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Assistant Restaurant Manager

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
Part-time
Hourly
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Compensation

Hourly
Range $18.63 - $20.70
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
401k Retirement Plan
Paid holidays
sick and safe leave pay
Employee meal discounts
vacation
Employee assistance program
Referral program

Job Description

CEC Entertainment, LLC is a nationally recognized leader in family dining and entertainment, headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company proudly operates iconic brands such as Chuck E. Cheese, Peter Piper Pizza, and Chuck's Arcade. With nearly 600 Chuck E. Cheese locations and over 120 Peter Piper Pizza venues across 45 states and 18 countries, CEC Entertainment has a strong footprint in the family entertainment industry. The company is dedicated to creating joyful, lasting memories for families through a unique combination of fun, food, and play. Celebrating over half a million birthdays annually, Chuck E. Cheese is known as the place "Where a Kid Can Be a Kid," emphasizing its commitment to safety, community support, and an inclusive environment. Programs like Kid Check highlight the company’s dedication to safety, while its philanthropic efforts have resulted in more than $24 million in donations to schools and nonprofits.

CEC Entertainment prides itself on innovation and employee well-being, earning accolades such as the 2025 "Best in STEM" award and recognition as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces. Peter Piper Pizza complements the brand portfolio with a neighborhood pizzeria experience that combines quality food, engaging entertainment, and family bonding, promoting physical wellness and motor skill development in children through interactive play attractions. The company’s culture celebrates diversity, fun, and play, continuously bringing families and communities together.

As an Assistant Manager at Chuck E. Cheese, you will be stepping into a vibrant, high-energy role that plays a critical part in ensuring every guest leaves happy. This position offers hourly compensation ranging from $18.63 to $20.70, along with commission opportunities on memberships and fun pass sales, paid bi-weekly. The role is an excellent opportunity to advance your management career within a well-established family entertainment leader. You will play a key role in leadership, overseeing daily operations including staff scheduling, time management, cleanliness, and upholding guest service standards.

Your responsibilities will include building sales and maximizing profits by effectively recruiting, training, developing, and motivating your team to meet company and guest expectations. Coaching and inspiring your team to deliver exceptional service while ensuring a safe and clean environment is essential. You will gain experience in cost control, inventory, financial and labor management, and take ownership of an "Area of Impact" (AOI) in one of several key operational areas such as the kitchen, sales, showroom, or gameroom. Over time, you will rotate through these AOIs to build comprehensive managerial expertise.

This role demands a high level of leadership skills, including coaching, communication, composure, resourcefulness, ethics, integrity, and effective time and priority management. The physical nature of the job requires the ability to lift or carry up to 50 pounds and perform various physical activities throughout the shift. The work environment includes exposure to flashing lights, moving mechanical parts, and loud noise, along with wet, humid, and extreme temperature conditions.

CEC Entertainment offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with company matching, paid holidays, sick and safe leave pay, employee meal discounts, and more. The company supports career growth through job training and advancement opportunities and fosters a workplace culture rich in diversity and inclusion. CEC Entertainment is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and forbids discrimination based on race, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, and other protected classes.

Job Requirements

  • Must be able to work 40 hours a week
  • Must have a high-school diploma or GED
  • Must be at least 21 years of age or older
  • Minimum of one year of experience managing people or six months as an Opening Coordinator
  • Must be able to lift or carry objects weighing 0-50 pounds during scheduled shift
  • Must be able to stand, bend, kneel, reach, push/pull, walk and squat during scheduled shift
  • Ability to work in an environment with flashing and flickering lights, moving mechanical parts, loud noise, and exposure to non-weather related wet, humid, extreme heat and cold conditions

Job Qualifications

  • Must have a high-school diploma or GED
  • Minimum of one year of experience managing people, preferably in the food service industry, or experience as an Opening Coordinator for at least six months
  • Must be at least 21 years of age or older (RVP approval may allow hiring at the age permitted by local law for alcohol service)
  • Strong coaching and developing skills
  • Effective communication
  • Composure and resourcefulness
  • Demonstrates ethics and integrity
  • Excellent time and priority management skills

Job Duties

  • Make daily decisions involving time management, staff scheduling, cleanliness, and upholding product and guest service standards
  • Build sales and maximize profits by recruiting, training, developing, and motivating the team
  • Coach and inspire the team to deliver outstanding guest service and ensure a safe, clean, and efficient environment
  • Understand and manage cost control procedures, inventory, financials, and labor management
  • Take ownership of an Area of Impact (AOI) in kitchen, sales, showroom, or gameroom and complete rotations through all areas

Job Criteria

Experience

Mid Level (3-7 years)


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