Shift Leader

Chick-fil-A; Warrensville Heights (OH); On-site; USD 20,664 - 27,552; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Scholarship opportunities

Competitive pay

Health insurance & retirement matching

Meal discounts for team and family

Job summary

Chick-fil-A Harvard Park in Warrensville Heights, OH is seeking a Shift Leader who embodies our core values, serves guests with a servant’s heart, and helps run a fast-paced, people-focused operation.

You will lead shifts, train new hires, and coach Team Members to uphold excellent customer service and daily operational excellence. This role offers growth, a collaborative culture, and opportunities to learn from experienced Operators.

Qualifications

• Smile
• Create and maintain eye contact
• Speak enthusiastically
• Make emotional connections with guests
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong people skills with a desire to serve Team Members
• Strong commitment to superior customer service
• Ability to manage Team Member behavioral and performance issues
• Ability to work in a team environment with shared ownership and responsibility
• Prior experience as shift lead, crew lead, supervisor, team lead, restaurant manager, or restaurant assistant manager is not required but is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates operationally in day-to-day activities in a high-volume, fast-paced Restaurant
• Offers immediate and respectful response to Guest's needs
• Assists in training of new hires, sets the tone for a shift, and acts as a role model for our team
• Be a friendly, encouraging team player
• Open and/or close, lead shifts, key holder
• Counts drawers and finalizes day
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken

Skills

Smile

Eye contact

Enthusiastic speaking

Emotional connections

People skills

Customer service

Team player

Strong communication

Job description

A Shift Leader is one who consistently demonstrates our core values, embraces the Chick-fil-A culture, and has a servant’s heart. They have a passion for people and serving others, have strong character, take initiative and work with a sense of urgency at all times. Our Team Leaders are responsible for supporting senior leadership in executing daily operations and keeping Team Members accountable for each component of Operational Excellence and our 2nd Mile Service. A Shift Leader’s two main areas of focus are completing tasks so that the restaurant runs effectively and coaching/developing Team Members. Shift Leaders lead by example and set the tone that others will follow.

Who We Are

At Chick-fil-A Harvard Park, we hire people that believe in our daily mission to "work passionately, give great effort, and go the second mile". We hire people who want live this out daily as a part of a great brand like Chick-fil-A.

Our Promise to You

Our promise as an organization is "to care deeply for our people, assist in the development of life skills, and journey together in the pursuit of each person's dreams". When you join our team, you become a part of our family. Here are some other potential perks to working on our team:

• A fun, fast-paced work environment
• Work scheduling that fits your busy life
• Always closed on Sundays
• Learning first‑hand from an experienced Operator in a clean and safe environment
• Paid, intentional training program
• Scholarship and tuition‑assistance opportunities
• Competitive pay
• Access to health insurance and retirement matching
• Free break food and family food discounts

Shift Leader Responsibilities

• Participates operationally in day‑to‑day activities in a high‑volume, fast‑paced Restaurant
• Offer immediate and respectful response to Guest's needs
• Assist in training of new hires, set the tone for a shift, and act as a role model for our team
• Be a friendly, encouraging team player
• Open and/or close, lead shifts, key holder
• Count drawers and finalize day
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken

Qualifications and Requirements

• Smile
• Create and Maintain Eye Contact
• Speak Enthusiastically
• Make Emotional Connections with Guests
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong people skills with a desire to serve Team Members
• Strong commitment to superior customer service
• Ability to manage Team Member behavioral and performance issues
• Ability to work in a team environment with shared ownership and responsibility
• Prior experience as shift lead, crew lead, supervisor, team lead, restaurant manager, restaurant assistant manager is not required but is preferred.

This restaurant participates in E-Verify.

Most Chick-fil-A® Restaurants are operated by independent franchised business owners who make all their own employment decisions and are responsible for their own content and policies.

Working at a Chick-fil-A® restaurant is more than a job – it’s an opportunity for teamwork and leadership development in a positive, people‑focused environment. Most Chick-fil-A restaurants are locally owned and operated by independent, franchised Operators who invest in the future of their Team Members and give back to their communities.