Restaurant Team Lead: Elevate Guest Experience & Operations

Qdoba; Jenkintown (PA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

QDOBA is seeking a Team Lead to partner with or stand in for the Restaurant Manager in daily operations, focusing on a people- and guest-centric culture that delivers excellent service and food quality. You will train, coach, and evaluate staff, uphold brand standards, and ensure compliance with policies and safety requirements.

You will analyze operational performance with the manager, identify improvement opportunities, drive guest satisfaction, and support long-term sales growth while

Responsibilities

• Trains, develops, coaches, and evaluates employee performance; ensures systems for training employees are fully implemented and followed
• Identifies and develops internal candidates for Team Leader positions
• Treats employees with respect and dignity and regularly recognizes and rewards employees
• Complies with all state and federal labor laws and regulations
• Manages daily activities to achieve excellence in restaurant operational performance
• Holds restaurant team accountable for consistently delivering excellent guest service and food quality in adherence with brand systems, procedures, and food safety requirements to provide a raveable guest experience
• Reviews practices and modifies as needed to continuously improve the guest experience
• Interacts with guests and the community; responds to guest questions, concerns and complaints in a timely and professional manner to ensure positive resolution and guest recovery
• Maintains brand image by ensuring restaurant cleanliness, maintenance, and excellent service
• Partners with the restaurant manager in using management information tools to analyze restaurant operational and financial performance
• Identifies trends and implements action plans for improvement
• Focuses efforts on developing long term sales growth initiatives designed to drive profitable sales growth
• Considers cost/benefit impact of financial decisions and works to protect the brand
• Monitors costs and adherence to budget and restaurant goals
• Working at QDOBA is about more than just food. It’s about working together to accomplish something great with the people we care about. We bring this to life by supporting our local communities, protecting the world’s resources, and hiring flavorful people who personify our three cultural pillars of hospitality, positivity, and performance.

Job description

QDOBA is seeking a Team Lead to partner with or stand in for the Restaurant Manager in daily operations, focusing on a people- and guest-centric culture that delivers excellent service and food quality. You will train, coach, and evaluate staff, uphold brand standards, and ensure compliance with policies and safety requirements.

You will analyze operational performance with the manager, identify improvement opportunities, drive guest satisfaction, and support long-term sales growth while