Restaurant Assistant Manager

Step Up. Lead the Shift. Grow Into More.

This is not just a support role. This is a leadership bench role built for someone ready to step up and run the shop.

As an Assistant Manager, you are the right hand to the General Manager. You help drive daily operations, lead the team on the floor, and make sure every shift runs clean, fast, and consistent.

You set the tone.

You coach the team. You hold standards. You make sure customers get great food and a great experience every time.

We are looking for someone who:

• Leads from the front, not the office
• Takes ownership of the shift like it’s their own business
• Can coach, correct, and motivate a team in real time
• Thrives in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment

This role is built for growth. Strong performers move up.

If you want to lead, learn the business, and build toward a General Manager role, this is the path.

Run great shifts. Build strong teams. Earn your next step.

Job Title: Assistant Manager

Department/Function: Operations

Location: Field, in Shop

Reports to: General Manager

Job Level 1

Job Band: Manager

Full-Time/Nonexempt

Travel Requirements: Rarely

Leads and behaves according to Company Values. Leads and develops people to execute outstanding product quality and customer service, build sales and control costs for each shift. Assistant Managers must exercise a great deal of judgment and discretion regarding supervising employees and resolving customer issues. Any decisions must be consistent with Company operating policies and procedures. Essential areas of focus include, but are not limited to:

• Train, coach and develop Company Associates and Shift
• Formally evaluate Associate and Shift Leader performance, including completion and sign off of
• Conduct weekly feedback sessions with Associates, Certified Trainers and Shift
• Know, enforce, and educate Associates, Certified Trainers and Shift Leaders on all appropriate work rules, personnel policies, labor laws, and security and safety procedures.
• Effectively recommend and/or implement appropriate corrective
• Effectively recommend the hiring and retention of Associates, Certified Trainers and Shift
• Execute a plan to decrease turnover and improve Associate’s job
• Effectively schedule Associates, Certified Trainers and Shift
• Update communication board with critical shop
• Hold monthly Associate, Certified Trainer and Shift Leader

• Effectively handle customer
• Maintain critical standards for raw and finished product quality, service speed and quality, cleanliness and
• Ensure a clean and sanitary environment by assigning daily cleaning duties and weekly follow‑
• Properly execute, enforce and manage all food safety requirements and
• Enforce and maintain uniform
• Manage back‑of‑house to ensure standards are
• Ensure shop security and safety by executing procedures

• Effectively drive neighborhood shop marketing and promotions to maximize sales potential, including sourcing and blitzing outside of shop for recruiting and marketing purposes.

• Control assigned P & L line
• Control food components, labor, waste, and cash across
• Count drawers and ensure proper cash handling procedures are
• Responsible for weekly update of daily prep
• Maintain all food pars and appropriate inventory and place shop orders (from SMS, data source, etc.).

• Must have the ability/stamina to work a minimum of 45 hours per
• Ability to stand/walk for 9‑10 hours per day and sit for 1‑2 hours per
• Must be able to exert well‑paced and frequent mobility for periods of up to five
• Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds frequently and up to 50 pounds
• Will frequently reach, feel, bend, stoop, carry, finely manipulate and key in
• Must be able to work in both warm and cool environments, indoors (95%) and outdoors (5%).
• Must be able to tolerate higher levels of noise from music, customer and employee
• Must be able to tolerate potential allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, seafood and
• Ability to manage a fast‑paced, high‑volume, customer‑focused restaurant through organization and coordination of schedules, problem‑solving, maintaining cleanliness, training employees, execution of marketing plans and providing great…