Team Leader

Workstream; Owensboro (KY); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Culver's in Owensboro, Kentucky is seeking an Entry Level Manager to lead shifts, uphold guest satisfaction, and model strong ethics. You will report to the General Manager and Senior Shift Lead, supervise the team, ensure food safety, manage cash and inventory, and support the development of a high‑performing crew. This role requires one year of leadership experience in a restaurant and a national food safety certification.

Qualifications

• One year in a leadership or trainer role in the restaurant or similar industry.
• Certified from a national food safety program.
• Strong communication and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to resolve conflict in a professional manner.

Responsibilities

• Manages shifts using daily deployment sheet to ensure quality and service.
• Enforces restaurant policies and coaches team members.
• Ensures food safety practices and employment law compliance.
• Coaches and mentors to build a high‑performing team.
• Monitors safety, hazards, and workplace safety practices.
• Handles POS-based managerial duties and cash management.
• Monitors inventory to meet shift needs.
• Completes visitation reports on cleanliness and hospitality.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Decision-making

Conflict resolution

Education

National food safety certification

Job description

CULVER’S® JOB DESCRIPTION

ENTRY LEVEL MANAGER

Reports to General Manager & Senior Shift Lead

Up to $18/hr

JOB SUMMARY

Maintains high standards of ethics and provides leadership, direction, and opportunity to the True Blue Crew to ensure that every guest who chooses Culver’s® leaves happy.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Runs shifts effectively with daily deployment sheet to ensure quality products, excellent guest service and restaurant cleanliness while maintaining labor and food costs
• Follows and implements restaurant policies and procedures effectively holding team members accountable for their actions and/or behaviors
• Ensures the accurate completion and follow through of all food safety practices and employment law compliance
• Demonstrates positive and effective role modeling for team members as a coach and mentor to promote team member growth and the development of a high performing team
• Routinely monitors and coaches team on safety best practices related to the Culver’s hazard communication program and workplace safety
• Performs and understands managerial functions with the POS system
• Responsible for restaurant cash management
• Monitors inventory levels to ensure adequate supply for shift based on current restaurant sales
• Ensures proper follow up of visitation and full field reports, including but not limited to cleanliness, hospitality, and ground appearance
• Performs any other miscellaneous job duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• One year in a leadership or trainer role in the restaurant or similar industry or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Certified from a national food safety program
• Strong communication and decision‑making skills
• Ability to resolve conflict in a professional manner

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those to be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Operate a computer and other office equipment for extended periods of time
• Move items weighing up to 50 pounds for various needs
• Use smell, sight, and taste for testing menu items
• Possess manual dexterity for assembly
• Able to reach, bend, push, pull and/or stretch body to grab or move items
• Remain in a standing/sitting position for 4 or more hours at a time
• Able to quickly move about inside and outside the restaurant
• Able to use various kitchen equipment such as deep fryers, grills, toasters, etc.
• Exposure to cold temperatures from coolers and freezers, as well as heat from cooking equipment
• Exposure to weather such as heat, cold, rain, snow and wind
• Able to see, read, and comprehend a variety of written or displayed media

In 1984, Craig and Lea Culver, along with Craig’s parents George and Ruth, opened the very first Culver's in the family’s beloved hometown of Sauk City, Wisconsin, and began serving ButterBurgers® and Frozen Custard.
Craveable as our signature combination is, the Culver family knew right away that although the business is centered around the food, it is really about the people. While folks can vividly recall the first time they bit into a ButterBurger or tasted a scoop of rich, creamy Fresh Frozen Custard, it’s our way of welcoming guests that truly makes Culver’s delicious.