Shift Leader - Gym Front Desk & Team Development

Excel Fitness; Winterville (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free uniforms

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Training & development

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

401(k)

401(k) matching

Employee discounts

Job summary

Planet Fitness, Inc. is seeking a Shift Leader to oversee daily front desk operations and guide a team in delivering a world-class member experience. You will learn from the Club Manager and help with staff oversight, scheduling, and ensuring service excellence across the club.

Leaders are developed here with paths toward GM and Regional roles in a growing franchise network. Excellent benefits, advancement opportunities, and a dynamic team culture await.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED required.
• Current CPR Certification required.
• Experience as a Member Service Representative at Planet Fitness preferred.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Provide an exceptional customer service experience at the front desk.
• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and developing an entire team of high performers.
• Assist General Manager with staff oversight and scheduling.
• Assist in ensuring the team delivers a world-class member experience at all times.
• Support in scheduling and supervising staff and resolving issues as they arise.

Skills

Customer service

Supervisory

Diplomacy

Listening

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma/GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Benefits:

• Free uniforms
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Training & development
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Employee discounts

Grow with us!
We are looking for leaders!

Get an amazing opportunity to demonstrate your leadership abilities by stepping into the role of a Shift Leader! You will get a chance to learn from Club Managers and assist with the oversight and operation of a Planet Fitness facility, development of team members, and provision of world class customer service!

We are Excel Fitness, a Planet Fitness franchise group based out of Austin, TX with 130+ clubs and growing! Since 2016, we have grown from 16 locations in TX to over 90 locations in 6 states in great markets like Austin, Dallas, Raleigh, Tulsa, and NW Arkansas. We are opening new clubs each year and with that kind of growth, you can build a great career here! In fact, most of our senior managers started at the front desk and worked their way up to now earning base salaries that begin at $42k as a GM, $60k as a Regional manager (responsible for 5-10 locations), and all the way up to over a $100k as a Regional Director overseeing 10+ locations!

But it all starts at the front desk – where all of our Team Players (what we call our employees) are responsible for creating a positive member experience through superior level of customer service and cleanliness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide an exceptional customer service experience.

• Assist in recruiting, hiring, and developing an entire team of high performers
• Assist General Manager with staff oversight and management
• Assist in scheduling and supervising staff.
• Assist in ensuring entire team is providing a world class member experience at all times
• Assist in resolving member, staff, and club issues, concerns, and challenges, as they arise
• Involved in all front desk related activities including but not limited to:
• Check members into the system.
• Take prospective members on tours then assist them with the new account sign-up process
• Facilitate needed updates to member’s accounts.
• Contribute to and assist in oversight of detailed cleaning in all areas of the facility.
• Assist in supply ordering, within club needs and budget parameters.
• Assist in tracking statistics and reports (weekly, monthly, and annually).
• Backup support for any employee who is absent.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Superior customer service skills, preferably in the fitness industry.
• Experience working as a Member Service Representative at Planet Fitness.
• Solid supervisory, diplomacy and listening skills.
• Basic computer proficiency (Microsoft Suite).
• Hard working, enthusiastic and energetic!
• Strong problem resolution skills.
• Current CPR Certification required.
• High school diploma/GED equivalent required.
• Must be 18 year of age or older.

Physical Demands

• Continual standing and walking during shift.
• Continual talking in person or on the phone during shift.
• Must be able to occasionally lift up to 50 lbs.
• Will occasionally encounter commercial cleaning products during shift.
• Our team players and members are our top priority! That’s why we are following super-strict safety and cleaning protocols.
• Mask up! All of our team players are required to wear masks at all times while in-club and members are required to follow all state & local mask mandates.
• Squeaky Clean! We’ve always been known for our clean clubs, but we have kicked that up to ensure our equipment and facilities are effectively sanitized against COVID-19.
• Social Fitnessing! We offer a touch-less check in for our members and promote keeping a safe distance between all.
• Need a day off? Full time employees have paid leave to take a break!

Benefits & Perks

• Make payday any day by taking advantage of our financial wellness benefit, MyFlexPay
• Every Team Player receives a FREE Planet Fitness Black Card Membership
• Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) gives you free and confidential access to counseling resources
• PLUS - Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid Parental Leave, and Health Insurance Benefits are offered to all eligible Team Players

What are you waiting for? APPLY TODAY!