Shift Leader

Summerwood Corporation; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

401k

PTO

Short-term disability

Bonus potential

Job summary

Summerwood Corporation in Linthicum, MD is seeking a Shift Manager to support management in hourly restaurant operations. This role focuses on delivering fast, friendly service, maintaining product and facility standards, and ensuring food safety during daily shifts.

You will coach crew, oversee opening and closing, manage inventory, and handle cash procedures when needed. The position emphasizes hands-on leadership and ongoing staff development in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced restaurant operations.
• Ability to supervise hourly staff and provide on-the-job coaching.
• Knowledge of food safety procedures and standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain fast, accurate service and positive guest relations in line with company standards.
• Oversee cash procedures, opening/closing tasks, and safe handling of deposits.
• Conduct daily inventory and ensure readiness of facilities and equipment; monitor order fulfillment and service speed.
• Provide hands-on coaching and training for crew in Learning Zone and daily operations.

Skills

Customer service

Coaching

Training

Food safety

Operations

Inventory management

Cash handling

Job description

Note: This description only documents the time that is allocated to management tasks. The remaining hours are allocated to deployed hourly tasks in food preparation, production, guest service and cleaning.

Basic Purpose and Objectives of the Position

The Shift Manager (SM) Is An Hourly Position That Serves To Assist Management In Routine Administrative And Operational Tasks Within The Restaurant. Focal Points Include

• Driving excellence in customer service
• Maintaining company standards in product and facility specifications
• Reviewing food handling procedures
• Assessing operational processes

The human resources responsibilities of a Shift Manager are limited to crew training and ongoing coaching and feedback for hourly employees. In addition, the Shift Manager may assume full responsibility for the opening and closing of the restaurant when management is unavailable. In these instances, the Shift Manager maintains administrative control of the restaurant but is not authorized to serve in a managerial capacity.

Principle Accountabilities

Customer Satisfaction/Product Quality

• Maintains fast, accurate service, positive guest relations and ensures products are consistent with company quality standards.
• Conducts periodic food safety audits.
• Provides on-going coaching and feedback to crew on customer service, product quality and speed of service.

Financial

• Shares with the Management team day‑to‑day responsibility for cash procedures such as bank deposits, making change, opening/closing safe and verifying drawers.

Operations

• Conducts daily inventory, completes shift-to-shift food safety audit and sets up daily control sheets.
• Reviews facility and equipment readiness.
• Monitors inventory, food preparation and order fulfillment on a daily basis to ensure adherence to company standards.
• Monitors speed with service (SWS) performance and resolves bottlenecks to achieve SWS goals.
• In the absence of management, responsible for food and supplies deliveries and restaurant opening and closing.

Human Resources

• Provides ongoing coaching and feedback for crew employees.
• Provides “hands‑on” training for crew in Learning Zone.

Benefits

• 30‑hour week are entitled to enroll in medical, dental and 401k benefits; 32‑hour week are entitled to PTO; 36‑hour week are entitled to short‑term disability.
• Period bonus potential up to $1.00 per hour for every hour worked.