Restaurant Manager - Shift Leader to First Assistant

Shift Leader Assistant Manager First Assistant

$17.50–$21.00 per hour

Full-Time | Approximately 40–45 Hours Per Week

At our family-owned Culver’s restaurant, we believe we are in the people business—we just happen to serve great food.

Every guest who walks through our doors has already made a choice. Our responsibility is to give them a reason to come back. That begins with leaders who set the tone, serve their team, protect our standards, and help others succeed.

We are hiring leaders at several levels, including Shift Leader, Assistant Manager, and First Assistant
. Your starting role and compensation will be based on your experience, leadership ability, availability, and readiness for responsibility.

Restaurant management experience is valuable.

The ability and desire to lead people is even more important.

We are not looking for someone to simply supervise a shift.

Our leaders work alongside their teams, coach in the moment, solve problems calmly, communicate expectations clearly, and step in wherever they are needed.

The best leaders do not ask:

“How can my team make my job easier?”

They ask:

“What does my team need from me to succeed today?”

As a member of our Restaurant Leadership Team, you will help shape the culture, set the pace, and uphold the brand standards that define our restaurant.

Depending on your experience and position, you may:

• Lead shifts with confidence, positivity, and urgency.
• Coach team members and help develop future leaders.
• Create exceptional guest experiences through genuine hospitality.
• Maintain high standards for food quality, accuracy, cleanliness, and food safety.
• Jump into any position when the restaurant or team needs support.
• Resolve guest and operational concerns calmly and professionally.
• Help manage labor, breaks, deployment, inventory, and shift execution.
• Hold yourself and others accountable while building a culture that team members are proud to be part of and guests are proud to return to.
• Communicate effectively with fellow leaders and restaurant ownership.
• Leave each shift and each person better than you found them.

• Lead by example rather than relying on a title.
• Enjoy helping others improve and understand that every leader is a coach first.
• Remain calm and focused when the restaurant gets busy.
• Recognize urgency and help others move with purpose.
• Take ownership and run each shift as if your name were on the building.
• Uphold Culver’s standards while helping the people around you improve each day.
• Communicate directly, clearly, and professionally.
• Accept coaching and believe strong leaders never stop learning.
• Notice what the restaurant and team need without waiting to be told.
• Understand that accountability and support belong together.

We will provide training, coaching, feedback, and hands‑on development to help you strengthen both your leadership and operational abilities.

We will challenge you, support you, and give you opportunities to grow.

We do not expect perfection.

We expect effort, ownership, and a willingness to improve.

If you are willing to invest in your team, we will invest in you.

This posting may be used to fill several leadership levels based on experience, ability, and readiness for responsibility:

Shift Leader — An emerging leader who can help direct shifts, support team members, and maintain standards.

Assistant Manager — A developing restaurant manager who can lead shifts independently, coach team members, and help manage daily operations.

First Assistant — An experienced leader who can develop other managers, protect operational standards, and take meaningful ownership…