Shift Leader - Restaurant 205403 - 824 3rd Ave North, Birmingham, AL 35203

Cajun Funding Corp; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Church's Chicken in Birmingham, AL seeks a Restaurant Shift Leader to coach and develop Team Members, ensuring exceptional customer experiences and compliance with Cajun Operating Company policies. You will guide daily operations and uphold safety standards across shifts.

The role focuses on coaching, coaching, and leading by example to deliver high-quality food and service in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 18 years old.
• High school diploma or GED recommended.
• ServSafe food safety training is recommended.

Responsibilities

• Monitors prompt, friendly, courteous service.
• Ensures menu items are prepared and served per procedures.
• Ensures team members carry out assigned duties.
• Assists team members to prepare quality products and maintain cleanliness.
• Demonstrates proper procedures for team members to follow.
• Enforces safety and security policies and procedures.
• Performs opening/closing duties per Shift Awareness Checklists.
• Adheres to proper product procedures for prep and storage.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Customer service

Cash handling

POS system

Inventory management

Food safety

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

POS system

Job description

Reports To (Title): Restaurant General Manager Department: Field Operations

Job Summary

To serve as a restaurant leader and ensure that Team Members on shift are provided with the proper coaching, training and development necessary to provide an outstanding customer experience at Church’s. Ensure compliance with all Cajun Operating Company policies and procedures as set forth by the company.

Key Duties/Responsibilities

• Monitors and ensures prompt, friendly, and courteous customer service.
• Monitors and ensures all Church’s menu products are prepared and served according to standard procedures.
• Ensures that prepared job assignments and activities are carried out by Team Members.
• Assists Team Members as necessary to prepare quality products, provide service, and maintain a clean restaurant.
• Demonstrates proper procedures for Team Members to follow.
• Ensures that safety and security policies and procedures are enforced.
• Monitors and performs opening and closing duties as required on the Shift Awareness Checklists.
• Follows and ensures the use of proper product procedures for preparation of all menu items.
• Follows procedures for receiving, handling, and storage of food products.
• Follows proper rotation and icing procedures.
• Maintains professional and ethical leadership behaviors at all times.
• Ensures on-time attendance by each employee for shift.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements (Education, Qualifications, Experience)

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• A high school diploma or G.E.D. is highly recommended.
• ServSafe® food safety training is highly recommended.

Position Qualifications/Functional Skills

• Completes Weekly Sales Report, Bank deposit slips, the Cash and Inventory worksheet, and other forms as required for the shift.
• Ensures accuracy of paperwork.
• Enters inventory and payroll, as required, into the POS system.
• Ensures the restaurant polls nightly by the correct closedown of the POS system.
• Ensures adherence to established cash handling and security procedures, including but not limited to, cash sales counts, drawer bank counts, drawer assignments, POS deletions, over-rings, and voids, large bill drops, and cash levels in the drawer.
• Must possess a valid Driver’s License, have access to an automotive vehicle during shifts, and possess proof of insurance on the vehicle.
• Must successfully complete the Shift Leader certification program.

Company Overview

1. If you’re hungry for a career that’s fun, fast-paced and loaded with opportunity, then you’ve come to the right place. At Church's®, we’re not your typical quick service restaurant. We make real comfort food that makes a difference in peoples’ lives. And for over 60 years, our restaurant has been a place where hard-working people can get ahead and go on to do amazing things by serving others.

2. Church’s Chicken is an equal employment opportunity employer and makes hiring and employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.

Founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952, Church's Texas Chicken® is a highly recognized brand name in the Quick Service Restaurant industry and is one of the largest quick service chicken concepts in the world. Church's Texas Chicken serves up a rich tradition of gracious Southern hospitality and freshly prepared, high quality, authentic home-style fare, to help people provide affordable, complete meals for their families. Church's® menu includes its world famous Original and Spicy chicken, chicken sandwiches with classic sides, and hand-made from scratch Honey-Butter Biscuits™. The Church's® system consists of more than 1700 locations in 20 countries and system-wide sales of $1.6 billion. Throughout the world the company operates two brands: Church's Texas Chicken® and Texas Chicken®.