Shift Leader

Taco Bell; Mantua Township (NJ); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant chain seeks a Shift Leader to manage daily operations and ensure customer satisfaction. Responsibilities include supervising employees, conducting food safety audits, and facilitating training. Ideal candidates will thrive in fast-paced environments and demonstrate strong operational skills.

Responsibilities

• Driving customer service excellence.
• Maintaining product and facility standards.
• Conducting food safety audits.
• Training crew and providing feedback.

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: 022267 - Mantua - Mantua, NJ

Position Type: Shift Leader

Salary Range: Undisclosed

Description

Note: This description only documents the time 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 assists management in routine administrative and operational tasks within the restaurant. Key focus areas 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. Additionally, the Shift Manager may assume full responsibility for opening and closing the restaurant when management is unavailable. In such cases, the Shift Manager maintains administrative control 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 meet company quality standards.
• Conducts periodic food safety audits.
• Provides ongoing coaching and feedback to crew on customer service, product quality, and speed of service.

Financial

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

Operations

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

Human Resources

• Provides ongoing coaching and feedback to crew employees.
• Offers hands-on training for crew in Learning Zone.

Qualifications