Restaurant Leader

Fairbanks, AK, USA|Travel, Onsite

Job Overview

Employment Type

Full-time

Compensation

Salary

Range $80,000.00 - $90,000.00

Work Schedule

Flexible

Day Shifts

Weekend Shifts

Benefits

flexible scheduling

Paid Time Off

Job Description

Raising Cane's is a renowned fast-food restaurant chain known for its commitment to delivering quality food and excellent customer experiences. As a leader in the quick-service restaurant industry, Raising Cane's has built a strong reputation for emphasizing exceptional service, operational excellence, and a vibrant company culture. With a focus on fresh ingredients and a simple yet effective menu, the brand has grown steadily, earning loyal customers and expanding its presence across various locations. The company prides itself on fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for both its employees and guests, ensuring that every interaction upholds its high standards. Joining Raising Cane's means becoming part of a dynamic team dedicated to hospitality, teamwork, and continuous improvement.

The role of the Restaurant Leader at Raising Cane's is pivotal in maintaining the operational standards and driving the restaurant’s overall success. This leadership position involves strategic direction, financial oversight, people development, and maintaining culture standards that embody the Raising Cane's brand. The Restaurant Leader is responsible for ensuring that all restaurant operations comply with company policies and relevant laws, managing profit and loss, and forecasting budgets to achieve financial goals. This role requires not only managing day-to-day activities but also developing and coaching management-level crewmembers to ensure high performance across all areas. The leader is tasked with opening and closing the restaurant, managing cash handling, scheduling work shifts, and upholding exemplary customer service throughout every shift. Working in a fast-paced kitchen environment, the position demands physical agility and the ability to work under varied temperature conditions while handling food products safely and responsibly. Furthermore, the Restaurant Leader must champion the company’s policies and reward programs, fostering a positive workplace culture that motivates employees to perform their best. This job offers a competitive salary range of $80,000 to $90,000 per year and includes flexible scheduling, paid time off for eligible employees, and closure on major holidays, providing a balance of work and life commitments. Overall, this role is ideal for someone with at least five years of restaurant or retail management experience, strong leadership skills, and a passion for creating outstanding customer experiences in a supportive team environment.

Job Requirements

Detail-oriented, organized and able to manage multiple priorities that may be constantly changing
self-driven, flexible, and highly energetic with strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills
able to work effectively and efficiently both independently and collaboratively
able to recognize problems, set goals, create plans and convert plans into action to solve problems
able to measure performance, subjectively and objectively with a high level of emotional intelligence
proficient in a variety of technology systems including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook) and ability to learn and adapt to new systems quickly
able to work a variety of shifts including days, evenings and weekends and travel as needed for work-related functions and training
able to manage all public dealings in a professional manner, consistent with Raising Cane’s policies and acts as a brand ambassador inside and outside the restaurant
5 plus years of restaurant or retail management experience
new restaurant opening and local restaurant marketing experience preferred
must be 18 years of age or older
high school diploma or equivalent required, some college preferred
possess a valid driver’s license

Job Qualifications

5 plus years of restaurant or retail management experience
new restaurant opening and local restaurant marketing experience preferred
high school diploma or equivalent required, some college preferred
possess a valid driver's license
able to work a variety of shifts including days, evenings and weekends
proficient in technology systems including Microsoft Office
strong analytical, written and verbal communication skills
able to work effectively both independently and collaboratively

Job Duties

Ensures overall financial success of the restaurant and is responsible for forecasting and budgeting
ensures overall restaurant compliance to company standards, policies and laws
hires and terminates management-level employees and crewmembers
creates crewmember work and training schedules
develops management-level crewmembers including performance management
acts as manager on duty, opens and closes the restaurant, manages cash handling
monitors profit and loss statements, develops and executes strategy in all areas of financial and operational performance