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Wingstop Restaurants

Runs quick-service chicken wing restaurants

Shift Lead

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Blue Mound, TX, USA
In Person
Food Service & HospitalityFood & Beverage Operations Management

About the job

Requirements
  • Minimum of 2 years of previous food service, retail or restaurant supervisory experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Initiative and assertiveness
  • Strong interpersonal skills and conflict resolution skills
  • Strong leadership skills and ability to manage, train, develop and motivate a diverse crew that is highly engaged
  • Passionate about hospitality and serving the guest
  • Ability/flexibility to work a changing schedule including mornings, evenings, weekends and/or holidays
  • Ability to problem solve
  • Ability to accept feedback and willingness to improve
  • Ability to set goals, create action plans, and implement those plans
  • Ability to measure performance, subjectively and objectively
  • Cultivate attractive culture within the restaurant
  • Ambassador and representative of the culture of the brand and the mission to Serve the World Flavor
Responsibilities
  • People Management: Responsible for assisting the General Manager in staffing the restaurant timely and efficiently with carefully selected team. Ensure the restaurant environment is safe at all times for both team members and guests; create the culture in the restaurant through respect, recognition and reward. Must work well with others and support the Wingstop Team. Must have a proven ability to work well under pressure and at a fast pace. Must listen well to team members and provide feedback. Must be willing to assist all other positions when necessary.
  • Guest Experience: Must have an outgoing and positive attitude in dealing with guests. Greet all guests in a timely manner (3-5 seconds at most). Ensure that each guest has a positive, long-lasting impression of the Wingstop experience. Handle all orders and inquiries in a friendly and professional manner. Ensure that we provide a quality product to all guests with quick and friendly service. Immediately notify the General Manager of all guest issues or complaints. Resolve low level guest issues with efficiency and a positive attitude.
  • Financial Management: Control cash, property, product and equipment; builds sales, control labor and food costs.
  • Operations Management: Maintain operational standards and requirements in the restaurant; identify and communicate maintenance problems to the Facilities Department; maintain all facilities to Wingstop’s company standards; ensure communication is passed across organization from the General Manager and District Manager to every team member in the restaurant. Use Company provided tools to coach, mentor and develop team members to ensure a high performing restaurant team; leverage the support of the Restaurant Support Center; ensure all risk management issues are in compliance with company standards.

About the company

Wingstop operates and franchises quick-service restaurants for guests seeking cooked-to-order chicken meals. Its menu includes classic and boneless wings, tenders and chicken sandwiches, with signature sauces, fries, sides, ranch and bleu cheese dips. Guests order in person, for carryout or delivery; Wingstop provides franchise partners with restaurant technology and brand support. Most locations are franchisee-operated; Wingstop Inc. also runs a smaller group and earns revenue from royalties, franchise and development fees, advertising contributions and company-owned restaurant sales. Wingstop began with its first restaurant in Garland, Texas, in 1994 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Dallas, TX

Founded

1994

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What believers are saying

  • Expansion adds operating scale: Wingstop's February 2026 results reported 493 net restaurant openings worldwide during 2025.
  • Employees have targeted support: Wingstop's Morrison Family Scholarship funds education, and its Team Member Foundation addresses unexpected hardship.
  • System sales grew quickly: Wingstop reported 25% compound annual growth over three years through December 2025.

What critics are saying

  • Existing restaurants lost sales: Wingstop's domestic same-store sales fell 7.5% in the July 2026 results, pressuring royalties.
  • Wing prices remain exposed: Wingstop's bone-in wings lack fixed-price markets and represented 19.7% of March 2026 company-restaurant sales costs.
  • Corporate teams face reorganization: Wingstop's April 2026 filing recorded charges for a realignment announced in January 2026.

What makes Wingstop Restaurants unique

  • Menu choice centers on flavor: Wingstop gives its chicken meals 12 signature flavors.
  • Kitchen operations share common technology: Wingstop completed Smart Kitchen installation in all 2,586 domestic restaurants by December 2025.
  • Sports marketing has a league-wide platform: Wingstop is the NBA's Official Chicken Partner.

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