About the Role
The Shift Leader at NAYA is responsible for leading daily operations, supervising staff, ensuring high-quality customer service, and maintaining store standards while fostering a positive team environment. They will report directly to the store manager.
Responsibilities
- Ensure store profitability by driving sales, controlling labor, and managing cost of goods.
- Oversee preparation and service of all food and beverage items, ensuring they meet NAYA’s recipes, portioning, and quality standards.
- Manage daily shift schedules to ensure proper clock-in/out times and adjust schedules based on sales volumes.
- Conduct ordering, monthly inventory, and control stock levels for food, equipment, and supplies.
- Review and manage daily time punches to address any time clock issues.
- Control cash and receipts through adherence to cash handling and reconciliation procedures.
- Complete and submit administrative tasks promptly, including guest incidents, workers comp claims, manager checklists, cashier/deposit trackers and communication logs.
- Hire, train, coach, and evaluate team members in conjunction with the General Manager.
- Lead by example with a guest-first mindset, fostering a positive and productive environment.
- Conduct pre-shift meetings to communicate expectations, share guest feedback, and celebrate team successes.
- Ensure staff compliance with labor laws, including FWW guidelines, and manage meal breaks.
- Resolve conflicts and escalate issues as needed to the General Manager.
- Model and uphold HR policies, ensuring team members have access to available resources.
- Develop team members by training successors and delegating responsibilities.
- Actively engage with guests, building relationships and addressing complaints with a solutions-focused approach.
- React to and assist with recovery actions or rewards to negative/positive online reviews to maintain NAYA’s community reputation.
- Promote NAYA’s catering services and assist in taking orders as needed.
- Execute all catering and third-party orders with ease, understanding the importance of on-time delivery.
- Make eye contact, greet guests warmly, and ensure the team upholds these standards.
- Utilize financial reporting tools to monitor and manage sales, labor, and other key metrics.
- Perform cash counting, banking/deposit tasks, and manage discounts and promotions.
- Handle guest incidents and worker’s compensation reports when necessary.
- Master kitchen operations, COGS and labor management, line service and throughput.
- Handle delivery issues and third-party dispatches promptly and efficiently.
- Ensure the store is opened and closed following NAYA’s opening and closing procedures.
- Serve as a strong role model, earning team respect and providing coaching as needed.
Requirements
- 2+ years of related leadership experience at a similar caliber concept required.
Skills
- Kitchen operations
- COGS management
- Labor management
- Line service
- Throughput
- Delivery issue handling
- Third-party dispatch management
- Customer service
- Team leadership
- Conflict resolution
- HR policy adherence
- Financial reporting
- Cash handling
- Inventory management
- Scheduling
Location
- North East
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Leadership experience
Salary/Compensations
- USD $0.00 - USD $22.00 /Hr.
About the Company
- NAYA is a fast-casual restaurant focusing on Middle-Eastern flavors.
- It is rapidly expanding across the north east and offers a diverse customizable menu of bowls, rolls, salads and appetizers.
