Shift Leader

Workstream; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free meals on days worked

Secret Shopper bonus plan

Tips added to base pay

Job summary

Five Guys in Salem, Oregon is seeking an experienced restaurant manager to lead the team, motivate and teach, and WOW customers with real‑food service and a fun, collaborative work environment.

You will train staff, set high standards, and ensure quality with honest, energetic leadership; the role includes scheduling flexibility, a no‑nonsense approach, and commitment to a great place to work for your crew and customers.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of leadership experience in restaurant management with cost controls.
• Willing to train 3–4 weeks at a location that may differ from the hire location.
• Open availability and flexible schedule.
• Create a great place to work for the team and deliver outstanding guest service.
• Fanatical about serving great food with a big smile and high personal standards.

Skills

Leadership experience

Cost control

Team motivation

Training mindset

Flexible scheduling

Customer service

Honesty & energy

Job description

Managers at Five Guys are an important part of the restaurant leadership team. Use your ability to motivate, teach and lead your team to WOW our customers while creating an environment your team enjoys working in. You enjoy shoulder to shoulder teaching, never cut corners and lead by example.

Five Guys is a family-run burgers and fries restaurant giving customers craveable, from scratch food, always making sure they get more than they expect.

How do we do this? By spending decades testing and getting things just right, working with our customers, hiring great people like you and remaining focused on being REAL.

Real produce, buns, beef, people and service. No cutting corners here. Every single thing we do is REAL -- from how we greet customers, to how we talk to each other as a team.

If you're an experienced REAL restaurant manager, consider a career with Five Guys

What can you expect?

• We believe in quality of life and always try to accommodate.
• Free meals on days worked.
• Secret Shopper bonus plan in addition to your base pay. We have 2 Secret Shops (on average) each week and everyone on your team working during those shifts gets bonus money added to their checks when we score 100%
• Tips also added to base pay which can average anywhere from $1.50-$3.00 extra per hour put right into your paycheck!
• We are closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas, so you never need to worry about having to work on those two major holidays.

What are we looking for?

• You have 1+ years of leadership experience in the restaurant industry with responsibility for controlling costs and leading great shifts.
• You are willing to train for 3-4 weeks at a specific location that may differ from the location you are being hired for.
• Open availability is preferred, as this position requires a pretty flexible schedule.
• You are all about creating a great place to work for your team
• You want to make your customer's day and it shows in the way you are fanatical about serving amazing food with a big smile.
• You are -- honest, energetic, motivational and fun.
• You set high standards for yourself and for your team.

Five Guys Core Convictions:

• R emain Humble - it means you're never "above" having to do the dishes.
• E xceed Expectations - Consistently five them more than they asked for.
• A lways Do The Right Thing - Let your conscience be your guide...and your grit.
• L ead By Example - Show them what it looks like to be a great leader.

We are a group of people passionate about what we serve, who we are as a company and how we work as a team. All Five Guys employees are ready to pitch in and are fun to be around. What are you waiting for? Come be part of something special!

We are looking for Candidates that would like to help hungry people get a great quality burger with good guest service in a clean environment.