Shift Leader (Now Corporate Owned @ Lebanon)

CKE Restaurants, Inc.; Lebanon (MO); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

CKE Restaurants, Inc. is seeking a Shift Leader to assist the General Manager and on‑duty leader with daily operations, ensuring guest experiences align with the restaurant’s business plan.

You will supervise crew, manage shift activities, train staff, uphold policies, and communicate effectively with team and guests, while identifying improvement opportunities. This role supports a fast-paced, guest‑centric environment.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of restaurant management experience or related education
• High School Diploma/GED required
• Strong planning and time management skills
• Team building and staff development abilities
• Investigative and problem solving skills
• Experience with cash handling and loss prevention
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license and insurance
• Good communication skills; open communication with team
• Bi-lingual abilities are a plus
• Strong analytical and organizational skills with process improvement focus

Responsibilities

• Provide quality product and customer service to ensure guest satisfaction
• Lead shift activities and support management to maximize sales and control costs
• Adhere to company policies and procedures
• Model company values and professional conduct
• Communicate effectively with internal and external contacts
• Attend trainings and participate in meetings
• Perform additional duties as business conditions require

Skills

Planning

Team building

Problem solving

Cash handling

Communication

Time management

Bi-lingual a plus

Analytical thinking

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Position Summary

The Shift Leader is responsible for assisting the General Manager or Person In Charge (on duty) with management activities and duties. This role works with the Restaurant Management Team to ensure all activities are consistent with and supportive of the restaurant’s business plan and ensures all Crew Persons and Team Leaders are performing their job responsibilities and meeting expectations in all areas of their job description.

Essential Functions

May perform any or all of the following duties:

• Consistently provides a quality product and customer service experience that delivers total customer satisfaction
• Strives to improve the skills and performance of all Crew Persons
• Supports efforts to maximize sales and profits and minimize controllable costs by assisting management and leading work shift activities
• Complies with all Company policies and procedures regarding business and personnel practices
• Models and encourages Company shared values
• Demonstrates oral and written communication skills; communicates effectively with various contacts (internal and external)
• Attends training to remain current on industry trends
• Participates in company meetings, webinars and conference calls
• Performs other duties and/or special projects as assigned in response to changing business conditions and/or requirements

Position Qualifications/Core Competencies

• Must possess approximately two (2) to three (3) years of any combination of experience and/or education that demonstrates a commanding knowledge of restaurant management
• High School Diploma/General Equivalency Diploma (GED) required
• Must have excellent planning and time management skills
• Must have team building skills
• Must have investigative and problem solving skills
• Must have ability to troubleshoot cash handling problems
• Must have reliable personal transportation, a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance
• Must have a telephone or other reliable method of communicating with the restaurant. Must be accessible to meet the restaurant’s needs and maintains an open door policy
• Bi-lingual skills a plus
• Must display strong analytical and organizational skills and have the ability to identify and implement process improvement strategies with positive business results

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Fast paced environment working with kitchen equipment in tight quarters

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Stand for long periods of time
• Bend and stoop
• Work around heat
• Able to lift 50 – 75 lbs. comfortably
• Work with various cleaning products