe environment by following our core values and operational goals, and implementing contests, theme nights, and creating incentives for the staff

At Texas Roadhouse, our Roadies are the heart and soul of our company. We have a fun culture with flexible work schedules, discounts in our restaurants, friendly competitions, recognition, formal training, and career growth opportunities.

Requirements

Our Roadies are paid weekly. In addition, we offer one of the industry’s most competitive total rewards packages after one year of service to Roadies that meet our benefit eligibility requirements. The total rewards package includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• A choice of medical plans that are best in class
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 annually
• Paid vacation time
• Short-Term Disability
• Life, Accident, and Critical Illness insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Assistance Program
• Business Travel Insurance
• Annual holiday bonus

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, pregnancy, gender identity, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, citizenship, national origin, or any other legally-protected status. We encourage and welcome all applicants to apply.