Store Lead/ Assistant Manager

Do you think teamwork makes the dream work? Do you prefer a fast-paced, ever-changing work environment? Do you believe tacos make life better? If yes, then Centro Restaurant Group (CRG) is looking for you to serve as our Store Lead/Assistant Manager. 

Why Centro Restaurant Group?

Food and drink with innovation. Atmosphere felt with energy, heart, and dedication. 

Centro Restaurant Group aims to create fun fast-casual concepts that provide a welcoming and memorable experience for all guests while providing speedy and thorough service and quality food and beverage. 

Our company values lie within our team and our community. CRG is devoted to fostering a fun and respectful space for our staff and guests. We view our relationship with the surrounding community as symbiotic – when we nurture our family, our family grows and becomes stronger and thus, helps us better serve our community. In addition, CRG nurtures our team. We work hard to create an equitable, positive, and fun experience for all staff. We will invest as much in you as you invest in us, and are focused on not only having a cohesive and efficient team but in creating leaders.

As a valued member of our team your compensation package would include:

  • $25/hour plus tipped wages
  • Medical, dental and vision plans
  • Retirement savings plan with 3% match
  • Paid time off
  • Free meals and employee discounts

This is where you come inโ€ฆ

Your Impact

As a CRG Store Lead/Assistant Manager, your core responsibility is to create and maintain a positive environment for both staff and guests. You will be charged with overseeing all hourly staff, labor costs, and consistency and quality control for both food and service.You will serve as an integral part of the CRG team and will report to the District Manager. 

Responsibilities of the job include but are not limited to:

Supervision: Supervise all hourly staff and create team buy-in throughโ€ฆ

  • Overseeing all store operations
  • Delegating tasks to employees
  • Continuously coaching with constructive feedback
  • Collaborating with executive team to ensure staff training objectives have been met
  • Assisting with training and performance documentationย 
  • Enacting shift cuts and employee breaks
  • Creating FOH schedule with labor costs, business needs and employee performance in consideration
  • Collaborating with HR for on-boarding and disciplinary processesย 

Guest Experience: Maintain CRG hospitality standards through โ€ฆ

  • Serving as an expert on CRGโ€™s hospitality standards and consistently educating and holding staff accountable to these standards
  • Acquiring a deep understanding of CRGโ€™s service model and online ordering system
  • Participating in on-the-floor service
  • Actively looking for ways to assist and interact with guests
  • Assisting with customer complaints
  • Maintaining consistency and quality control across all CRG food and beverageย 

Daily Operations: Streamline storefront operations throughโ€ฆ

  • Managing labor costsย 
  • Problem-solving tech issues as they arise with a calm and in-charge demeanor
  • Overseeing safety and sanitation standards during shifts
  • Completing daily task list as assigned by District Managerย 
  • Assisting in the store-level introduction of new policies and proceduresย 
  • Adhering to company procedures and standards set by upper managementย 
  • Creating staffing lineups for applicable shifts
  • Ensuring the restaurantโ€™s interior and exterior presence adheres to CRG standardsย 
  • Ordering goods and supplies necessary for operationsย 
  • Monitoring shift edits, discounts, and company policy participationย 
  • Managing goods and supplies inventoryย 

Leadership: Role-model leadership daily through โ€ฆ

  • Exhibiting professionalism, poise and compassion
  • Practicing accountability
  • Participating in management meetings as scheduled by upper managementย 
  • Internalizing a responsibility for developing oneself and staff
  • Participating in other management meetings when necessaryย 
  • Serving as a liaison between both BOH and FOH management teams
  • Executing clear communicated parameters around tip-pool eligible hours and manager hoursย 

What Youโ€™ll Bring 

  • 1+ years of management experience
  • Supervision and mentorship skills
  • The ability to work both autonomously and as a team
  • A thirst to learn, develop oneself, and an openness to constructive criticism
  • Experience working with diverse teams
  • Conversational Spanish skills preferred but not required
  • Commitment to CRGโ€™s mission and values

Centro Restaurant Group is an equal opportunity employer

We value diversity, inclusion and belonging at Centro Restaurant Group (CRG). CRG does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, familial status, or veteran status. 

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