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District Manager

Captain Jay's Fish & Chicken
Pontiac, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 4/11/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/11/2026
Job Description:
Captain Jay's is hiring full-time General Managers at multiple locations in Metro Detroit, with growth into District Manager positions! We are currently looking for experienced food service managers who will empower and lead their teams to deliver exceptional guest experiences. We always want to promote a productive, respectful team environment through a motivated leader. Managers are responsible for the operations of their store and supervision their staff with full knowledge of Captain Jay's operational standards and must be able to demonstrate and teach these standards to others. Managers are responsible for delivering top-quality food and clean surroundings for their team and guests. Captain Jay's offers comprehensive hands-on training for our managers to ensure long-term success! We pride ourselves on the support, growth, and opportunities we can provide our managers both in and outside of work.

Salary: $55k - $75k yearly.

Benefits:
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield: health, dental, life, and vision insurance.
  • Competitive salary.
  • Employee discount.
  • Flexible schedule.
  • Growth into higher positions and higher salaries.
  • Monthly bonuses.
  • Paid time off.
  • Paid training.

Qualifications:
  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Customer service experience.
  • Food management experience (Required).
  • High school education or equivalent experience (Preferred).
  • Passionate and positive attitude.
  • Strong communication skills.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Valid Driver's License (Required).

Responsibilities:
  • Creating schedules for all team members and managers based on labor budgets.
  • Control P&L costs.
  • Hire, train, and assess store employee's productivity and performance.
  • Increase sales by ensuring a clean store, high-quality food, and exceptional customer service.
  • Oversee stock and day-to-day and long-term store operations.
  • Set and execute sales performance goals to increase profitability.

Physical Setting:
  • Fast, casual food service.
  • One location.

Our Mission:
Captain Jay’s Fish & Chicken is dedicated to bringing local neighborhoods the freshest fish and chicken in the market. With YOU BUY, WE FRY, we are distinguished from other institutions deemed as fast food. We offer a variety of grain foods, dairy products, vegetables, produce, fresh seafood, fresh shrimp, and fresh poultry in our markets. Our customers are able to purchase the freshest fish/shellfish and chicken available in any market and cook it with their families at home. For your convenience, Captain Jay’s Fish & Chicken also offers the service of frying your fresh poultry and seafood with an additional minimal cost. Our mission is to not only provide our customers with the freshest produce, poultry, and seafood but also offer different services and additional core products in our mini-mart in order to create a comprehensive experience that will ease the lives of our customers.
Job Types: Full-time.

Benefits:
  • Dental Insurance.
  • Employee discount.
  • Flexible schedule.
  • Health insurance.
  • Paid time off.
  • Vision insurance.

Schedule:
  • 8-hour shift.
  • Day shift.
  • Monday to Friday.
  • Weekend availability.

Supplemental pay types:
  • Bonus pay.

Education:
  • High school or equivalent (Preferred).

Experience:
  • Food management: 2 years (Required).
  • Food service: 1 year (Required).

License/Certification:
  • Driver's License (Required).

Work Location:
In person.

About Captain Jay's Fish & Chicken:


Captain Jay’s was founded in 2003 by a man with a vision. Captain Jay’s is not a fast-food chain, it is a one stop shop where you can swing by and buy dinner for your family and pick up a gallon of milk or carton of eggs. It’s perfect and convenient for you! Captain Jay’s is based on the American concepts of the pursuit of happiness, hard work and integrity. Bringing together the delicious southern Cajun recipes, the crisp west coast’s freshness and quality, the swift east coast’s speed and efficiency, and the pure mid-west’s heart and amicability is what distinguishes Captain Jay’s from any other establishment. Captain Jay’s began in Detroit, Michigan and has quickly gained recognition and popularity for the its Cajun chicken recipe, zesty fries, fresh seafood and shrimp in addition to their home-styled sides like Mac & Cheese, and fried okra. Over the last decade, Captain Jay’s has expanded to include over twenty locations spread throughout Detroit, Grand Rapids and Indianapolis.

Salary : $55,000 - $75,000

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