Restaurant Shift Leader

Restaurant Shift Leader

Fresh, Healthy Fast-Casual Concept

Cordova, TN

$13–$14 an hour plus tips

Job Summary

Gecko Hospitality is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Restaurant Shift Leader to join a growing fast-casual restaurant concept focused on fresh, healthy food and exceptional guest experiences.

The Shift Leader will work closely with the General Manager and Assistant Manager to oversee daily shift operations, lead and support team members, maintain high service standards, and ensure an outstanding guest experience. This is an excellent opportunity for a restaurant professional who enjoys leading a team and is looking to grow within an expanding restaurant company.

Benefits

• Competitive pay of $13–$14 an hour plus tips
• Strong opportunity for career advancement
• Flexible scheduling
• Great quality of life
• Supportive, team-focused work environment
• Opportunity to grow with a developing restaurant company
• Leadership development and hands-on training

Qualifications

• 1 years of restaurant experience; previous shift leadership or supervisory experience preferred
• Experience in a fast-paced restaurant environment
• Strong customer service and communication skills
• Ability to lead, motivate, and support team members
• Strong organizational and problem-solving abilities
• Positive attitude and professional demeanor
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Passion for hospitality, teamwork, and providing an excellent guest experience

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily restaurant operations during assigned shifts
• Lead by example and provide outstanding guest service
• Direct, support, and motivate restaurant team members
• Help ensure proper staffing and shift coverage
• Monitor food quality, cleanliness, food safety, and service standards
• Complete opening and closing procedures as assigned
• Ensure team members follow company policies and operational procedures
• Assist with inventory management, food waste control, and cost-conscious operations
• Address guest concerns professionally and effectively
• Ensure smooth and efficient shift transitions
• Maintain a positive, productive, and accountable team environment
• Communicate operational needs and shift performance to management
• Assist with training and onboarding new team members
• Support restaurant sales and operational goals
• Take ownership of shift execution and step in wherever needed



Key Skills

• Restaurant operations
• Shift leadership
• Team motivation
• Coaching and training
• Guest service
• Shift management
• Food quality and safety
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Time management
• Flexible availability

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Since 2000, Gecko Hospitality and its dedicated Franchise Partners and Recruiters throughout the United States have been pioneers in the hospitality recruiting industry. The value that Gecko Hospitality provides to its Clientele is evident in the advanced networking and technology skills our professional recruiters possess in identifying qualified restaurant professionals. Voted Forbes best recruitment firm since 2018.

Our national network consists of 37 regional offices that are driven to meet the needs of the hospitality industry. In addition, Gecko Hospitality offers the largest selection of hospitality jobs, restaurant jobs, hotel jobs, resort jobs and club management jobs online. Our specialized, hospitality-focused team covers all 50 states and Canada with over 80 Franchise Partners and recruiters. Gecko Hospitality was founded on providing the finest restaurant jobs nationwide to the highest performing candidates. More importantly, our Franchise Partners and recruiters began their careers in hospitality and there is no finer training ground for recruiting than real life experience.

At Gecko Hospitality, we are passionate about making sure that every member of our recruiting team is familiar with our philosophies. In the same way that we learn about people when developing relationships and friendships, we want our people to have a sense of Gecko Hospitality's values and insight into our company's "personality." With this insight comes a greater understanding of how values "fit" with Gecko Hospitality's values, why we do things the way we do as well as providing a basis for making decisions that are appropriate to those values. We all play a part in keeping these traditions and philosophies alive.

We want every member of our recruiting team to understand that we are only as good as how well we follow these philosophies on an every day basis. Gecko Hospitality is all about achieving results by being motivated. This motivation to achieve results comes from within. No one can motivate us, nor can we motivate anyone else. As leaders, all that we can do is provide an environment where people motivate themselves to achieve mutually beneficial goals. Along with this philosophy, each team member possesses the following traits for which we are proud: honesty, integrity, desire, determination, listening skills, rapid learning, responding in a timely manner, effective communication skills, thoroughness, empathy, compassion, and most of all we want every team member to have a strong work ethic that motivates them to produce superior results both for our candidates and for our Clients.

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