Shift Leader

Insomnia Cookies; Chicago (IL); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join Insomnia Cookies as a Shift Leader where you will lead and support the bakery team by delivering exceptional customer service and managing operations. With flexible schedules and a host of perks such as employee discounts and paid time off, be part of a fun and growing brand dedicated to delicious cookies and delightful experiences.

Benefits

Flexible part-time work schedules

Paid vacation and sick time off

Interactive training & mentorship

Pet insurance

Employee discount and FREE cookies

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of experience in a customer service role.
• Able to lead by example and motivate others.
• Must be 18 years or older and legally eligible to work in the USA.

Responsibilities

• Provide exemplary customer service and quality products.
• Maintain operations during shifts and hold the team accountable.
• Delegate tasks for baking, cashiering, and cleaning during shifts.

Skills

Customer Service

Communication

Time Management

Leadership

Detail Oriented

Job description

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As a Shift Leader at our South Loop store located at 30 E Balbo Drive, Chicago IL 60605,, you are the captain of our bakery day or night! You understand what it takes to “Own the Night” (and beyond), by predicting the flow of business during a successful shift. Your hands-on leadership style should not only include building orders, suggestive selling, baking, and interacting with customers – it will also mean taking pride in knowing that your prowess as a leading Insomniac attributes to a productive and fun night for your store!

SOME OUR SWEET SHIFT LEADER PERKS:

• Pay rate: $16.50/hr
• Flexible part-time work schedules
• Paid vacation and sick time off
• Interactive training & mentorship
• Pet insurance for your furry loved ones
• Job stability with a rapidly growing and reputable company
• Achievable growth/promotion opportunities
• You get to work in a fun, exciting team environment
• Employee discount and FREE cookies with every shift!
  
  
  
  
  

WHAT WILL I DO AS A SHIFT LEADER?

• Provide incredible customer service and quality products to all of our guests throughout their experience within our bakeries
• Support store leadership by maintaining operations during your shift, communicating pertinent information, monitoring production efficiency, holding the team accountable to company standards and procedures, and assisting in the training and coaching of team members
• Prioritize and delegate tasks for baking, cashiering, packaging, and cleaning while leading the cookie crew team
• Support and work alongside the Cookie Crew
• Provide a safe, clean, working environment for our guests and staff and adhere to safe food handling practices
• Manage cash handling and deposits
  
  
  
  
  

DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• At least 1 year of working experience in a customer service focused role
• Point of Sales systems experience
• Outstanding communication, time management, and people skills
• Outgoing/friendly/patient
• Detail focused and results-oriented
• Ability to lead-by-example and motivate others
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs
• Legally eligible to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older to be employed
  
  
  
  
  

About us:

Insomnia Cookies was founded in a college dorm room by then-student, Seth Berkowitz. Fast forward 20 years and so... many....cookies... later, our innovative bakery + delivery concept has become a cult brand known for its rabid following of cookie lovers who crave Insomnia’s warm, delicious delivery all day and late into the night. With an expanding footprint of over 300 stores globally, an experiential, “sweet-easy” concept as the brand’s flagship in Philadelphia, Pa. (where Insomnia Cookies is headquartered), and a rapidly-growing nationwide shipping and gifting portfolio... Insomnia Cookies is revolutionizing the cookie game by truly "Imagining What’s Possible"!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Hospitality, Food and Beverage Services, and Retail

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