Shift Leader

The Halal Guys - 377, Newton; Newton (MA); On-site; USD 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Halal Guys - 377 in Newton, Massachusetts, is looking for a Shift Lead to oversee daily operations, ensuring excellent guest experiences and guiding team performance. Candidates should demonstrate strong leadership skills, effective communication, and the ability to manage in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include resolving guest complaints, training team members, and maintaining operational standards. This role is crucial for career growth within the organization, leading towards managerial positions.

Qualifications

• Ability to support managers and the team effectively.
• Attendance must be consistent to ensure store operations.
• Maintain confidentiality within the management team.
• Proficient in training and certifying all positions in the store.
• Positive and encouraging demeanor is essential.
• Effective communication in English (verbal and written).
• Energetic and proactive team player.
• Ability to manage a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of recipe standards, service standards, and sanitation practices.
• Capability to perform physical tasks for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Support management and ensure high team performance.
• Lead restaurant operations during shifts.
• Address guest complaints and service issues effectively.
• Increase sales through in-store and delivery efforts.
• Complete managerial checklists and office administration tasks.
• Monitor restaurant equipment maintenance and labor management.
• Ensure cleanliness and organization standards are met.
• Participate in recruitment and team development initiatives.

Skills

Leadership qualities

Effective communication

Customer service

Management functions

Teamwork

Job description

Overview

The shift lead position is the first step an hourly team member takes towards becoming a manager. One may not always be leading a shift, but as a certified shift leader, the individual will be expected to always be thinking like shift leader. The individual has been chosen for this position based on their leadership qualities as well as the skills they have shown management on a daily basis. Successful shift leading will directly lead to be eligible to become a manager within the THG organization.

Purpose of Position

• Supports the Management team while ensuring all team members perform to the highest standards – 100% performance, 100% of the time at 100% volume of the business
• Assists the Management team with inventory control, food quality, controllable costs and financial results
• Shift leaders are accountable for every guest’s complete satisfaction in their dining experience by empowering team members to react positively and by being hospitality focused FIRST in every instance - while maintaining a constant presence on the floor

Responsibilities

• Enriches each Guest’s experience by effectively building relationships while on the floor
• Oversees the entire operations of the restaurant while leading the shift
• Confidently handles guest’s complaints and service issues with grace and focus, and finds solutions
• Works on increasing sales in-store, delivery and catering
• Shares responsibilities with fellow managers to follow and complete all manager checklists
• Shares all office administration duties (cash handling, loss prevention, audits, etc.)
• Able to operate all Revel POS functions and troubleshoot when needed
• Monitors restaurant equipment and ensures it is kept in good repair
• Manages labor in store to ensure hourly labor is within parameters to meet budget
• Monitors food waste and inventory and resolves all food quality issues
• Directs and follows up with team members to ensure that daily checklists are being completed
• Follows Manager Travel Path
• Leads team in maintaining the highest cleanliness and organization standards
• Utilizes development journals to OWN the training, cross-training, and development of the team
• Challenges themselves to becoming better everyday
• Partners with Managers to recruit, interview, hire and retain a team of top performers
• Helps lead the entire team to excel at hospitality, productivity and performance

Requirements

• Ability to work when needed to support the managers, the team and the brand
• Attendance is key; the store must open on time and close when scheduled – when you are scheduled to do either, you will be required to be in store as any other manager
• Maintain confidentiality to and with your Management team; what is talked about within your Management team must be in complete confidentiality
• Expected to reach the MIT binder, train based on its standards and be certified in all positions in the store; this includes the team member handbook and shift running
• Positive, honest, patient and encouraging demeanor
• Reads and communicates effectively in English in both verbal and written communications
• Energetic, super friendly and a proactive team player
• Able to work and manage the team in a fast-paced environment
• Proficiency at all levels, including recipe knowledge, service standards, sanitation practices, FOH and BOH management functions
• Ability to lift, bend, stoop, walk and perform other physical tasks for hours