Shift Leader

Default CKE Brand; Lafayette (TN); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultipro in Lafayette, TN is seeking a Shift Leader to assist the General Manager with restaurant operations, ensuring staff deliver quality service and adhere to the business plan.

The role focuses on leading shift activities, maximizing sales, maintaining safety, training Crew and Team Leaders, and communicating effectively with the team and customers. A minimum of 2–3 years in restaurant management and a high school diploma are required.

Qualifications

• Strong time management and planning abilities required.
• Team-building and leadership skills for supervising crew and shift leads.
• Problem solving and analytical thinking to improve efficiency and processes.
• Excellent communication with staff and customers; capable of handling cashiering and cash handling tasks.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality product and customer service to ensure total customer satisfaction.
• Lead shift activities to maximize sales and control costs under the restaurant’s business plan.
• Support management and ensure staff meet job expectations and training requirements.
• Follow company policies and participate in trainings, meetings and calls.

Skills

Time management

Team building

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Cash handling

Process improvement

Reliability

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

The Shift Leader is responsible for assisting the General Manager or Person In Charge (on duty) with management activities and duties. This role works with the Restaurant Management Team to ensure all activities are consistent with and supportive of the restaurant’s business plan and ensures all Crew Persons and Team Leaders are performing their job responsibilities and meeting expectations in all areas of their job description.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Consistently provides a quality product and customer service experience that delivers total customer satisfaction
• Strives to improve the skills and performance of all Crew Persons
• Supports efforts to maximize sales and profits and minimize controllable costs by assisting management and leading work shift activities
• Complies with all Company policies and procedures regarding business and personnel practices
• Models and encourages Company shared values
• Demonstrates oral and written communication skills; communicates effectively with various contacts (internal and external)
• Attends training to remain current on industry trends
• Participates in company meetings, webinars and conference calls
• Performs other duties and/or special projects as assigned in response to changing business conditions and/or requirements

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS/CORE COMPETENCIES

• Must possess approximately two (2) to three (3) years of any combination of experience and/or education that demonstrates a commanding knowledge of restaurant management
• High School Diploma/General Equivalency Diploma (GED) required
• Must have excellent planning and time management skills
• Must have team building skills
• Must have investigative and problem solving skills
• Must have ability to troubleshoot cash handling problems
• Must have reliable personal transportation, a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance
• Must have a telephone or other reliable method of communicating with the restaurant. Must be accessible to meet the restaurant’s needs and maintains an open door policy
• Must display strong analytical and organizational skills and have the ability to identify and implement process improvement strategies with positive business results

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Fast paced environment working with kitchen equipment in tight quarters

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stand for long periods of time
• Bend and stoop
• Work around heat
• Able to lift 50 – 75 lbs. comfortably
• Work with various cleaning products

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