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Wingstop Restaurants

Runs quick-service chicken wing restaurants

Assistant General Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Junior, Mid
Bachelor's
Dallas, TX, USA
In PersonMust be 18+, 50–60 hours weekly, including mornings/evenings/weekends/holidays.
Business & Strategy

About the job

Requirements
  • Minimum of High School Diploma or GED required, some College preferred
  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and able to adapt to new systems quickly
  • Minimum of 2 plus years of previous food service, retail or restaurant supervisory experience
  • Proficiency in analyzing profit and loss statements and overall financial performance of restaurant
  • Demonstrated ability in recruiting and selecting team members
  • Knowledge of Labor Laws
  • 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 50 – 60 hours per week 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
  • Staffing the restaurant timely and efficiently with carefully selected team and ensuring the restaurant environment is safe for both team members and guests; overseeing the orientation and onboarding process and ensuring it is executed properly; writing and implementing or monitoring shift leader development and performance plans and ensuring performance plans are written and executed as needed; making final hire and separation decisions for restaurant and ensuring proper procedures are followed in regards to hiring, promotions and separations; creating team member schedules to ensure proper staffing levels for expected sale volumes while considering team member availability, payroll and overtime costs; owning the performance of the entire team and creating the culture in the restaurant through respect, recognition and reward
  • Auditing all facets of operations, delivering feedback and developing solutions to facilitate improvements; having complete understanding of budget and cost trends that impact operations; creating a business plan; performing financial analysis; controlling cash, property, product and equipment; building sales, controlling labor and food costs; meeting all targets set by Operations Leadership; setting aggressive goals to drive business metrics
  • Maintaining operational standards and requirements in the restaurant; identifying and communicating maintenance problems to the Facilities Department; maintaining all facilities to Wingstop’s company standards; ensuring communication is passed across organization from the District Manager to every team member in the restaurant; using company provided tools to coach, mentor and develop team members to ensure a high performing restaurant team; leveraging the support of the Restaurant Support Center; ensuring all risk management issues are in compliance with company standards
Desired Qualifications
  • Some College preferred

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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