Krystals Shift Leader
About the role
The Shift Lead supports daily restaurant operations by leading team members, ensuring compliance with operational standards, and role modeling Krystal’s Core Values. This position focuses on people development, guest satisfaction, food safety, and financial accountability while helping drive results in sales and profitability.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate Krystal Core Values while training, coaching, and recognizing team members
- Support performance management processes to ensure accountability and development
- Aid management in building and retaining high-performing teams
- Lead a customer-focused culture by modeling exceptional guest service
- Resolve guest concerns professionally and coach team members on service excellence
- Ensure food safety and quality standards are met through direct supervision
- Support restaurant marketing initiatives, promotions, and sales-driving programs
- Ensure operational procedures are followed to maximize speed, accuracy, and quality
- Execute cash handling, security, inventory, labor, and food control procedures during shifts
- Identify operational gaps and take corrective action to improve performance
- Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and operating systems
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Strong understanding of food safety and store operations
- Effective leadership, communication, and coaching skills
- Ability to multitask and stay organized in a fast-paced environment
- Reliable decision-making and problem-solving abilities
- Basic cash handling and inventory tracking
- Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs
- Positive attitude and strong teamwork mindset
Qualifications
- Previous retail, food service, or customer service experience
- Must be able to do basic math at the eighth-grade level
- On-the-job training is provided for all new team members
Skills
- Strong understanding of food safety and store operations
- Effective leadership, communication, and coaching skills
- Ability to multitask and stay organized in a fast-paced environment
- Reliable decision-making and problem-solving abilities
- Basic cash handling and inventory tracking
- Ability to stand for long periods and lift up to 50 lbs
- Positive attitude and strong teamwork mindset
Benefits
- Competitive pay rate with a raise after 90 days
- Daily Pay access
- Discounted gas
- Free drinks & food discounts
- 401K
- Referral bonuses
- and so much more!
Pay
Competitive pay rate with a raise after 90 days
Schedule
This position requires flexible availability, including evenings, weekends, and some holidays. Weekly hours will vary depending on business needs.
Working Environment and Physical Requirements
- Maintains Food Handlers and Food Safety Certification as required by Refuel
- Must be able to stand during the entire work shift
- Must be able to work in a cooler at a temperature of 35 degrees for up to 30 minutes
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
- Must be able to tolerate gas fumes and cleaning products
- Must be able to climb a ladder to clean windows
Travel
Must be able to travel up to 10%
At-Will Employment
This position is at-will, which means that either the employee or the Company may terminate employment at any time, with or without advance notice, and with or without cause.
EEO Statement
Refuel is an equal opportunity employment employer to all applicants and team members. Refuel does not unlawfully discriminate on the bases of race, color, creed, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, or any information based on genetic background, family-care status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression where a person’s gender-related appearance and behavior may not be stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.