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FT Kitchen Shift Leader

Chick-fil-A Restaurants
Grand Rapids, MI Full Time
POSTED ON 12/23/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/22/2026

Now Hiring: Kitchen Manager at Chick-fil-A Alpine Avenue

Location: 3461 Alpine Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49544

Compensation: $18–$22/hour (Based on experience)

Schedule: Full-Time

Are you a proven leader with a passion for operational excellence and team development? Chick-fil-A is looking for a dedicated Kitchen Manager to oversee kitchen shifts, ensuring exceptional service and smooth operations in both the front and back of house.

  • Our Store Hours Are - Monday-Thursday 6:30 AM - 9:00 PM Friday & Saturday 6:30 AM - 9:00 PM (Drive thru till 10 PM)

What You'll Do:

  • Lead and manage all aspects of different shift operations
  • Ensure top-tier guest experience through effective team management
  • Drive operational performance in BOH
  • Uphold Chick-fil-A's standards of quality, cleanliness, and hospitality
  • Coach, train, and develop team members to reach their full potential
  • Manage shift flow, labor, inventory, and food safety compliance
  • Execute strategic initiatives and deliver measurable results

What We're Looking For:

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • Minimum 5 years of QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) experience
  • Proven track record of achieving operational and team performance goals
  • Strong knowledge BOH operations
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • High-energy, hands-on leader who leads by example
  • Flexible availability, especially for afternoon and evening shifts
  • Availability to work Saturdays, evenings and holidays
  • Embraces Chick‑fil‑A's culture of care, humility, and servant-first mentality

Show care (think others first), by executing the Winning Hearts Every Day strategy with excellence. Be a "light on a hill" for the communities we serve and the Chick-fil-A organization. Demonstrate and embody;

Leadership

Integrity

Grit

Health

Teamwork

Perks & Benefits:

  • Competitive starting pay ($18–$22/hr)
  • Opportunities for growth and advancement
  • Sundays off
  • Meals provided during shifts
  • Positive, values-driven work culture
  • Work directly with a Chick-fil-A Operator - The Operator is an independent businessperson who invests time in his employees, teaching them important business skills, helping them achieve their goals in & outside the restaurant.
  • Leadership Development, including access to a Leadership Library
  • Additional benefits offered with promotion

Join a team where excellence is the standard and leadership makes a difference

Apply today and help shape the future of Chick-fil-A at Alpine

REQUIREMENTS

  • Must work a minimum of 32 hours a week
  • Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds
  • Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment on your feet for long periods of time
  • Must have a reliable source of transportation
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States
  • Must have ability to handle all restaurant equipment, navigating shelving both high and low
  • Must have ability to hear conversations (telephone or in-person)

Chick-fil-A, Inc., Founder S. Truett Cathy started the business in 1946, when he and his brother, Ben, opened an Atlanta diner known as The Dwarf Grill (later renamed The Dwarf House). Through the years, that restaurant prospered and led Cathy to further the success of his business. In 1967, Cathy founded and opened the first Chick-fil-A restaurant in Atlanta's Greenbriar Shopping Center. Today, Chick-fil-A has the highest same-store sales and is the largest quick-service chicken restaurant chain in the United States based on annual system-wide sales. Today, Chick-fil-A is America's #1 fast food restaurant.

Salary : $18 - $22

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