Job Overview
At Swaggy's, our Assistant Managers lead from the front. This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll spend much of your time cooking, training, coaching, and setting the standard for the kitchen. If you're looking for a management job that keeps you in an office, this isn't it. If you love leading by example and working shoulder-to-shoulder with your team, we'd love to meet you.
Duties
- Primary Mission:
- Own everything that comes out of the kitchen.
Responsible for
- Working the Burger and Tender Stations
- Food quality to SWAGGY's standards always!
- Recipe execution
- Prep production
- Opening the kitchen
- Closing the kitchen
- Training every cook
- Kitchen scheduling
- Food safety
- Equipment maintenance
- Inventory counts
- Truck orders (with GM)
- Food cost
- Waste control
- Ticket times
- Cleanliness
- Health inspections
- Leading every kitchen shift
Expected to cook every day.
Requirements
- 2+ years of restaurant leadership experience in a quick-service, fast-casual, or casual dining environment.
- Strong cooking skills with the ability to execute food consistently and at a high level.
- Experience opening and closing a restaurant.
- Ability to train, coach, and develop cooks and team members.
- Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and health department standards.
- Experience with inventory, prep planning, and minimizing food waste.
- Comfortable leading shifts while maintaining speed, quality, and cleanliness.
- Strong work ethic, dependable attendance, and a positive attitude.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
- Food Manager Certification (or ability to obtain shortly after hire).
What Makes Someone Successful at Swaggy's
- Leads from the line—not the office.
- Takes pride in producing great food every shift.
- Holds themselves and others accountable.
- Stays calm under pressure.
- Coaches instead of criticizes.
- Never walks past a problem.
- Wants to build people, not just plates.
If you're looking for a management position where you'll spend most of your day in an office, this isn't the job.
If you love cooking, leading a team, and setting the standard every shift, we'd love to meet you.
Pay: From $1,100.00 per week
Work Location: In person
